Elista weather in April

In April, Elista sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Elista's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elista's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 35 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 18 min; 5:24 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 7th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.1; out of 10

Elista is city in the Kalmyk Republic, Russia.

Density: 514/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1865

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

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical April day in Elista reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°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 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	14	3
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

How April really feels in Elista

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Elista weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -6°	28	7.8	5.4	8.8	0.0
Feb	1° / -6°	23	6	4.3	10	0.0
Mar	7° / -1°	36	7.9	3.3	11.6	1.1
Apr	16° / 5°	35	6.9	0.1	13.3	5.1
May	23° / 12°	43	8.1	0	14.7	7.1
Jun	29° / 17°	39	6.7	0	15.5	6.3
Jul	31° / 19°	29	5.6	0	15.2	5.0
Aug	31° / 18°	23	4.2	0	14	5.7
Sep	24° / 12°	28	5.4	0	12.3	7.6
Oct	15° / 6°	33	6.7	0.2	10.7	5.1
Nov	6° / -0°	29	6.4	2.4	9.2	0.8
Dec	1° / -4°	28	6.9	4.9	8.5	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 61%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	40	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	39	39	40	42	42	43	44	44	46
Cloudier (%)	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	60	61	61	62	62	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	61	61	60	58	58	57	56	56	54

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	46	54

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Elista gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Snow chance (%)	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	23	4
2	22	4
3	22	3
4	22	3
5	23	2
6	23	2
7	23	2
8	23	1
9	23	1
10	23	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	0
15	25	0
16	25	0
17	25	0
18	25	0
19	25	0
20	24	0
21	24	0
22	24	0
23	24	0
24	23	0
25	23	0
26	23	0
27	23	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

Wind in April

Winds average 16 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light 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 5:53 AM to 4:59 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 7:02 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	13.9	14.0	14.0
Sunrise (AM)	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:43	5:41	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:27	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:09	5:07	5:06	5:04	5:02	5:01	4:59
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:02

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:53	6:22
2	12.5	5:51	6:24
3	12.6	5:49	6:25
4	12.7	5:47	6:26
5	12.7	5:45	6:28
6	12.8	5:43	6:29
7	12.8	5:41	6:31
8	12.9	5:39	6:32
9	12.9	5:37	6:33
10	13.0	5:35	6:35
11	13.0	5:33	6:36
12	13.1	5:31	6:37
13	13.2	5:29	6:39
14	13.2	5:27	6:40
15	13.3	5:26	6:41
16	13.3	5:24	6:43
17	13.4	5:22	6:44
18	13.4	5:20	6:45
19	13.5	5:18	6:47
20	13.5	5:16	6:48
21	13.6	5:14	6:50
22	13.6	5:13	6:51
23	13.7	5:11	6:52
24	13.7	5:09	6:54
25	13.8	5:07	6:55
26	13.8	5:06	6:56
27	13.9	5:04	6:58
28	13.9	5:02	6:59
29	14.0	5:01	7:00
30	14.0	4:59	7:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.2	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.3	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.7	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.9	Bright
20	4.9	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Elista?

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

5.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Elista for sightseeing.

What to pack for Elista in April

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

In April, Elista sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Elista 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 Elista peaks around July 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	2	5	5	7	8	7	5	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	5	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	1	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Elista 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 Elista is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	9	18	11	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	18	Moderate
Apr	11	Good
May	10	Good
Jun	9	Good
Jul	10	Good
Aug	9	Good
Sep	10	Good
Oct	10	Good
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Elista?

Elista sits at 46.3°N, 44.3°E, 94 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Divnoye, 83 km away.

Topography around Elista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Elista is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

114 m

artificial surfaces 61%

16 km

171 m

grassland 67%

80 km

234 m

grassland 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← March Elista year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Divnoye 83 km · Arzgir 104 km · Ipatovo 123 km · Blagodarnyy 149 km · Svetlograd 154 km · Zimovniki 165 km · Kotel’nikovo 170 km · Budyonnovsk 170 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

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 Elista (46.3079°, 44.2554°, elevation 94 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	14	3
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	23	4
2	22	4
3	22	3
4	22	3
5	23	2
6	23	2
7	23	2
8	23	1
9	23	1
10	23	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	0
15	25	0
16	25	0
17	25	0
18	25	0
19	25	0
20	24	0
21	24	0
22	24	0
23	24	0
24	23	0
25	23	0
26	23	0
27	23	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	14	3
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	23	4
2	22	4
3	22	3
4	22	3
5	23	2
6	23	2
7	23	2
8	23	1
9	23	1
10	23	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	0
15	25	0
16	25	0
17	25	0
18	25	0
19	25	0
20	24	0
21	24	0
22	24	0
23	24	0
24	23	0
25	23	0
26	23	0
27	23	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	13	3
5	13	3
6	13	3
7	14	3
8	14	4
9	14	4
10	15	4
11	15	4
12	15	5
13	15	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	6
17	16	6
18	16	6
19	17	6
20	17	6
21	17	6
22	17	7
23	18	7
24	18	7
25	18	7
26	18	7
27	18	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	38	62
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	39	61
5	39	61
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	40	60
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	38	62
12	38	62
13	37	63
14	37	63
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	36	64
19	36	64
20	36	64
21	37	63
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	40	60
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	43	57
28	44	56
29	44	56
30	46	54

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	23	4
2	22	4
3	22	3
4	22	3
5	23	2
6	23	2
7	23	2
8	23	1
9	23	1
10	23	1
11	24	1
12	24	1
13	24	1
14	24	0
15	25	0
16	25	0
17	25	0
18	25	0
19	25	0
20	24	0
21	24	0
22	24	0
23	24	0
24	23	0
25	23	0
26	23	0
27	23	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1