Tayga weather in April

In April, Tayga sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Tayga's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tayga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
6th coldest
Precipitation
37 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 8:14 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Tayga is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1896

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 10°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tayga reaches about 7°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 -0°C and 15°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)
13-6
23-5
33-5
43-5
54-5
64-5
74-4
85-4
95-4
105-4
115-4
126-3
136-3
146-3
157-3
167-2
177-2
188-2
198-1
208-1
219-1
229-1
239-1
2490
25100
26100
27100
28111
29111
30111

How April really feels in Tayga

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.

Tayga weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -20°308.711.27.30.0
Feb-10° / -18°226.99.19.10.0
Mar-2° / -11°328.59.411.40.0
Apr / -2°379.84.913.81.0
May15° / 5411.71.2164.4
Jun21° / 11°6312.4017.26.0
Jul23° / 13°7712.8016.76.4
Aug20° / 11°7012.6014.95.8
Sep14° / 59120.412.53.6
Oct / -2°5912.76.810.10.6
Nov-5° / -11°5412.6137.90.0
Dec-12° / -18°4412.314.96.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
83070
93070
103070
113070
123070
133070
143070
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
202872
212773
222872
232872
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252773
262773
272674
282674
292674
302674

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Tayga gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 32% and peaks near 38% 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 (%)
12925
22924
32923
42923
52922
63021
73021
83020
93019
103018
113017
123016
133015
143014
153014
163013
173013
183113
193112
203212
213312
223412
233412
243512
253512
263612
273711
283711
293811
303811

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.

051015151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze

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 7:01 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 7:43 PM to 8:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:017:43
212.86:587:45
312.96:567:47
412.96:537:49
513.06:507:51
613.16:487:53
713.26:457:56
813.36:427:58
913.36:408:00
1013.46:378:02
1113.56:348:04
1213.66:328:06
1313.66:298:08
1413.76:268:10
1513.86:248:12
1613.96:218:14
1714.06:198:16
1814.06:168:18
1914.16:148:20
2014.26:118:22
2114.36:098:25
2214.36:068:27
2314.46:048:29
2414.56:018:31
2514.65:598:33
2614.65:568:35
2714.75:548:37
2814.85:518:39
2914.95:498:41
3014.95:478:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tayga?

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

1.0
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 Tayga.

What to pack for Tayga in April

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

In April, Tayga sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Tayga 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 Tayga peaks around July 11 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 11UV 6Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tayga 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 Tayga is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1715 µg/m³Dec 163 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tayga?

Tayga sits at 56.1°N, 85.6°E, 249 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yashkino, 24 km away.

Topography around Tayga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tayga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 253 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Tayga is covered by trees (61%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
132 m
80 km
399 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Yashkino 24 km · Anzhero-Sudzhensk 25 km · Yurga 60 km · Berëzovskiy 60 km · Tomsk 62 km · Kedrovka 67 km · Seversk 75 km · Kemerovo 85 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 Tayga (56.0654°, 85.6218°, elevation 249 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).