Sosnovoborsk weather in April

In April, Sosnovoborsk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Sosnovoborsk's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sosnovoborsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
6th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
5:50 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Sosnovoborsk is town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
2,109/km²
people per km²
Founded
1971

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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical April day in Sosnovoborsk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-6
25-6
35-6
45-5
56-5
66-5
76-4
86-4
97-4
107-4
117-4
127-3
138-3
148-3
158-3
168-2
179-2
189-2
199-2
209-1
2110-1
2210-1
2310-1
2410-1
25110
26110
27110
28110
29110
30121

How April really feels in Sosnovoborsk

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
4 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sosnovoborsk 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-13° / -21°154.87.47.30.0
Feb-9° / -19°144.86.99.10.0
Mar-1° / -12°196.17.711.40.0
Apr / -3°349.44.813.81.4
May16° / 5211.81164.5
Jun22° / 10°5910.8017.26.4
Jul24° / 13°6911.6016.76.6
Aug21° / 10°7012.1014.96.0
Sep14° / 5712.20.412.53.7
Oct / -2°4511.45.510.10.6
Nov-5° / -12°3410.112.17.90.0
Dec-11° / -19°298.911.76.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62476
72476
82377
92476
102575
112476
122476
132476
142476
152575
162476
172476
182476
192476
202476
212476
222377
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282377
292476
302476

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Sosnovoborsk gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12421
22421
32521
42521
52621
62721
72821
82821
92920
103020
113119
123119
133118
143217
153216
163215
173214
183214
193313
203312
213312
223311
233411
243411
253411
263411
273511
283510
293610
303610

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 (%)
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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
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3012calm

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 6:30 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 8:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:307:12
212.86:287:14
312.96:257:16
412.96:227:19
513.06:197:21
613.16:177:23
713.26:147:25
813.36:117:27
913.36:097:29
1013.46:067:31
1113.56:037:33
1213.66:017:35
1313.75:587:37
1413.75:567:39
1513.85:537:41
1613.95:507:43
1714.05:487:46
1814.05:457:48
1914.15:437:50
2014.25:407:52
2114.35:377:54
2214.35:357:56
2314.45:327:58
2414.55:308:00
2514.65:288:02
2614.75:258:04
2714.75:238:06
2814.85:208:08
2914.95:188:10
3014.95:168:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Sosnovoborsk?

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

1.4
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 Sosnovoborsk.

What to pack for Sosnovoborsk in April

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

In April, Sosnovoborsk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sosnovoborsk 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 Sosnovoborsk peaks around June 18 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 18UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Sosnovoborsk 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 Sosnovoborsk is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1717 µg/m³Dec 144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr15Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sosnovoborsk?

Sosnovoborsk sits at 56.1°N, 93.3°E, 154 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Berëzovka, 16 km away.

Topography around Sosnovoborsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sosnovoborsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 761 m.

The land around Sosnovoborsk is covered by trees (36%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (23%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
383 m
80 km
761 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Berëzovka 16 km · Zheleznogorsk 19 km · Krasnoyarsk 27 km · Divnogorsk 62 km · Zelenogorsk 77 km · Borodino 101 km · Kansk 148 km · Ilanskiy 169 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 Sosnovoborsk (56.1218°, 93.3381°, elevation 154 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).