Cheboksary weather in April

In April, Cheboksary sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Cheboksary's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cheboksary's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:55 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Cheboksary is city in central Russia, capital of the Chuvash Republic.

Density
1,962/km²
people per km²
Founded
1469

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Cheboksary reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°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)
15-3
25-2
36-2
46-2
56-1
67-1
77-1
880
980
1090
1191
1291
13101
14101
15112
16112
17112
18122
19123
20123
21123
22133
23133
24134
25144
26144
27144
28155
29155
30155

How April really feels in Cheboksary

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Cheboksary 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-7° / -13°3810.512.47.30.0
Feb-6° / -12°338.39.79.10.0
Mar / -7°368.68.611.40.0
Apr10° / 388.12.213.82.5
May18° / 469.50.2165.9
Jun22° / 13°6611.1017.26.5
Jul24° / 15°7311.1016.76.8
Aug22° / 13°609.9014.96.6
Sep16° / 5710.60.112.54.6
Oct / 5811.72.310.11.2
Nov-1° / -5°4310.17.77.90.0
Dec-5° / -10°4110.711.66.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33565
43565
53466
63565
73565
83565
93664
103565
113466
123466
133565
143565
153565
163565
173664
183664
193763
203664
213763
223862
233961
243961
254060
264159
274159
284258
294258
304456

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Cheboksary gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12618
22616
32615
42614
52613
62612
72611
82610
9269
10279
11278
12288
13287
14297
15297
16297
17306
18306
19306
20296
21296
22296
23295
24295
25285
26285
27284
28284
29273
30273

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:35 AM to 4:20 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 7:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:356:17
212.85:326:19
312.95:296:21
412.95:276:23
513.05:246:25
613.15:216:27
713.25:186:29
813.35:166:31
913.35:136:33
1013.45:106:35
1113.55:086:37
1213.65:056:40
1313.75:026:42
1413.75:006:44
1513.84:576:46
1613.94:556:48
1714.04:526:50
1814.04:496:52
1914.14:476:54
2014.24:446:56
2114.34:426:58
2214.34:397:00
2314.44:377:02
2414.54:347:04
2514.64:327:07
2614.74:297:09
2714.74:277:11
2814.84:257:13
2914.94:227:15
3014.94:207:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.69 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Cheboksary?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cheboksary.

What to pack for Cheboksary in April

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

In April, Cheboksary sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Cheboksary in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cheboksary peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cheboksary?

Cheboksary sits at 56.1°N, 47.2°E, 141 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novocheboksarsk, 15 km away.

Topography around Cheboksary

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cheboksary has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Cheboksary is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (49%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
164 m
80 km
189 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Novocheboksarsk 15 km · Koz’modem’yansk 48 km · Medvedevo 66 km · Yoshkar-Ola 69 km · Kanash 71 km · Volzhsk 75 km · Zelenodolsk 85 km · Shumerlya 87 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 Cheboksary (56.1322°, 47.246°, elevation 141 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).