Birobidzhan weather in April

In April, Birobidzhan sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Birobidzhan's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birobidzhan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
7th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
6:25 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
66%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Birobidzhan is town and administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the far east of Russia.

Density
435/km²
people per km²
Founded
1915

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Birobidzhan reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-6
26-5
36-5
47-5
57-4
67-4
78-4
88-3
98-3
109-3
119-2
129-2
139-2
1410-2
1510-1
1610-1
1711-1
18110
19110
20120
21120
22121
23131
24131
25131
26142
27142
28142
29142
30153

How April really feels in Birobidzhan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
30
2 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Birobidzhan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -28°61.82.48.50.0
Feb-9° / -23°81.92.59.80.0
Mar / -13°234.44.711.60.0
Apr10° / -1°467.8313.42.4
May19° / 93120.2155.5
Jun23° / 13°10813.5015.96.0
Jul26° / 16°18215015.55.8
Aug24° / 15°17314.6014.26.0
Sep19° / 9911.1012.45.8
Oct / -1°557.31.610.52.2
Nov-4° / -14°224.64.38.90.0
Dec-14° / -25°122.93.78.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34060
44060
54060
63862
73862
83763
93862
103862
113763
123664
133664
143664
153565
163664
173565
183565
193664
203664
213763
223763
233961
243961
253862
263862
273862
283862
293862
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Birobidzhan gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 27% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12016
22016
32116
42116
52215
62315
72314
82314
92414
102413
112513
122512
132612
142711
152711
162810
172810
18289
19299
20298
21298
22297
23296
24306
25305
26305
27315
28324
29324
30334

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:577:29
212.66:557:31
312.76:537:32
412.76:507:34
512.86:487:35
612.86:467:37
712.96:447:38
813.06:427:40
913.06:407:41
1013.16:387:43
1113.16:367:44
1213.26:347:46
1313.36:317:47
1413.36:297:49
1513.46:277:50
1613.46:257:52
1713.56:237:53
1813.66:217:55
1913.66:197:56
2013.76:177:58
2113.76:157:59
2213.86:138:01
2313.86:128:02
2413.96:108:04
2514.06:088:05
2614.06:068:07
2714.16:048:08
2814.16:028:10
2914.26:008:11
3014.25:598:13

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Birobidzhan

In seasonPeak

None of Birobidzhan's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Birobidzhan's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Birobidzhan?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Birobidzhan.

What to pack for Birobidzhan in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Birobidzhan sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Birobidzhan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Birobidzhan peaks around August 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 13UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Birobidzhan in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Birobidzhan is worst in April — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 26.5× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyGoodPoorUnhealthyApr 15115 µg/m³Dec 245 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb17Moderate
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr119Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep6Good
Oct47Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Birobidzhan?

Birobidzhan sits at 48.8°N, 132.9°E, 84 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Khabarovsk, 164 km away.

Topography around Birobidzhan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Birobidzhan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birobidzhan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 83 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,371 m.

The land around Birobidzhan is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (34%) and wetland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and wetland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
1,371 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Khabarovsk 164 km · Vyazemskiy 195 km · Bikin 242 km · Raychikhinsk 278 km · Luchegorsk 281 km · Dalnerechensk 324 km · Amursk 329 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 353 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Birobidzhan (48.793°, 132.9203°, elevation 84 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).