Gornyak weather in April

In April, Gornyak sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Gornyak's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gornyak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:48 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
59%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Gornyak is human settlement in Loktevsky District, Altai Krai, Russia.

Density
580/km²
people per km²
Founded
1942

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 7°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Gornyak reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-4
26-4
37-4
47-3
58-3
68-3
79-2
89-2
910-2
1010-1
1111-1
1211-1
13120
14120
15130
16131
17141
18141
19142
20152
21152
22152
23153
24163
25163
26163
27163
28174
29174
30174

How April really feels in Gornyak

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gornyak weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°277.58.68.20.0
Feb-9° / -18°246.37.39.60.0
Mar-1° / -11°317.46.211.50.0
Apr12° / 3471.913.53.5
May20° / 408.40.415.36.7
Jun25° / 13°458.9016.27.0
Jul27° / 15°6311.5015.86.5
Aug25° / 12°367.2014.37.4
Sep19° / 326.90.112.46.4
Oct11° / 418.52.310.42.6
Nov-1° / -9°45988.70.0
Dec-8° / -16°389.7117.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 55%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54258
64258
74357
84357
94456
104456
114456
124555
134555
144555
154654
164654
174654
184555
194555
204555
214555
224555
234555
244555
254555
264654
274753
284753
294753
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Gornyak gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12515
22414
32413
42313
52312
62211
72210
8229
9228
10227
11227
12226
13225
14225
15225
16224
17234
18234
19234
20244
21244
22244
23244
24244
25243
26243
27243
28243
29243
30243

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light 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
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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:216:56
212.66:196:58
312.76:177:00
412.86:147:01
512.86:127:03
612.96:107:05
713.06:087:06
813.06:057:08
913.16:037:09
1013.26:017:11
1113.25:597:13
1213.35:567:14
1313.45:547:16
1413.45:527:18
1513.55:507:19
1613.65:487:21
1713.65:457:23
1813.75:437:24
1913.75:417:26
2013.85:397:28
2113.95:377:29
2213.95:357:31
2314.05:337:33
2414.15:317:34
2514.15:297:36
2614.25:277:38
2714.25:257:39
2814.35:237:41
2914.45:217:43
3014.45:197:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Gornyak?

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

3.5
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 Gornyak.

What to pack for Gornyak in April

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

In April, Gornyak sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Gornyak 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 Gornyak peaks around July 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Gornyak?

Gornyak sits at 51.0°N, 81.5°E, 266 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shemonaikha, 51 km away.

Topography around Gornyak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gornyak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,042 m.

The land around Gornyak is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
1,042 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Shemonaikha 51 km · Rubtsovsk 61 km · Semey 107 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 139 km · Ridder 161 km · Kalbatau 185 km · Aleysk 190 km · Altay 242 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 Gornyak (50.9953°, 81.4669°, elevation 266 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).