Novyy Urengoy weather in April

In April, Novyy Urengoy sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of April to 16 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Novyy Urengoy's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novyy Urengoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
6th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
4:27 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
81%
4th clearest
Wind
24 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novyy Urengoy is town in Russia.

Density
849/km²
people per km²
Founded
1975

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 -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical April day in Novyy Urengoy reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 7°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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

How April really feels in Novyy Urengoy

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Novyy Urengoy weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-21° / -28°155.87.73.80.0
Feb-19° / -26°134.66.17.50.0
Mar-11° / -20°206.68.311.10.0
Apr-5° / -13°317.57.414.80.0
May / -4°4195.418.60.2
Jun14° / 6411.81.421.83.9
Jul19° / 11°599.7020.36.0
Aug15° / 7012.50.116.54.3
Sep / 46101.512.81.4
Oct-2° / -7°4811.810.790.0
Nov-13° / -20°278.510.15.20.0
Dec-19° / -26°207.19.62.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
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52179
62179
72179
82080
92080
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Novyy Urengoy gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12225
22225
32225
42225
52225
62325
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112425
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292623
302522

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 24 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
124breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
924breezy
1024breezy
1124breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of April to 16 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 210 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:26 AM to 3:32 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:266:30
213.25:226:33
313.35:186:37
413.45:146:40
513.55:106:43
613.75:066:47
713.85:026:50
813.94:586:53
914.04:556:57
1014.24:517:00
1114.34:477:04
1214.44:437:07
1314.54:397:10
1414.64:357:14
1514.84:317:17
1614.94:277:21
1715.04:237:24
1815.14:197:27
1915.34:157:31
2015.44:117:34
2115.54:077:38
2215.64:037:41
2315.83:597:45
2415.93:557:48
2516.03:517:52
2616.13:477:55
2716.33:447:59
2816.43:408:03
2916.53:368:06
3016.63:328:10

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 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Novyy Urengoy?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Novyy Urengoy.

What to pack for Novyy Urengoy in April

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

In April, Novyy Urengoy sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

UV index in Novyy Urengoy 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 Novyy Urengoy peaks around June 18 at about 5 (moderate) — 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Novyy Urengoy 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 Novyy Urengoy is worst in July — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 41.0× the cleanest month (January, 1 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 1846 µg/m³Jan 211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb2Good
Mar5Good
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul49Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov2Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novyy Urengoy?

Novyy Urengoy sits at 66.1°N, 76.6°E, 45 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tarko-Sale, 140 km away.

Salekhard

Topography around Novyy Urengoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novyy Urengoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Novyy Urengoy is covered by trees (37%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, wetland (49%) within 16 km, and wetland (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
129 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Tarko-Sale 140 km · Gubkinskiy 183 km · Nadym 197 km · Muravlenko 274 km · Noyabrsk 326 km · Kogalym 437 km · Raduzhny 445 km · Salekhard 450 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 Novyy Urengoy (66.0833°, 76.6333°, elevation 45 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).