Kazan weather in April

In April, Kazan sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Kazan's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kazan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
4:48 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Kazan is city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.

Density
2,924/km²
people per km²
Founded
1005

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 4°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kazan reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 10°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
24-3
34-3
44-2
55-2
65-2
75-2
86-1
96-1
107-1
1170
1280
1380
1490
1591
16101
17101
18102
19112
20112
21122
22123
23123
24133
25133
26144
27144
28144
29154
30155

How April really feels in Kazan

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.

Kazan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -13°3910.111.97.40.0
Feb-7° / -13°318.19.59.20.0
Mar-1° / -7°368.58.111.40.0
Apr / 367.42.613.82.1
May18° / 459.10.215.95.9
Jun22° / 13°589.7017.26.7
Jul24° / 15°6210.1016.77.0
Aug22° / 13°579.7014.86.7
Sep16° / 529.80.112.54.8
Oct / 5511.12.210.11.3
Nov-1° / -5°4210.17.780.0
Dec-6° / -11°4110.411.46.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43763
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113862
123862
133763
143862
153961
163961
174060
184060
194159
204258
214258
224258
234357
244357
254456
264456
274555
284555
294654
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kazan gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12620
22519
32518
42417
52416
62414
72313
82312
92311
102310
11239
12248
13248
14257
15257
16256
17266
18265
19265
20265
21265
22265
23264
24264
25274
26274
27274
28273
29263
30263

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 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
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light 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 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 5:27 AM to 4:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:276:09
212.85:256:11
312.85:226:13
412.95:196:15
513.05:176:17
613.15:146:19
713.25:116:21
813.25:096:23
913.35:066:25
1013.45:036:27
1113.55:016:29
1213.64:586:31
1313.64:566:33
1413.74:536:36
1513.84:506:38
1613.94:486:40
1713.94:456:42
1814.04:436:44
1914.14:406:46
2014.24:386:48
2114.24:356:50
2214.34:336:52
2314.44:306:54
2414.54:286:56
2514.54:256:58
2614.64:237:00
2714.74:217:02
2814.84:187:04
2914.84:167:06
3014.94:147:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kazan?

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

2.1
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 Kazan.

What to pack for Kazan in April

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

In April, Kazan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kazan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kazan peaks around June 21 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kazan?

Kazan sits at 55.8°N, 49.1°E, 61 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vasil’yevo, 26 km away.

Topography around Kazan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kazan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m.

The land around Kazan is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), water (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
230 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Vasil’yevo 26 km · Zelenodolsk 38 km · Volzhsk 48 km · Arsk 58 km · Buinsk 105 km · Chistopol’ 107 km · Kanash 107 km · Novocheboksarsk 108 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 Kazan (55.7887°, 49.1221°, elevation 61 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).