Murmansk weather in April

In April, Murmansk sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -4°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 15.3 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of April to 17 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Murmansk's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Murmansk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 3°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: -4°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 24 min; 5:07 AM – 8:29 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Murmansk is city in the northwest of Russia.

Density: 1,913/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1916

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 1°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical April day in Murmansk reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -4°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -2°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-7
3	1	-7
4	1	-7
5	1	-7
6	1	-7
7	1	-6
8	2	-6
9	2	-6
10	2	-6
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	3	-5
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	4	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-3
22	4	-3
23	4	-3
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	6	-1
30	6	-1

How April really feels in Murmansk

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

11 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Murmansk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -14°	24	7.8	9.2	1.2	0.0
Feb	-7° / -13°	20	6.6	7.8	6.6	0.0
Mar	-2° / -10°	27	8.1	10.1	11	0.0
Apr	3° / -4°	33	9.3	8.8	15.3	0.0
May	8° / 1°	50	12.4	5.1	20.6	1.3
Jun	13° / 6°	65	12.5	0.7	24	3.3
Jul	17° / 9°	69	12.7	0	23	4.9
Aug	15° / 8°	62	12.1	0	17.4	4.1
Sep	10° / 5°	55	12.2	0.4	12.9	2.1
Oct	3° / -1°	54	12.1	6.6	8.5	0.1
Nov	-3° / -7°	29	8.2	8.2	3.2	0.0
Dec	-5° / -11°	27	8.7	9.8	0	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	23	22	22	22	20	20	20	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	16	16
Cloudier (%)	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	77	78	78	78	80	80	80	82	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	84	85	85	85	84	84	84

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Murmansk gets around 33 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	37	37	38	38
Snow chance (%)	31	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	27	26

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	31
2	26	31
3	26	30
4	26	30
5	26	29
6	26	29
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	28
10	27	27
11	27	27
12	28	27
13	29	27
14	29	28
15	30	28
16	31	28
17	31	29
18	32	29
19	33	30
20	34	30
21	34	30
22	35	30
23	36	30
24	36	29
25	36	29
26	37	28
27	37	28
28	37	27
29	38	27
30	38	26

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of April to 17 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 258 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 4:01 AM, and sunset from 7:29 PM to 9:29 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	13.2	13.4	13.5	13.6	13.8	13.9	14.1	14.2	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.8	14.9	15.1	15.2	15.4	15.5	15.7	15.8	16.0	16.1	16.3	16.4	16.6	16.7	16.9	17.0	17.2	17.3	17.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:11	6:06	6:02	5:57	5:53	5:48	5:44	5:39	5:34	5:30	5:25	5:21	5:16	5:11	5:07	5:02	4:57	4:53	4:48	4:43	4:39	4:34	4:29	4:25	4:20	4:15	4:10	4:05	4:01
Sunset (PM)	7:29	7:33	7:37	7:41	7:45	7:49	7:53	7:57	8:01	8:05	8:09	8:13	8:17	8:21	8:25	8:29	8:33	8:37	8:41	8:46	8:50	8:54	8:58	9:03	9:07	9:11	9:16	9:20	9:25	9:29

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.2	6:15	7:29
2	13.4	6:11	7:33
3	13.5	6:06	7:37
4	13.6	6:02	7:41
5	13.8	5:57	7:45
6	13.9	5:53	7:49
7	14.1	5:48	7:53
8	14.2	5:44	7:57
9	14.4	5:39	8:01
10	14.5	5:34	8:05
11	14.6	5:30	8:09
12	14.8	5:25	8:13
13	14.9	5:21	8:17
14	15.1	5:16	8:21
15	15.2	5:11	8:25
16	15.4	5:07	8:29
17	15.5	5:02	8:33
18	15.7	4:57	8:37
19	15.8	4:53	8:41
20	16.0	4:48	8:46
21	16.1	4:43	8:50
22	16.3	4:39	8:54
23	16.4	4:34	8:58
24	16.6	4:29	9:03
25	16.7	4:25	9:07
26	16.9	4:20	9:11
27	17.0	4:15	9:16
28	17.2	4:10	9:20
29	17.3	4:05	9:25
30	17.5	4:01	9:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.5	Moderate
2	2.6	Moderate
3	2.6	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.8	Moderate
7	2.8	Moderate
8	2.9	Moderate
9	2.9	Moderate
10	2.9	Moderate
11	3.0	Moderate
12	3.0	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.4	Moderate
21	3.4	Moderate
22	3.4	Moderate
23	3.5	Moderate
24	3.5	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Murmansk?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Murmansk.

