Gelendzhik weather in April

In April, Gelendzhik sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 7.8 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gelendzhik's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gelendzhik's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 44 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 5:51 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 7th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.7; out of 10

Gelendzhik is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density: 412/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1831

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gelendzhik reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 5°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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10

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

How April really feels in Gelendzhik

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 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

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gelendzhik weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	6° / 2°	78	12.5	3.1	9	0.3
Feb	6° / 2°	59	10.1	2.2	10.1	0.4
Mar	9° / 4°	60	10.9	1.1	11.6	1.5
Apr	13° / 8°	44	7.8	0.1	13.2	3.7
May	18° / 13°	46	8.5	0	14.6	6.1
Jun	23° / 18°	42	7.6	0	15.3	7.6
Jul	26° / 21°	30	5.5	0	15	8.0
Aug	27° / 21°	31	4.6	0	13.9	8.1
Sep	22° / 17°	47	6.7	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	17° / 12°	62	8.2	0	10.7	5.8
Nov	11° / 7°	69	9.3	0.5	9.4	3.0
Dec	8° / 4°	86	12	2.1	8.7	1.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	47	47	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	47	48	48	49	49	50	52	53	54	54	55	56	57	58	58	58
Cloudier (%)	53	53	52	52	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	53	52	52	51	51	50	48	47	46	46	45	44	43	42	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Gelendzhik gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 27% and peaks near 29% 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 (%)	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23

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

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 99% 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	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	96	95	94	93
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	6	7

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

Wind in April

Winds average 15 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 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	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
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	16	light breeze
4	16	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	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:23 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	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	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
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:13	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:05	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:58	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:29	5:27
Sunset (PM)	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:22	7:23

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:18	6:46
2	12.5	6:17	6:48
3	12.6	6:15	6:49
4	12.6	6:13	6:50
5	12.7	6:11	6:51
6	12.7	6:09	6:53
7	12.8	6:07	6:54
8	12.8	6:05	6:55
9	12.9	6:03	6:56
10	12.9	6:02	6:58
11	13.0	6:00	6:59
12	13.0	5:58	7:00
13	13.1	5:56	7:01
14	13.1	5:54	7:03
15	13.2	5:53	7:04
16	13.2	5:51	7:05
17	13.3	5:49	7:06
18	13.3	5:47	7:08
19	13.4	5:45	7:09
20	13.4	5:44	7:10
21	13.5	5:42	7:11
22	13.5	5:40	7:13
23	13.6	5:39	7:14
24	13.6	5:37	7:15
25	13.7	5:35	7:17
26	13.7	5:34	7:18
27	13.8	5:32	7:19
28	13.8	5:31	7:20
29	13.9	5:29	7:22
30	13.9	5:27	7:23

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.01 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
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	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.1	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gelendzhik?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gelendzhik.

What to pack for Gelendzhik in April

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

In April, Gelendzhik sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Gelendzhik in April

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 10 to Oct 11 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	10	9	9	11	16	21	24	25	23	20	15	12
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	10	Bracing
Feb	9	Bracing
Mar	9	Bracing
Apr	11	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Warm
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	15	Cool
Dec	12	Bracing

UV index in Gelendzhik in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gelendzhik peaks around July 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	2	6	5	7	9	8	6	3	2	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Low
Mar	2	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	5	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Gelendzhik?

Gelendzhik sits at 44.6°N, 38.1°E, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novorossiysk, 29 km away.

Topography around Gelendzhik

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gelendzhik has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 645 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 916 m.

The land around Gelendzhik is covered by trees (44%), water (30%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

645 m

trees 44%

16 km

778 m

trees 56%

80 km

916 m

trees 38%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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

April weather nearby: Novorossiysk 29 km · Abinsk 33 km · Akhtyrskiy 36 km · Kholmskiy 39 km · Krymsk 39 km · Il’skiy 49 km · Severskaya 57 km · Anapa 69 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 Gelendzhik (44.5801°, 38.0665°), 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42

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

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42

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

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	47	53
3	48	52
4	48	52
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	52	48
22	53	47
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	57	43
28	58	42
29	58	42
30	58	42

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

	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	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	98	2
24	98	2
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	96	4
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	93	7