Saratov weather in April

In April, Saratov sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.3 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-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 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 Saratov's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saratov's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:09 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Saratov is city in Saratov Oblast, Russia.

Density
2,144/km²
people per km²
Founded
1590

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 Saratov reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 9°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 9°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
37-1
47-1
57-1
680
780
890
991
10101
11101
12112
13112
14122
15123
16123
17133
18133
19134
20144
21144
22144
23155
24155
25155
26165
27166
28166
29176
30177

How April really feels in Saratov

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Saratov 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-6° / -11°368.79.38.10.0
Feb-6° / -12°3077.39.60.0
Mar / -6°337.35.911.50.0
Apr12° / 357.31.113.53.2
May20° / 10°387.5015.36.7
Jun25° / 15°478.6016.37.2
Jul27° / 17°417.5015.97.0
Aug26° / 15°295.6014.47.5
Sep19° / 10°466.7012.46.5
Oct11° / 367.80.710.42.9
Nov / -3°327.34.28.60.0
Dec-4° / -9°358.58.27.70.0

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 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73961
83961
93961
103961
114060
124060
134159
144159
154258
164357
174258
184258
194357
204357
214456
224456
234456
244555
254654
264753
274852
285050
294951
305050

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Saratov gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12311
22310
32310
4239
5238
6237
7237
8236
9235
10245
11244
12243
13243
14243
15242
16242
17242
18252
19251
20251
21251
22251
23251
24251
25241
26241
27241
28241
29241
30231

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
28991
29991
30991

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
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 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 5:43 AM to 4:39 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:436:18
212.75:416:20
312.75:386:22
412.85:366:24
512.95:346:25
612.95:316:27
713.05:296:29
813.15:276:30
913.15:246:32
1013.25:226:34
1113.35:206:35
1213.35:186:37
1313.45:156:39
1413.55:136:41
1513.55:116:42
1613.65:096:44
1713.75:066:46
1813.75:046:47
1913.85:026:49
2013.85:006:51
2113.94:586:52
2214.04:566:54
2314.04:536:56
2414.14:516:58
2514.24:496:59
2614.24:477:01
2714.34:457:03
2814.44:437:04
2914.44:417:06
3014.54:397:08

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Saratov?

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

3.2
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 Saratov.

What to pack for Saratov in April

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

In April, Saratov sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Saratov 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 Saratov peaks around July 15 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Saratov 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 Saratov is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Saratov?

Saratov sits at 51.5°N, 46.0°E, 80 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Engels, 10 km away.

Topography around Saratov

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saratov has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m.

The land around Saratov is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (29%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
297 m
16 km
303 m
80 km
340 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Engels 10 km · Privolzhskiy 15 km · Marks 55 km · Krasnoarmeysk 61 km · Atkarsk 78 km · Petrovsk 95 km · Kalininsk 105 km · Zhirnovsk 105 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 Saratov (51.5405°, 45.9901°, elevation 80 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).