Plast weather in April

In April, Plast sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6.4 wet days and about 13.7 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 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Plast's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plast's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:04 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Plast is human settlement in Plastovsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Plast reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 11°C warmer than March and about 9°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-5
25-4
36-4
46-4
56-3
67-3
77-2
88-2
98-2
109-1
119-1
1210-1
13100
14100
15110
16111
17111
18121
19121
20122
21132
22132
23132
24142
25143
26143
27143
28153
29154
30154

How April really feels in Plast

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Plast 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-10° / -18°1556.17.70.0
Feb-8° / -17°164.65.69.30.0
Mar-1° / -10°2365.911.50.0
Apr11° / 316.4213.72.6
May19° / 438.50.315.76.2
Jun24° / 12°5110.5016.86.7
Jul25° / 14°6911.1016.46.7
Aug23° / 12°579.7014.76.7
Sep16° / 367.70.112.55.3
Oct / 347.92.910.21.6
Nov-2° / -8°225.44.98.20.0
Dec-8° / -16°195.46.47.10.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64159
74159
84159
94060
104060
114159
124159
134060
144159
154159
164060
173961
183862
193862
203961
213862
223862
233862
243961
254060
264060
274159
284159
294159
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Plast gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6.4 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12217
22116
32114
42113
52012
62011
72010
8209
9209
10208
11217
12217
13216
14216
15226
16225
17225
18235
19235
20235
21244
22244
23244
24244
25244
26244
27243
28243
29243
30243

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
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light 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 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 8:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:427:21
212.76:397:23
312.86:377:25
412.96:347:27
513.06:327:29
613.06:297:31
713.16:267:33
813.26:247:35
913.36:217:36
1013.36:197:38
1113.46:167:40
1213.56:147:42
1313.56:117:44
1413.66:097:46
1513.76:067:48
1613.86:047:50
1713.86:027:52
1813.95:597:54
1914.05:577:56
2014.15:547:58
2114.15:528:00
2214.25:508:01
2314.35:478:03
2414.35:458:05
2514.45:438:07
2614.55:408:09
2714.55:388:11
2814.65:368:13
2914.75:348:15
3014.85:328:17

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Plast?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Plast.

What to pack for Plast in April

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

In April, Plast sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Plast in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Plast peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Plast?

Plast sits at 54.4°N, 60.8°E, 308 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yuzhnoural’sk, 30 km away.

Topography around Plast

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plast has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 313 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,062 m.

The land around Plast is covered by trees (40%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (42%), grassland (30%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), grassland (35%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
1,062 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Yuzhnoural’sk 30 km · Yemanzhelinsk 54 km · Troitsk 58 km · Korkino 69 km · Chebarkul’ 74 km · Miass 88 km · Uchaly 89 km · Chelyabinsk 97 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 Plast (54.3691°, 60.8136°, elevation 308 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).