Safonovo weather in April

In April, Safonovo sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Safonovo's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Safonovo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Safonovo is town and administrative center of Safonovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia.

Density
1,555/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 15°C by the end.

A typical April day in Safonovo reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°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.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
27-1
37-1
47-1
58-1
680
780
890
990
1091
1191
12101
13101
14101
15112
16112
17112
18122
19122
20123
21133
22133
23133
24144
25144
26144
27144
28154
29155
30155

How April really feels in Safonovo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 22 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
22
wind chill below the day's low

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

Safonovo weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -9°4010.311.17.50.0
Feb-3° / -9°369.19.49.30.0
Mar / -4°389.26.911.40.0
Apr11° / 419.31.513.82.6
May18° / 7411.80.215.85.4
Jun21° / 11°7812.30175.9
Jul23° / 14°8713.4016.56.3
Aug22° / 12°7411014.76.4
Sep16° / 599.80.112.54.8
Oct / 63111.610.21.6
Nov / -2°469.54.88.10.0
Dec-2° / -7°4010.29.970.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43169
53070
63169
73169
83070
93169
103169
113070
123070
133070
143070
153169
163268
173268
183367
193367
203367
213367
223466
233565
243664
253664
263763
273763
283961
293961
304159

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Safonovo gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12713
22713
32812
42812
52911
62910
7309
8309
9318
10317
11327
12326
13325
14335
15334
16334
17333
18333
19323
20323
21322
22322
23322
24322
25322
26322
27322
28322
29322
30321

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.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
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 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 6:31 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 8:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:317:12
212.86:297:14
312.86:267:16
412.96:247:18
513.06:217:20
613.16:187:22
713.16:167:24
813.26:137:26
913.36:117:28
1013.46:087:30
1113.46:057:32
1213.56:037:34
1313.66:007:36
1413.75:587:38
1513.75:557:40
1613.85:537:42
1713.95:507:44
1814.05:487:46
1914.05:457:48
2014.15:437:50
2114.25:407:52
2214.35:387:54
2314.35:367:56
2414.45:337:58
2514.55:318:00
2614.55:298:02
2714.65:268:03
2814.75:248:05
2914.85:228:07
3014.85:198:09

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.36 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
154.0Moderate
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Safonovo?

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

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Safonovo.

What to pack for Safonovo in April

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

In April, Safonovo 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 Safonovo 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 Safonovo 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
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Safonovo 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 Safonovo is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1317 µg/m³Jan 124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Safonovo?

Safonovo sits at 55.1°N, 33.2°E, 222 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yartsevo, 35 km away.

Topography around Safonovo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Safonovo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Safonovo is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (37%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
171 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Yartsevo 35 km · Vyaz’ma 68 km · Smolensk 84 km · Desnogorsk 107 km · Gagarin 122 km · Nelidovo 128 km · Roslavl’ 131 km · Kirov 135 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 Safonovo (55.1109°, 33.2373°, elevation 222 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).