Goryachevodskiy weather in April

In April, Goryachevodskiy sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 12.6 wet days and about 13.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 18% 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 Goryachevodskiy's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goryachevodskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:31 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Goryachevodskiy is human settlement in Russia.

Founded
1825

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

A typical April day in Goryachevodskiy reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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30166

How April really feels in Goryachevodskiy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 7 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
7
wind chill below the day's low

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

Goryachevodskiy weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°318.18.29.10.0
Feb / -5°327.87.110.20.0
Mar / -1°6312.57.711.60.9
Apr13° / 7712.62.113.23.5
May19° / 10815.10.114.55.2
Jun23° / 13°11014.1015.26.1
Jul26° / 16°8211.80156.7
Aug25° / 15°8110.5013.86.9
Sep21° / 11°699.7012.36.5
Oct15° / 649.9110.84.4
Nov / -0°428.14.79.41.1
Dec / -4°358.37.28.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33466
43466
53466
63466
73565
83367
93466
103466
113268
123367
133367
143268
153169
163070
173070
182971
192971
203070
213070
223070
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243070
253070
263169
273169
283070
293169
303268

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Goryachevodskiy gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13914
23813
33813
43812
53811
63810
73810
8389
9398
10398
11407
12417
13427
14437
15447
16447
17456
18466
19466
20466
21466
22465
23465
24465
25465
26464
27464
28464
29463
30463

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.

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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:59 AM to 5:08 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:596:26
212.55:576:27
312.65:556:28
412.65:536:30
512.75:516:31
612.75:496:32
712.85:486:33
812.85:466:35
912.95:446:36
1012.95:426:37
1113.05:406:38
1213.05:386:39
1313.15:376:41
1413.15:356:42
1513.25:336:43
1613.25:316:44
1713.35:306:46
1813.35:286:47
1913.45:266:48
2013.45:246:49
2113.55:236:51
2213.55:216:52
2313.65:196:53
2413.65:186:54
2513.75:166:55
2613.75:156:57
2713.75:136:58
2813.85:116:59
2913.85:107:00
3013.95:087:02

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.38 kWh/m² to a high of 5.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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54.2Bright
64.3Bright
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94.3Bright
104.4Bright
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234.6Bright
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274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Goryachevodskiy?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goryachevodskiy.

What to pack for Goryachevodskiy in April

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

In April, Goryachevodskiy sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Goryachevodskiy 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 Goryachevodskiy peaks around July 11 at about 9 (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 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Goryachevodskiy 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 Goryachevodskiy is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Goryachevodskiy?

Goryachevodskiy sits at 44.0°N, 43.1°E, 505 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Svobody, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Goryachevodskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goryachevodskiy has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m around an average of 542 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,617 m.

The land around Goryachevodskiy is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (42%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
532 m
16 km
1,071 m
80 km
3,617 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Svobody 3.0 km · Pyatigorsk 4.0 km · Inozemtsevo 8.0 km · Lermontov 13 km · Zheleznovodsk 15 km · Yessentukskaya 17 km · Yessentuki 19 km · Mineralnye Vody 21 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 Goryachevodskiy (44.0236°, 43.0922°, elevation 505 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).