Kislovodsk weather in April

In April, Kislovodsk sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 13.8 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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Kislovodsk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kislovodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 12 min
5:33 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kislovodsk is spa city in Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,844/km²
people per km²
Founded
1803

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 10°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kislovodsk reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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How April really feels in Kislovodsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 13 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
13
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kislovodsk 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 / -6°368.77.99.10.0
Feb / -6°3687.210.20.0
Mar / -2°7413.18.611.60.7
Apr13° / 9213.82.813.23.0
May17° / 12816.20.214.54.7
Jun22° / 12°13215.5015.25.7
Jul24° / 14°9911.9014.96.8
Aug24° / 14°9511.4013.86.9
Sep20° / 10°8110.5012.36.2
Oct14° / 7310.41.410.84.1
Nov / -1°4684.69.51.1
Dec / -5°398.67.18.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43763
53664
63664
73565
83565
93664
103565
113466
123466
133268
143268
153169
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293070
303169

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kislovodsk gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 13.8 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14117
24116
34115
44115
54114
64113
74212
84212
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104311
114410
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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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Wind in April

Winds average 10 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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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 6:00 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:006:27
212.55:586:29
312.65:566:30
412.65:556:31
512.75:536:32
612.75:516:33
712.85:496:35
812.85:476:36
912.95:456:37
1012.95:446:38
1113.05:426:40
1213.05:406:41
1313.15:386:42
1413.15:366:43
1513.25:356:44
1613.25:336:46
1713.35:316:47
1813.35:306:48
1913.45:286:49
2013.45:266:51
2113.55:246:52
2213.55:236:53
2313.65:216:54
2413.65:206:55
2513.65:186:57
2613.75:166:58
2713.75:156:59
2813.85:137:00
2913.85:127:02
3013.95:107:03

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
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304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kislovodsk?

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

3.0
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 Kislovodsk.

What to pack for Kislovodsk in April

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

In April, Kislovodsk sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Kislovodsk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kislovodsk peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 9Jan 12UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kislovodsk in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kislovodsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kislovodsk?

Kislovodsk sits at 43.9°N, 42.7°E, 815 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Uchkeken, 17 km away.

Topography around Kislovodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kislovodsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m around an average of 858 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,287 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,401 m.

The land around Kislovodsk is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
421 m
16 km
1,287 m
80 km
5,401 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Uchkeken 17 km · Yessentukskaya 18 km · Yessentuki 19 km · Svobody 29 km · Lermontov 30 km · Pyatigorsk 30 km · Suvorovskaya 31 km · Goryachevodskiy 32 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 Kislovodsk (43.9133°, 42.7208°, elevation 815 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).