Nikolayevsk-on-Amure weather in April

In April, Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -6°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 25% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nikolayevsk-on-Amure's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -6°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 49 mm; 8.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 42 min; 5:47 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover: 66%; 8th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure is town in Russia.

Density: 1,597/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1850

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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amure reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -6°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 8°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 9°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)	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6
Avg low (°C)	-11	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2

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

How April really feels in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure

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

17 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-17° / -23°	38	6.7	8.2	7.9	0.0
Feb	-14° / -22°	22	4.1	5	9.5	0.0
Mar	-6° / -15°	40	6.3	7.6	11.5	0.0
Apr	2° / -6°	49	8.9	8.8	13.6	0.0
May	11° / 1°	64	10.4	4.3	15.5	2.6
Jun	18° / 7°	58	9.1	0	16.6	5.6
Jul	21° / 12°	64	8.5	0	16.2	6.5
Aug	20° / 12°	83	11.5	0	14.5	6.0
Sep	15° / 7°	79	12.4	0.1	12.4	4.4
Oct	6° / -1°	82	11	4.6	10.3	0.8
Nov	-6° / -13°	55	8.2	8.9	8.4	0.0
Dec	-15° / -21°	50	7.1	8.5	7.4	0.0

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 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

	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 (%)	39	39	39	38	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	36	36	36	37	38	38	39	38	39	39	38	38	37	36	36	36	36
Cloudier (%)	61	61	61	62	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	64	64	64	63	62	62	61	62	61	61	62	62	63	64	64	64	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

	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 (%)	25	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33
Snow chance (%)	29	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

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

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 10 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 120 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:53 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)	12.6	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.7	13.8	13.8	13.9	14.0	14.0	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.5	14.6	14.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:23	6:20	6:18	6:16	6:13	6:11	6:08	6:06	6:03	6:01	5:59	5:56	5:54	5:51	5:49	5:47	5:44	5:42	5:40	5:38	5:35	5:33	5:31	5:29	5:26	5:24	5:22	5:20	5:18	5:16
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:02	7:04	7:06	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:17	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:26	7:28	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:37	7:39	7:41	7:42	7:44	7:46	7:48	7:50	7:51	7:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	6:23	7:01
2	12.7	6:20	7:02
3	12.8	6:18	7:04
4	12.8	6:16	7:06
5	12.9	6:13	7:08
6	13.0	6:11	7:10
7	13.1	6:08	7:12
8	13.1	6:06	7:13
9	13.2	6:03	7:15
10	13.3	6:01	7:17
11	13.3	5:59	7:19
12	13.4	5:56	7:21
13	13.5	5:54	7:22
14	13.5	5:51	7:24
15	13.6	5:49	7:26
16	13.7	5:47	7:28
17	13.8	5:44	7:30
18	13.8	5:42	7:32
19	13.9	5:40	7:33
20	14.0	5:38	7:35
21	14.0	5:35	7:37
22	14.1	5:33	7:39
23	14.2	5:31	7:41
24	14.2	5:29	7:42
25	14.3	5:26	7:44
26	14.4	5:24	7:46
27	14.4	5:22	7:48
28	14.5	5:20	7:50
29	14.6	5:18	7:51
30	14.6	5:16	7:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.84 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)	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.1	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Nikolayevsk-on-Amure?

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

0.0

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure.

What to pack for Nikolayevsk-on-Amure in April

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

In April, Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -6°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Nikolayevsk-on-Amure in April

The nearest coast averages about -1°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 44 km away) is warmest in August at about 16°C and coldest in February 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)	-1	-2	-1	-1	0	5	12	16	14	7	1	-1
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	-1	Bracing
Feb	-2	Bracing
Mar	-1	Bracing
Apr	-1	Bracing
May	0	Bracing
Jun	5	Bracing
Jul	12	Bracing
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	14	Bracing
Oct	7	Bracing
Nov	1	Bracing
Dec	-1	Bracing

UV index in Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amure peaks around July 16 at about 6 (high) — 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 5 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	5	3	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	0	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	2	Low
Apr	3	Moderate
May	4	Moderate
Jun	5	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	5	High
Sep	3	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure?

Nikolayevsk-on-Amure sits at 53.1°N, 140.7°E, 40 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Okha, 156 km away.

Topography around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nikolayevsk-on-Amure.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,004 m.

The land around Nikolayevsk-on-Amure is covered by trees (51%) and water (27%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

267 m

trees 51%

16 km

628 m

trees 78%

80 km

1,004 m

trees 47%

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← March Nikolayevsk-on-Amure year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Okha 156 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 385 km · Amursk 418 km · Vanino 451 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 465 km · Poronaysk 467 km · Khabarovsk 654 km · Kholmsk 685 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 Nikolayevsk-on-Amure (53.1466°, 140.7229°, elevation 40 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	-1	-11
2	-1	-10
3	-1	-10
4	-1	-10
5	0	-9
6	0	-9
7	0	-9
8	0	-8
9	1	-8
10	1	-8
11	1	-7
12	1	-7
13	2	-7
14	2	-6
15	2	-6
16	2	-6
17	3	-6
18	3	-5
19	3	-5
20	3	-5
21	4	-5
22	4	-4
23	4	-4
24	4	-4
25	5	-4
26	5	-3
27	5	-3
28	5	-3
29	6	-3
30	6	-2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	39	61
2	39	61
3	39	61
4	38	62
5	37	63
6	37	63
7	37	63
8	37	63
9	37	63
10	37	63
11	37	63
12	36	64
13	36	64
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	37	63
18	38	62
19	38	62
20	39	61
21	38	62
22	39	61
23	39	61
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	37	63
27	36	64
28	36	64
29	36	64
30	36	64

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

	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