Rzhev weather in April

In April, Rzhev sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 15 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rzhev's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rzhev's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:46 AM – 7:40 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Rzhev is town in Tver Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,112/km²
people per km²
Founded
1216

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 14°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rzhev reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
37-2
47-1
57-1
68-1
780
880
990
1090
1190
12101
13101
14101
15101
16111
17112
18112
19122
20122
21123
22133
23133
24133
25143
26144
27144
28144
29154
30154

How April really feels in Rzhev

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 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
23
wind chill below the day's low

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

Rzhev weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°3710.210.87.30.0
Feb-3° / -9°328.79.99.10.0
Mar / -5°349.37.711.40.0
Apr11° / 379.11.913.82.5
May17° / 7311.90.2165.2
Jun21° / 11°7512.8017.35.8
Jul23° / 13°8713.8016.86.1
Aug21° / 12°7311.7014.96.1
Sep15° / 6310.60.212.54.5
Oct / 6011.12.210.11.3
Nov / -3°4510.26.27.90.0
Dec-3° / -7°3910.29.86.70.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
42971
52872
62773
72773
82773
92773
102872
112872
122773
132773
142872
152872
162971
173070
183070
193070
203169
213169
223169
233268
243268
253466
263466
273565
283565
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Rzhev gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.1 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 31% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12716
22715
32714
42813
52812
62811
72810
8299
9299
10308
11307
12316
13316
14325
15325
16325
17325
18324
19324
20324
21324
22324
23324
24323
25323
26323
27323
28322
29322
30322

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 12 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 15 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:11 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:267:08
212.86:237:11
312.96:217:13
412.96:187:15
513.06:157:17
613.16:137:19
713.26:107:21
813.36:077:23
913.36:057:25
1013.46:027:27
1113.55:597:29
1213.65:577:31
1313.75:547:34
1413.75:517:36
1513.85:497:38
1613.95:467:40
1714.05:437:42
1814.15:417:44
1914.15:387:46
2014.25:367:48
2114.35:337:50
2214.45:317:52
2314.45:287:54
2414.55:267:57
2514.65:237:59
2614.75:218:01
2714.75:188:03
2814.85:168:05
2914.95:138:07
3015.05:118:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.9Moderate
164.0Moderate
174.0Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rzhev?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rzhev.

What to pack for Rzhev in April

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

In April, Rzhev sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Rzhev 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 Rzhev peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rzhev?

Rzhev sits at 56.3°N, 34.3°E, 181 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Gagarin, 89 km away.

Topography around Rzhev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rzhev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 189 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Rzhev is covered by trees (36%), grassland (30%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
102 m
80 km
229 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Gagarin 89 km · Torzhok 95 km · Nelidovo 96 km · Volokolamsk 105 km · Tver 117 km · Vyaz’ma 117 km · Ostashkov 123 km · Mozhaysk 136 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 Rzhev (56.2629°, 34.3289°, elevation 181 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).