Boksitogorsk weather in April

In April, Boksitogorsk sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Boksitogorsk's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boksitogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:40 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Boksitogorsk is town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,336/km²
people per km²
Founded
1929

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 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Boksitogorsk reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
25-4
35-3
46-3
56-3
66-3
77-2
87-2
97-2
107-2
118-1
128-1
138-1
149-1
159-1
1690
1790
18100
19100
20100
21111
22111
23111
24121
25121
26122
27122
28132
29132
30132

How April really feels in Boksitogorsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boksitogorsk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°471213.86.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°349.410.58.70.0
Mar / -6°389.79.211.30.0
Apr / -1°4310.63.514.11.8
May16° / 6611.50.416.64.8
Jun20° / 10°8213.3018.15.7
Jul22° / 12°8813.9017.56.0
Aug20° / 11°8312.9015.35.8
Sep15° / 6112.2012.63.9
Oct / 6413.62.59.80.9
Nov / -4°6112.18.17.30.0
Dec-3° / -8°5313.313.55.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23169
33169
43070
52971
63070
73070
82971
92971
102872
112872
122872
132971
142971
152971
163070
173169
183169
193268
203367
213367
223466
233466
243565
253664
263763
273763
283763
293763
303862

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Boksitogorsk gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13121
23120
33220
43319
53418
63518
73517
83616
93715
103715
113714
123714
133713
143712
153712
163611
173611
183510
193510
20359
21349
22348
23347
24347
25346
26346
27345
28344
29344
30343

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.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
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 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:00 AM, and sunset from 7:13 PM to 8:23 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:257:13
212.96:227:16
313.06:197:18
413.16:167:20
513.26:137:23
613.36:107:25
713.36:077:28
813.46:047:30
913.56:017:33
1013.65:587:35
1113.75:557:37
1213.85:527:40
1313.95:497:42
1414.05:467:45
1514.15:437:47
1614.25:407:49
1714.25:377:52
1814.35:347:54
1914.45:317:57
2014.55:297:59
2114.65:268:02
2214.75:238:04
2314.85:208:06
2414.95:178:09
2515.05:148:11
2615.05:118:14
2715.15:098:16
2815.25:068:19
2915.35:038:21
3015.45:008:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.3 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Boksitogorsk?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boksitogorsk.

What to pack for Boksitogorsk in April

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

In April, Boksitogorsk sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Boksitogorsk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boksitogorsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Boksitogorsk?

Boksitogorsk sits at 59.5°N, 33.9°E, 109 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pikalëvo, 18 km away.

Topography around Boksitogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boksitogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 272 m.

The land around Boksitogorsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
272 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Pikalëvo 18 km · Tikhvin 26 km · Volkhov 98 km · Kirishi 102 km · Borovichi 121 km · Chudovo 129 km · Lodeynoye Pole 140 km · Pestovo 149 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 Boksitogorsk (59.4778°, 33.8501°, elevation 109 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).