Kaltan weather in April

In April, Kaltan sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 11.2 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaltan's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaltan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 8:02 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Kaltan is town in oblast Kemerovo of Russia.

Founded
1946

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 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kaltan reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-5
36-5
46-4
56-4
67-4
77-4
87-3
98-3
108-3
118-3
129-2
139-2
149-2
1510-2
1610-1
1710-1
1811-1
19110
20110
21120
22120
23121
24121
25131
26131
27132
28132
29132
30142

How April really feels in Kaltan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kaltan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°349.111.67.80.0
Feb-7° / -17°277.59.19.40.0
Mar / -10°3499.311.50.0
Apr10° / -2°5211.25.313.72.0
May17° / 6812.60.915.65.0
Jun22° / 11°7912.8016.76.2
Jul25° / 14°8713.4016.36.4
Aug22° / 11°8311.9014.66.4
Sep16° / 6611.90.512.54.6
Oct / -1°6713.35.610.31.2
Nov-3° / -10°6913.513.78.30.0
Dec-9° / -17°5512.714.77.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113367
123367
133367
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193268
203268
213169
223169
233169
243367
253367
263367
273367
283367
293466
303565

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kaltan gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 11.2 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13325
23425
33425
43425
53425
63424
73524
83523
93522
103521
113520
123519
133518
143517
153516
163515
173614
183613
193713
203712
213812
223812
233911
243911
253911
263911
274010
284010
294010
30409

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 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:35 PM to 8:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:567:35
212.76:547:36
312.86:517:38
412.96:497:40
512.96:477:42
613.06:447:44
713.16:427:46
813.16:397:48
913.26:377:49
1013.36:347:51
1113.46:327:53
1213.46:297:55
1313.56:277:57
1413.66:257:59
1513.66:228:01
1613.76:208:02
1713.86:178:04
1813.96:158:06
1913.96:138:08
2014.06:108:10
2114.16:088:12
2214.16:068:14
2314.26:048:15
2414.36:018:17
2514.35:598:19
2614.45:578:21
2714.55:558:23
2814.55:538:25
2914.65:508:26
3014.75:488:28

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kaltan?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaltan.

What to pack for Kaltan in April

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

In April, Kaltan sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaltan 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 Kaltan peaks around May 24 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 24UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaltan?

Kaltan sits at 53.5°N, 87.3°E, 253 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Osinniki, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kaltan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaltan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,458 m.

The land around Kaltan is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Osinniki 9.0 km · Novokuznetsk 27 km · Myski 40 km · Mezhdurechensk 55 km · Prokop’yevsk 57 km · Kiselëvsk 65 km · Kisilevsk 66 km · Tashtagol 94 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 Kaltan (53.5278°, 87.2758°, elevation 253 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).