Donskoye weather in April

In April, Donskoye sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Donskoye's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donskoye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:34 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
66%
7th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Donskoye is village in Trunovsky District, Russia.

Density
1,031/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Donskoye reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3134
4144
5144
6144
7145
8155
9155
10155
11155
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18177
19177
20177
21177
22177
23177
24187
25188
26188
27188
28188
29198
30199

How April really feels in Donskoye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Donskoye weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°399.35.48.90.0
Feb / -4°3384.610.10.0
Mar / 5110.73.511.61.6
Apr16° / 4790.113.25.0
May22° / 12°7411.4014.76.5
Jun27° / 16°619.6015.46.5
Jul30° / 19°507.7015.15.4
Aug30° / 18°436.1013.95.9
Sep24° / 13°487.3012.37.4
Oct17° / 527.90.210.75.4
Nov / 438.229.31.4
Dec / -2°439.14.78.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43565
53565
63565
73565
83565
93664
103664
113565
123466
133466
143466
153466
163466
173466
183466
193466
203565
213664
223763
233763
243763
253862
264060
274060
284159
294258
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Donskoye gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1293
2293
3292
4282
5282
6282
7291
8291
9301
10301
11311
12311
13321
14331
15331
16340
17340
18340
19330
20330
21320
22320
23320
24320
25310
26310
27320
28320
29320
30330

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29982
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 90 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:026:31
212.56:006:32
312.65:596:34
412.65:576:35
512.75:556:36
612.75:536:38
712.85:516:39
812.95:496:40
912.95:476:42
1013.05:456:43
1113.05:436:44
1213.15:416:45
1313.15:396:47
1413.25:386:48
1513.25:366:49
1613.35:346:51
1713.35:326:52
1813.45:306:53
1913.45:296:55
2013.55:276:56
2113.55:256:57
2213.65:236:59
2313.65:227:00
2413.75:207:01
2513.75:187:02
2613.85:167:04
2713.85:157:05
2813.95:137:06
2913.95:127:08
3014.05:107:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.7Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Donskoye?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Donskoye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Donskoye in April

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

In April, Donskoye sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Donskoye in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Donskoye peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Donskoye 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 Donskoye is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donskoye?

Donskoye sits at 45.5°N, 42.0°E, 120 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Izobil’nyy, 23 km away.

Topography around Donskoye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donskoye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 142 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 803 m.

The land around Donskoye is covered by cropland (33%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
244 m
80 km
803 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Izobil’nyy 23 km · Mikhaylovsk 36 km · Stavropol 47 km · Krasnogvardeyskoye 56 km · Novoaleksandrovsk 58 km · Svetlograd 70 km · Ipatovo 78 km · Novokubansk 82 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 Donskoye (45.4535°, 41.9724°, elevation 120 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).