Severobaykal’sk weather in April

In April, Severobaykal’sk sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Severobaykal’sk's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Severobaykal’sk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
7th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
6th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Severobaykal’sk is town in Russia.

Density
250/km²
people per km²
Founded
1974

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 -3°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical April day in Severobaykal’sk reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°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 6°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-13
2-3-13
3-3-12
4-3-12
5-2-12
6-2-12
7-2-11
8-2-11
9-1-11
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181-8
191-8
201-8
212-7
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232-7
242-6
253-6
263-6
273-6
283-5
294-5
304-5

How April really feels in Severobaykal’sk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
23 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Severobaykal’sk weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-21° / -27°236.48.77.40.0
Feb-17° / -25°205.97.99.20.0
Mar-8° / -19°328.610.411.40.0
Apr / -9°5010.811.113.80.0
May / -1°6412.96.915.91.5
Jun17° / 6812.30.417.15.0
Jul20° / 10°8313.9016.65.7
Aug18° / 10013.60.114.85.2
Sep10° / 8113.3312.52.0
Oct / -7°5810.910.310.10.0
Nov-11° / -17°409.111.380.0
Dec-19° / -25°277.29.76.90.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Severobaykal’sk gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13237
23237
33238
43338
53338
63338
73338
83438
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303934

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in April

Winds average 7 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of April to 14 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 8:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:277:08
212.86:247:10
312.86:217:12
412.96:197:14
513.06:167:16
613.16:137:18
713.26:117:20
813.26:087:22
913.36:067:24
1013.46:037:26
1113.56:007:28
1213.55:587:30
1313.65:557:32
1413.75:527:34
1513.85:507:36
1613.95:477:38
1713.95:457:40
1814.05:427:43
1914.15:407:45
2014.25:377:47
2114.25:357:49
2214.35:327:51
2314.45:307:53
2414.55:277:55
2514.55:257:57
2614.65:237:59
2714.75:208:01
2814.75:188:03
2914.85:168:05
3014.95:138:07

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Severobaykal’sk

In seasonPeak

In April, Severobaykal’sk sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Severobaykal’sk's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Severobaykal’sk?

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

0.0
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 Severobaykal’sk.

What to pack for Severobaykal’sk in April

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

In April, Severobaykal’sk sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Severobaykal’sk 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 Severobaykal’sk peaks around July 15 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Severobaykal’sk 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 Severobaykal’sk is worst in August — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 56.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyGoodAug 1260 µg/m³Dec 171 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb2Good
Mar4Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul52Poor
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep14Moderate
Oct4Good
Nov2Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Severobaykal’sk?

Severobaykal’sk sits at 55.6°N, 109.3°E, 537 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ust’-Kut, 254 km away.

Topography around Severobaykal’sk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Severobaykal’sk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 748 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,113 m.

The land around Severobaykal’sk is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and moss and lichen (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
431 m
16 km
748 m
80 km
2,113 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Ust’-Kut 254 km · Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 339 km · Bodaybo 386 km · Ulan-Ude 439 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 483 km · Bratsk 484 km · Chita 484 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 486 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 Severobaykal’sk (55.6383°, 109.3271°, elevation 537 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).