Penza weather in April

In April, Penza sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Penza's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Penza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:10 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Penza is city in central Russia.

Density
1,803/km²
people per km²
Founded
1663

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 6°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Penza reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-3
25-3
36-2
46-2
57-1
67-1
78-1
880
990
1090
11101
12101
13111
14111
15122
16122
17122
18133
19133
20133
21143
22143
23144
24154
25154
26154
27165
28165
29165
30165

How April really feels in Penza

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Penza 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-6° / -12°389.411.17.90.0
Feb-5° / -12°327.68.59.40.0
Mar / -7°3798.111.50.0
Apr11° / 428.51.613.62.9
May19° / 499.30.215.66.2
Jun23° / 12°6310.4016.66.8
Jul25° / 15°6310.5016.26.8
Aug24° / 13°598.8014.57.1
Sep17° / 529.3012.45.4
Oct / 519.81.810.31.9
Nov / -4°408.768.40.0
Dec-5° / -10°4010.510.97.40.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43664
53664
63664
73565
83565
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163664
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
264060
274159
284159
294258
304357

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Penza gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12415
22414
32412
42411
52410
62410
7249
8258
9257
10256
11266
12265
13274
14274
15284
16283
17293
18293
19303
20303
21303
22313
23313
24312
25312
26312
27312
28302
29302
30292

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 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze

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 5:46 AM to 4:38 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:466:23
212.75:436:25
312.85:416:27
412.85:386:29
512.95:366:31
613.05:336:33
713.15:316:34
813.15:296:36
913.25:266:38
1013.35:246:40
1113.35:216:42
1213.45:196:44
1313.55:176:45
1413.55:146:47
1513.65:126:49
1613.75:106:51
1713.85:076:53
1813.85:056:55
1913.95:036:56
2014.05:006:58
2114.04:587:00
2214.14:567:02
2314.24:537:04
2414.24:517:05
2514.34:497:07
2614.44:477:09
2714.44:457:11
2814.54:437:13
2914.64:407:14
3014.64:387:16

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Bright
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Penza?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Penza.

What to pack for Penza in April

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

In April, Penza sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Penza 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 Penza peaks around June 21 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Penza?

Penza sits at 53.2°N, 45.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zarechnyy, 12 km away.

Topography around Penza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Penza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 169 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Penza is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%), trees (34%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
227 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Zarechnyy 12 km · Kamenka 64 km · Nikol’sk 91 km · Nizhniy Lomov 96 km · Ruzayevka 96 km · Serdobsk 98 km · Petrovsk 102 km · Kuznetsk 106 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 Penza (53.1957°, 45.0108°, elevation 156 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).