Kanash weather in April

In April, Kanash sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kanash's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
4:55 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Kanash is city in Chuvash Republic, Russia.

Density
2,697/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 5°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kanash reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-3
25-3
35-3
46-2
56-2
67-1
77-1
88-1
980
1080
1190
1291
13101
14101
15111
16112
17112
18122
19122
20123
21133
22133
23133
24143
25144
26144
27154
28154
29155
30165

How April really feels in Kanash

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kanash 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-7° / -13°339.210.57.40.0
Feb-6° / -13°277.18.69.20.0
Mar-0° / -7°338.17.711.40.0
Apr10° / 388.12.313.82.5
May19° / 499.70.215.96.0
Jun22° / 12°6810.5017.16.6
Jul25° / 14°6911.1016.66.8
Aug23° / 12°619.8014.86.7
Sep16° / 5710.30.112.54.8
Oct / 5110.21.910.11.4
Nov-1° / -5°399.87.380.0
Dec-6° / -11°389.510.46.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 62%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113565
123466
133565
143565
153466
163565
173565
183664
193565
203763
213862
223961
233961
244060
254258
264357
274357
284555
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kanash gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12617
22516
32515
42514
52513
62512
72511
82510
92610
10269
11268
12278
13277
14276
15286
16286
17285
18285
19295
20295
21295
22295
23294
24294
25294
26294
27294
28293
29293
30293

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 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light 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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:34 AM to 4:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 7:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:346:15
212.85:316:17
312.85:296:19
412.95:266:21
513.05:246:23
613.15:216:25
713.25:186:27
813.25:166:29
913.35:136:31
1013.45:106:33
1113.55:086:35
1213.55:056:37
1313.65:036:39
1413.75:006:41
1513.84:586:44
1613.84:556:46
1713.94:526:48
1814.04:506:50
1914.14:476:52
2014.14:456:54
2114.24:426:56
2214.34:406:58
2314.44:387:00
2414.44:357:02
2514.54:337:04
2614.64:307:06
2714.74:287:08
2814.74:267:10
2914.84:237:12
3014.94:217:14

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kanash?

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

2.5
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 Kanash.

What to pack for Kanash in April

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

In April, Kanash sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kanash 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 Kanash peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kanash?

Kanash sits at 55.5°N, 47.5°E, 196 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Novocheboksarsk, 67 km away.

Topography around Kanash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 179 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 241 m.

The land around Kanash is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (27%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), trees (31%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), trees (36%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Novocheboksarsk 67 km · Volzhsk 67 km · Shumerlya 68 km · Cheboksary 71 km · Zelenodolsk 74 km · Buinsk 78 km · Vasil’yevo 85 km · Alatyr’ 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 Kanash (55.5096°, 47.4913°, elevation 196 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).