Sim weather in April

In April, Sim sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 4°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Sim's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sim's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 8:04 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Sim is town in Ashinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
474/km²
people per km²
Founded
1759

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 4°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sim reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 8°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-5
24-4
34-4
45-4
55-3
65-3
76-3
86-3
97-2
107-2
117-2
128-1
138-1
148-1
159-1
169-1
1790
18100
19100
20100
21111
22111
23111
24121
25121
26122
27122
28132
29132
30132

How April really feels in Sim

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sim 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-10° / -16°399.612.87.50.0
Feb-7° / -16°348.210.39.30.0
Mar-1° / -9°4410.111.511.40.0
Apr / -1°478.94.713.81.7
May17° / 7012.40.715.85.1
Jun21° / 10°9314.30175.8
Jul23° / 12°9613.3016.56.2
Aug21° / 11°9013.9014.75.8
Sep15° / 75130.712.53.9
Oct / 7813.66.410.20.9
Nov-2° / -8°5711.812.68.10.0
Dec-8° / -15°4611.213.870.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 66%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53466
63466
73565
83565
93565
103565
113664
123664
133664
143565
153565
163565
173565
183367
193268
203367
213367
223367
233367
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293664
303664

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sim gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13533
23431
33329
43227
53125
63024
72922
82820
92819
102717
112716
122615
132614
142613
152713
162712
172812
182812
192912
203012
213011
223111
233211
243311
253410
263410
273510
28369
29368
30368

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 11 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

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 6:54 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 8:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:547:34
212.76:517:36
312.86:497:38
412.96:467:40
513.06:437:42
613.16:417:44
713.16:387:46
813.26:367:48
913.36:337:50
1013.46:307:52
1113.46:287:54
1213.56:257:56
1313.66:237:58
1413.76:208:00
1513.76:188:02
1613.86:158:04
1713.96:138:06
1814.06:108:08
1914.06:088:10
2014.16:058:12
2114.26:038:13
2214.26:018:15
2314.35:588:17
2414.45:568:19
2514.55:538:21
2614.55:518:23
2714.65:498:25
2814.75:468:27
2914.85:448:29
3014.85:428:31

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sim?

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

1.7
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 Sim.

What to pack for Sim in April

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

In April, Sim sees daytime highs around 9°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 Sim 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 Sim peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 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 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sim?

Sim sits at 55.0°N, 57.7°E, 203 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Asha, 28 km away.

Topography around Sim

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sim has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,322 m.

The land around Sim is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
359 m
16 km
513 m
80 km
1,322 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Asha 28 km · Ust’-Katav 31 km · Katav-Ivanovsk 42 km · Trëkhgornyy 52 km · Bakal 71 km · Satka 86 km · Mezgor'e 105 km · Blagoveshchensk 110 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 Sim (54.993°, 57.6982°, elevation 203 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).