Norilsk weather in April

In April, Norilsk sees average daytime highs of -9°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 15.4 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -11°C in the first days to -6°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 13 h 18 min at the start of April to 17 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Norilsk's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Norilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -9°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 45 mm; 9.5 wet days
Daylight: 15 h 24 min; 5:24 AM – 8:51 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Norilsk is city in Russia.

Density: 6,079/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1935

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 -11°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical April day in Norilsk reaches about -9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 8°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)	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5
Avg low (°C)	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12

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

How April really feels in Norilsk

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

30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Norilsk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-24° / -30°	32	8.8	12	1	0.0
Feb	-23° / -29°	30	7.8	10.8	6.5	0.0
Mar	-16° / -23°	38	9.7	12.1	11	0.0
Apr	-9° / -16°	45	9.5	10.9	15.4	0.0
May	-1° / -7°	50	10.3	9.6	20.9	0.0
Jun	11° / 4°	64	11.7	2.5	24	2.3
Jul	17° / 10°	75	11.2	0	23.2	5.1
Aug	14° / 8°	85	13.5	0.2	17.5	3.6
Sep	6° / 1°	70	12.4	4.5	12.9	0.7
Oct	-6° / -11°	74	14.1	14.8	8.5	0.0
Nov	-18° / -23°	47	9.6	12.3	2.9	0.0
Dec	-23° / -28°	42	10	13.5	0	0.0

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 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	22	22	21	22	22	23	23	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	30
Cloudier (%)	78	78	79	78	78	77	77	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	69	70

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Norilsk gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds ease 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 (%)	35	36	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27
Snow chance (%)	43	43	43	44	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	35	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	43
2	36	43
3	36	43
4	36	44
5	37	43
6	36	43
7	36	43
8	36	42
9	36	41
10	35	40
11	35	40
12	34	39
13	34	38
14	33	37
15	33	37
16	32	36
17	32	35
18	31	35
19	30	34
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	31
24	28	31
25	27	31
26	27	31
27	27	31
28	27	31
29	27	31
30	27	31

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 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min at the start of April to 17 h 36 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 6:34 AM to 4:16 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 9:53 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)	13.3	13.4	13.5	13.7	13.8	14.0	14.1	14.3	14.4	14.6	14.7	14.8	15.0	15.1	15.3	15.4	15.6	15.7	15.9	16.0	16.2	16.4	16.5	16.7	16.8	17.0	17.1	17.3	17.5	17.6
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:30	6:25	6:20	6:16	6:11	6:06	6:02	5:57	5:52	5:48	5:43	5:38	5:34	5:29	5:24	5:19	5:15	5:10	5:05	5:00	4:55	4:51	4:46	4:41	4:36	4:31	4:26	4:21	4:16
Sunset (PM)	7:49	7:53	7:57	8:01	8:05	8:09	8:14	8:18	8:22	8:26	8:30	8:34	8:38	8:42	8:46	8:51	8:55	8:59	9:03	9:08	9:12	9:17	9:21	9:25	9:30	9:34	9:39	9:44	9:48	9:53

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.3	6:34	7:49
2	13.4	6:30	7:53
3	13.5	6:25	7:57
4	13.7	6:20	8:01
5	13.8	6:16	8:05
6	14.0	6:11	8:09
7	14.1	6:06	8:14
8	14.3	6:02	8:18
9	14.4	5:57	8:22
10	14.6	5:52	8:26
11	14.7	5:48	8:30
12	14.8	5:43	8:34
13	15.0	5:38	8:38
14	15.1	5:34	8:42
15	15.3	5:29	8:46
16	15.4	5:24	8:51
17	15.6	5:19	8:55
18	15.7	5:15	8:59
19	15.9	5:10	9:03
20	16.0	5:05	9:08
21	16.2	5:00	9:12
22	16.4	4:55	9:17
23	16.5	4:51	9:21
24	16.7	4:46	9:25
25	16.8	4:41	9:30
26	17.0	4:36	9:34
27	17.1	4:31	9:39
28	17.3	4:26	9:44
29	17.5	4:21	9:48
30	17.6	4:16	9:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.97 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)	2.8	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.7	3.8	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.5	Moderate
10	3.5	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	4.0	Moderate
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.1	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Norilsk?

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

0.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Norilsk.

What to pack for Norilsk in April

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

In April, Norilsk sees daytime highs around -9°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Norilsk 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 Norilsk peaks around July 15 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	4	3	4	3	1	1	0	0
Level	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Norilsk?

Norilsk sits at 69.4°N, 88.2°E, 76 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Talnakh, 17 km away.

Topography around Norilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Norilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 657 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Norilsk is covered by water (35%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, moss and lichen (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and moss and lichen (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

water 35%

16 km

657 m

moss and lichen 30%

80 km

1,136 m

grassland 40%

treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen

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

April weather nearby: Talnakh 17 km · Kayyerkan 18 km · Dudinka 80 km · Novyy Urengoy 607 km · Tarko-Sale 666 km · Gubkinskiy 746 km · Nadym 789 km · Muravlenko 862 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 Norilsk (69.3535°, 88.2027°, elevation 76 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	43
2	36	43
3	36	43
4	36	44
5	37	43
6	36	43
7	36	43
8	36	42
9	36	41
10	35	40
11	35	40
12	34	39
13	34	38
14	33	37
15	33	37
16	32	36
17	32	35
18	31	35
19	30	34
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	31
24	28	31
25	27	31
26	27	31
27	27	31
28	27	31
29	27	31
30	27	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	43
2	36	43
3	36	43
4	36	44
5	37	43
6	36	43
7	36	43
8	36	42
9	36	41
10	35	40
11	35	40
12	34	39
13	34	38
14	33	37
15	33	37
16	32	36
17	32	35
18	31	35
19	30	34
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	31
24	28	31
25	27	31
26	27	31
27	27	31
28	27	31
29	27	31
30	27	31

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	22	78
2	22	78
3	21	79
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	25	75
9	25	75
10	26	74
11	27	73
12	27	73
13	28	72
14	29	71
15	30	70
16	30	70
17	30	70
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	31	69
25	31	69
26	31	69
27	31	69
28	31	69
29	31	69
30	30	70

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	35	43
2	36	43
3	36	43
4	36	44
5	37	43
6	36	43
7	36	43
8	36	42
9	36	41
10	35	40
11	35	40
12	34	39
13	34	38
14	33	37
15	33	37
16	32	36
17	32	35
18	31	35
19	30	34
20	29	33
21	29	32
22	28	32
23	28	31
24	28	31
25	27	31
26	27	31
27	27	31
28	27	31
29	27	31
30	27	31

	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