Orenburg weather in April

In April, Orenburg sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 7.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Orenburg's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
6:32 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
62%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Orenburg is city in the south of Russia.

Density
2,181/km²
people per km²
Founded
1743

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 17°C by the end.

A typical April day in Orenburg reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 13°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°30°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-3
26-3
37-2
47-2
58-2
69-1
79-1
8100
9100
10111
11111
12121
13122
14132
15132
16143
17143
18143
19153
20154
21164
22164
23164
24165
25175
26175
27175
28175
29186
30186

How April really feels in Orenburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Orenburg weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -15°338.710.38.10.0
Feb-7° / -15°286.67.49.60.0
Mar-0° / -9°337.96.511.50.0
Apr13° / 337.11.213.63.7
May22° / 357.5015.47.1
Jun27° / 14°357016.47.1
Jul28° / 16°326.70166.4
Aug27° / 14°275.7014.47.2
Sep20° / 296.2012.46.8
Oct11° / 377.60.910.42.9
Nov / -6°327.658.60.0
Dec-6° / -13°348.297.60.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33664
43763
53664
63664
73664
83763
93664
103664
113862
123961
133961
144060
154060
164159
174159
184258
194258
204258
214357
224456
234456
244456
254555
264456
274456
284654
294654
304753

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Orenburg gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 7.1 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12512
22411
32410
4239
5238
6238
7227
8226
9226
10225
11225
12224
13224
14223
15233
16233
17233
18242
19242
20252
21252
22262
23262
24272
25272
26282
27282
28282
29282
30281

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 14 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:42 PM to 8:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:067:42
212.77:047:44
312.77:027:46
412.86:597:47
512.96:577:49
612.96:557:51
713.06:527:52
813.16:507:54
913.16:487:56
1013.26:457:58
1113.36:437:59
1213.36:418:01
1313.46:388:03
1413.56:368:04
1513.56:348:06
1613.66:328:08
1713.76:308:10
1813.76:278:11
1913.86:258:13
2013.96:238:15
2113.96:218:16
2214.06:198:18
2314.16:168:20
2414.16:148:22
2514.26:128:23
2614.26:108:25
2714.36:088:27
2814.46:068:28
2914.46:048:30
3014.56:028:32

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Orenburg?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orenburg.

What to pack for Orenburg in April

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

In April, Orenburg sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Orenburg in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orenburg peaks around June 19 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun7Very high
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Orenburg?

Orenburg sits at 51.8°N, 55.1°E, 124 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sol’-Iletsk, 68 km away.

Topography around Orenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Orenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (28%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (57%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
127 m
80 km
329 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Sol’-Iletsk 68 km · Saraktash 87 km · Kumertau 120 km · Meleuz 145 km · Sorochinsk 152 km · Kuvandyk 159 km · Aqsay 160 km · Mednogorsk 177 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 Orenburg (51.7671°, 55.0988°, elevation 124 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).