Kaluga weather in April

In April, Kaluga sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaluga's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaluga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:42 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Kaluga is town and administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in central Russia.

Density
2,019/km²
people per km²
Founded
1371

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kaluga reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°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)
16-2
26-2
37-1
47-1
57-1
68-1
780
890
990
1091
11101
12101
13101
14112
15112
16112
17122
18122
19123
20133
21133
22133
23144
24144
25144
26154
27154
28155
29155
30165

How April really feels in Kaluga

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.

Kaluga 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-4° / -9°389.610.77.60.0
Feb-4° / -9°359.39.69.30.0
Mar / -5°378.97.111.50.0
Apr11° / 409.31.813.72.7
May18° / 6211.70.115.85.6
Jun22° / 12°7112.4016.96.1
Jul24° / 14°8513.4016.46.4
Aug22° / 12°6910.8014.76.6
Sep16° / 6210.30.212.54.9
Oct / 6010.71.510.21.8
Nov / -3°459.25.48.20.0
Dec-3° / -7°4210.710.27.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 (%)
13169
23070
33070
42971
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102872
112872
122971
132872
142872
152971
163070
173169
183169
193268
203268
213367
223466
233565
243664
253763
263862
273961
284060
294159
304258

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kaluga gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12914
22914
33013
43012
53112
63111
73110
8329
9328
10328
11327
12337
13336
14336
15335
16335
17335
18335
19324
20324
21324
22323
23313
24313
25313
26313
27323
28322
29322
30332

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light 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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 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 6:20 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:206:59
212.76:177:01
312.86:157:03
412.96:127:05
513.06:107:07
613.06:077:09
713.16:047:11
813.26:027:13
913.35:597:15
1013.35:577:17
1113.45:547:19
1213.55:527:21
1313.65:497:23
1413.65:477:25
1513.75:447:26
1613.85:427:28
1713.85:397:30
1813.95:377:32
1914.05:357:34
2014.15:327:36
2114.15:307:38
2214.25:277:40
2314.35:257:42
2414.45:237:44
2514.45:207:46
2614.55:187:48
2714.65:167:50
2814.65:147:52
2914.75:117:53
3014.85:097:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kaluga?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaluga.

What to pack for Kaluga in April

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

In April, Kaluga sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kaluga 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 Kaluga peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaluga?

Kaluga sits at 54.5°N, 36.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Suvorov, 48 km away.

Topography around Kaluga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaluga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m.

The land around Kaluga is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
206 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Suvorov 48 km · Aleksin 52 km · Maloyaroslavets 55 km · Kozel’sk 64 km · Obninsk 68 km · Protvino 71 km · Balabanovo 77 km · Sukhinichi 77 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 Kaluga (54.5306°, 36.27°, elevation 208 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).