Karachev weather in April

In April, Karachev sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 16°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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Karachev's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karachev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 7:31 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Karachev is city in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,317/km²
people per km²
Founded
1146

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 8°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Karachev reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
380
480
580
690
791
891
9101
10102
11102
12112
13112
14113
15123
16123
17123
18133
19134
20134
21144
22144
23145
24155
25155
26155
27155
28166
29166
30166

How April really feels in Karachev

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Karachev 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-4° / -8°389.710.67.90.0
Feb-3° / -8°3698.59.50.0
Mar / -4°388.96.511.50.1
Apr12° / 449.41.313.63.0
May19° / 6111015.55.9
Jun22° / 12°6711.8016.66.3
Jul24° / 14°8413.3016.26.5
Aug23° / 13°619.6014.56.9
Sep17° / 559.70.112.45.3
Oct10° / 5410.21.110.32.1
Nov / -2°458.94.78.40.0
Dec-2° / -7°429.79.67.40.0

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 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33268
43268
53268
63169
73070
83070
93070
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183466
193466
203466
213763
223763
233961
243961
254159
264159
274357
284456
294555
304555

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Karachev gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12812
22811
32911
42910
5309
6309
7318
8317
9326
10326
11335
12335
13344
14344
15343
16343
17343
18343
19342
20342
21332
22332
23332
24322
25321
26311
27311
28311
29301
30301

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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light 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 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:267:04
212.76:237:05
312.86:217:07
412.86:197:09
512.96:167:11
613.06:147:13
713.16:117:14
813.16:097:16
913.26:067:18
1013.36:047:20
1113.36:027:22
1213.45:597:24
1313.55:577:25
1413.55:547:27
1513.65:527:29
1613.75:507:31
1713.85:477:33
1813.85:457:34
1913.95:437:36
2014.05:417:38
2114.05:387:40
2214.15:367:42
2314.25:347:44
2414.25:327:45
2514.35:297:47
2614.45:277:49
2714.45:257:51
2814.55:237:53
2914.65:217:54
3014.65:197:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.48 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
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 Karachev?

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

3.0
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 Karachev.

What to pack for Karachev in April

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

In April, Karachev sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Karachev 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 Karachev 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 1 (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 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Karachev?

Karachev sits at 53.1°N, 35.0°E, 204 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bryansk, 47 km away.

Topography around Karachev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karachev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Karachev is covered by grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
101 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Bryansk 47 km · Sel’tso 65 km · Dyat’kovo 68 km · Orël 75 km · Lyudinovo 90 km · Zheleznogorsk 90 km · Zhukovka 95 km · Trubchevsk 102 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 Karachev (53.1225°, 34.9849°, elevation 204 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).