Kotel’nich weather in April

In April, Kotel’nich sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 14 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kotel’nich's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotel’nich's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
4:45 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kotel’nich is town in Kirov Oblast, Russia.

Density
862/km²
people per km²
Founded
1143

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 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kotel’nich reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-4
24-4
35-4
45-3
55-3
66-3
76-2
86-2
97-2
107-1
118-1
128-1
138-1
1490
1590
1690
1790
18100
19101
20101
21111
22111
23111
24122
25122
26122
27122
28132
29133
30133

How April really feels in Kotel’nich

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.

Kotel’nich weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°3810.713.46.80.0
Feb-7° / -14°318.110.58.90.0
Mar-0° / -8°3899.311.40.0
Apr / -0°419.33.1141.7
May17° / 5610.50.516.45.2
Jun21° / 11°7812.4017.86.0
Jul23° / 13°8212017.26.6
Aug20° / 11°6811.5015.16.0
Sep14° / 5911.30.212.53.9
Oct / 6812.23.39.90.7
Nov-2° / -6°4710.49.17.50.0
Dec-7° / -12°4511.4136.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33466
43466
53466
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123268
133169
143169
153070
162971
172971
183070
193070
203070
213070
223169
233169
243268
253367
263367
273466
283565
293565
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kotel’nich gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13023
23022
33021
43020
53018
63017
73016
83015
93014
103012
113011
123011
133110
14319
15319
16329
17328
18328
19328
20327
21327
22327
23316
24316
25316
26315
27305
28305
29304
30304

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 4:07 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.85:286:14
212.85:266:16
312.95:236:19
413.05:206:21
513.15:176:23
613.25:146:26
713.35:116:28
813.45:086:30
913.55:056:32
1013.55:026:35
1113.64:596:37
1213.74:576:39
1313.84:546:42
1413.94:516:44
1514.04:486:46
1614.14:456:49
1714.14:426:51
1814.24:406:53
1914.34:376:55
2014.44:346:58
2114.54:317:00
2214.64:297:02
2314.64:267:05
2414.74:237:07
2514.84:207:09
2614.94:187:11
2715.04:157:14
2815.14:137:16
2915.14:107:18
3015.24:077:21

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.24 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kotel’nich?

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

1.7
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 Kotel’nich.

What to pack for Kotel’nich in April

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

In April, Kotel’nich sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kotel’nich in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotel’nich 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kotel’nich?

Kotel’nich sits at 58.3°N, 48.3°E, 121 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kirov, 84 km away.

Topography around Kotel’nich

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotel’nich has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 120 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m.

The land around Kotel’nich is covered by trees (51%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
225 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kirov 84 km · Sovetsk 87 km · Kirovo-Chepetsk 102 km · Yaransk 114 km · Slobodskoy 117 km · Shakhun’ya 123 km · Shar’ya 165 km · Yoshkar-Ola 187 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 Kotel’nich (58.3035°, 48.3374°, elevation 121 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).