Kazan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kazan sees average daytime highs around 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 116 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about -4°C in early March to 20°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Kazan's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kazan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
9°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
116 mm
25 wet days
Avg wind
14 km/h
Travel score
2.7
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kazan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about -4°C in early March to 20°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kazan reaches about 9°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Kazan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 55 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
55
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kazan weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Kazan gets around 116 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 14 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min in early March to 16 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kazan?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kazan.

What to pack for Kazan in Spring

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

In spring, Kazan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

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UV index in Kazan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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
Spring 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.