Gay weather in April

In April, Gay sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gay's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:19 AM – 7:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Gay is town in Orenburg Oblast, Russia.

Density
670/km²
people per km²
Founded
1959

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 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gay reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
25-4
36-3
46-3
57-3
67-2
78-2
89-1
99-1
1010-1
11100
12110
13111
14121
15121
16132
17132
18132
19142
20143
21143
22153
23153
24154
25164
26164
27164
28164
29175
30175

How April really feels in Gay

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.

Gay weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -16°246.77.98.10.0
Feb-8° / -16°245.86.69.60.0
Mar-1° / -10°307.36.511.50.0
Apr12° / 366.91.913.53.2
May21° / 377.80.115.36.8
Jun26° / 13°316.7016.37.3
Jul27° / 16°448.1015.96.9
Aug26° / 14°306.2014.47.4
Sep19° / 235.2012.46.7
Oct10° / 326.41.510.42.5
Nov-1° / -7°256.158.60.0
Dec-8° / -14°266.68.27.70.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43961
53961
63961
73961
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144258
154258
164258
174258
184357
194456
204555
214456
224654
234654
244753
254753
264753
274852
284753
294951
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gay gets around 36 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 23% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12618
22517
32516
42414
52413
62312
72311
82310
9239
10228
11228
12227
13226
14225
15225
16234
17234
18234
19233
20233
21243
22243
23243
24243
25243
26243
27243
28243
29242
30242

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 13 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
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light 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
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 8:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:537:29
212.76:517:30
312.76:487:32
412.86:467:34
512.96:447:35
612.96:427:37
713.06:397:39
813.16:377:40
913.16:357:42
1013.26:327:44
1113.36:307:46
1213.36:287:47
1313.46:267:49
1413.56:237:51
1513.56:217:52
1613.66:197:54
1713.76:177:56
1813.76:147:57
1913.86:127:59
2013.86:108:01
2113.96:088:02
2214.06:068:04
2314.06:048:06
2414.16:028:08
2514.26:008:09
2614.25:588:11
2714.35:558:13
2814.35:538:14
2914.45:518:16
3014.55:508:18

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.6Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gay?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gay.

What to pack for Gay in April

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

In April, Gay sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Gay 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 Gay peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gay?

Gay sits at 51.5°N, 58.5°E, 378 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Orsk, 27 km away.

Topography around Gay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m around an average of 372 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m.

The land around Gay is covered by artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
319 m
16 km
361 m
80 km
471 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Orsk 27 km · Novotroitsk 32 km · Mednogorsk 60 km · Kuvandyk 76 km · Yasnyy 110 km · Baymak 125 km · Khromtau 136 km · Sibay 139 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 Gay (51.4727°, 58.4515°, elevation 378 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).