What to pack for Murmansk in April

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

In April, Murmansk sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -4°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Murmansk in April

The nearest coast averages about 2°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 50 km away) is warmest in August at about 10°C and coldest in March near 2°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	4	3	2	2	4	7	10	10	9	7	6	5
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	4	Bracing
Feb	3	Bracing
Mar	2	Bracing
Apr	2	Bracing
May	4	Bracing
Jun	7	Bracing
Jul	10	Bracing
Aug	10	Bracing
Sep	9	Bracing
Oct	7	Bracing
Nov	6	Bracing
Dec	5	Bracing

UV index in Murmansk in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Murmansk peaks around July 13 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	0	1	2	3	4	4	3	1	0	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	0	Low
Mar	1	Low
Apr	2	Low
May	3	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	1	Low
Oct	0	Low
Nov	0	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Murmansk?

Murmansk sits at 69.0°N, 33.1°E, 75 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Severomorsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Murmansk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Murmansk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m.

The land around Murmansk is covered by trees (42%), artificial surfaces (35%) and water (20%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (32%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

189 m

trees 42%

16 km

395 m

trees 65%

80 km

606 m

trees 39%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

← March Murmansk year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Severomorsk 17 km · Polyarnyy 29 km · Olenegorsk 92 km · Zapolyarnyy 104 km · Monchegorsk 115 km · Nikel 124 km · Kirovsk 152 km · Apatity 155 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

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 Murmansk (68.9678°, 33.0992°, elevation 75 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-7
3	1	-7
4	1	-7
5	1	-7
6	1	-7
7	1	-6
8	2	-6
9	2	-6
10	2	-6
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	3	-5
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	4	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-3
22	4	-3
23	4	-3
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	6	-1
30	6	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	31
2	26	31
3	26	30
4	26	30
5	26	29
6	26	29
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	28
10	27	27
11	27	27
12	28	27
13	29	27
14	29	28
15	30	28
16	31	28
17	31	29
18	32	29
19	33	30
20	34	30
21	34	30
22	35	30
23	36	30
24	36	29
25	36	29
26	37	28
27	37	28
28	37	27
29	38	27
30	38	26

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-7
3	1	-7
4	1	-7
5	1	-7
6	1	-7
7	1	-6
8	2	-6
9	2	-6
10	2	-6
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	3	-5
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	4	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-3
22	4	-3
23	4	-3
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	6	-1
30	6	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	31
2	26	31
3	26	30
4	26	30
5	26	29
6	26	29
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	28
10	27	27
11	27	27
12	28	27
13	29	27
14	29	28
15	30	28
16	31	28
17	31	29
18	32	29
19	33	30
20	34	30
21	34	30
22	35	30
23	36	30
24	36	29
25	36	29
26	37	28
27	37	28
28	37	27
29	38	27
30	38	26

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	0	-8
2	0	-7
3	1	-7
4	1	-7
5	1	-7
6	1	-7
7	1	-6
8	2	-6
9	2	-6
10	2	-6
11	2	-5
12	2	-5
13	2	-5
14	3	-5
15	3	-4
16	3	-4
17	3	-4
18	3	-4
19	4	-3
20	4	-3
21	4	-3
22	4	-3
23	4	-3
24	5	-2
25	5	-2
26	5	-2
27	5	-2
28	5	-2
29	6	-1
30	6	-1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	26	74
4	26	74
5	26	74
6	25	75
7	25	75
8	25	75
9	23	77
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	22	78
13	20	80
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	18	82
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	16	84
20	15	85
21	15	85
22	15	85
23	15	85
24	16	84
25	15	85
26	15	85
27	15	85
28	16	84
29	16	84
30	16	84

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	31
2	26	31
3	26	30
4	26	30
5	26	29
6	26	29
7	26	28
8	26	28
9	26	28
10	27	27
11	27	27
12	28	27
13	29	27
14	29	28
15	30	28
16	31	28
17	31	29
18	32	29
19	33	30
20	34	30
21	34	30
22	35	30
23	36	30
24	36	29
25	36	29
26	37	28
27	37	28
28	37	27
29	38	27
30	38	26

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100