Karachayevsk weather in April

In April, Karachayevsk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 15.6 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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Karachayevsk's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachayevsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
124 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
64%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Karachayevsk is town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia.

Density
1,711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1927

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 9°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical April day in Karachayevsk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°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 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
28-2
39-2
49-2
59-2
69-2
79-2
810-1
910-1
1010-1
1110-1
1210-1
1310-1
1411-1
15110
16110
17110
18110
19110
20110
21110
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27121
28121
29131
30131

How April really feels in Karachayevsk

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.

Karachayevsk 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 / -9°498.79.19.10.0
Feb / -8°508.48.210.20.0
Mar / -4°10013.410.911.60.3
Apr11° / -1°12415.65.813.22.2
May16° / 17820.50.814.53.7
Jun19° / 20820.9015.24.6
Jul21° / 10°17719.4014.95.3
Aug22° / 10°15117.3013.85.7
Sep18° / 11512.90.112.35.7
Oct14° / 8610.6210.84.0
Nov / -4°548.35.19.51.0
Dec / -8°497.86.98.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34258
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94159
104159
114159
124060
133961
143961
153862
163862
173763
183763
193862
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Karachayevsk gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 15.6 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 52% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14529
24528
34527
44526
54625
64624
74623
84723
94722
104821
114820
124920
135020
145119
155219
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205518
215617
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275913
285912
295911
306011

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
12100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:03 AM to 5:14 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:036:31
212.56:026:32
312.66:006:33
412.65:586:34
512.75:566:35
612.75:546:37
712.85:526:38
812.85:516:39
912.95:496:40
1012.95:476:41
1113.05:456:43
1213.05:436:44
1313.15:426:45
1413.15:406:46
1513.25:386:48
1613.25:366:49
1713.35:356:50
1813.35:336:51
1913.45:316:52
2013.45:306:54
2113.45:286:55
2213.55:266:56
2313.55:256:57
2413.65:236:58
2513.65:217:00
2613.75:207:01
2713.75:187:02
2813.85:177:03
2913.85:157:05
3013.95:147:06

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Karachayevsk

In seasonPeak

In April, Karachayevsk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Karachayevsk's rainy season runs March–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Karachayevsk?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Karachayevsk.

What to pack for Karachayevsk in April

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

In April, Karachayevsk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Karachayevsk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Karachayevsk peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateLowJul 11UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karachayevsk?

Karachayevsk sits at 43.8°N, 41.9°E, 924 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zelenchukskaya, 28 km away.

Topography around Karachayevsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachayevsk has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m around an average of 1,031 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,299 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,246 m.

The land around Karachayevsk is covered by trees (70%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
731 m
16 km
1,299 m
80 km
5,246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Zelenchukskaya 28 km · Ust’-Dzheguta 35 km · Cherkessk 51 km · Uchkeken 52 km · Kislovodsk 67 km · Suvorovskaya 76 km · Otradnaya 76 km · Yessentuki 82 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 Karachayevsk (43.7723°, 41.9137°, elevation 924 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).