Tayshet weather in April

In April, Tayshet sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 8.5 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 13% 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 Tayshet's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tayshet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
7th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 8:24 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Tayshet is human settlement in Tayshetsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
499/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

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 Tayshet 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 8°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-7
25-6
35-6
45-6
56-5
66-5
76-5
86-5
97-4
107-4
117-4
127-4
138-3
148-3
158-3
168-3
179-3
189-2
199-2
209-2
2110-2
2210-1
2310-1
2410-1
2511-1
2611-1
27110
28110
29110
30120

How April really feels in Tayshet

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
5 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Tayshet 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-14° / -23°1457.37.40.0
Feb-9° / -21°144.76.89.20.0
Mar-1° / -13°206.27.611.40.0
Apr / -3°318.54.513.81.4
May16° / 5211.81.1164.6
Jun23° / 10°6211.8017.26.4
Jul25° / 13°6511016.76.6
Aug22° / 11°6912.1014.86.1
Sep14° / 5511.90.412.53.8
Oct / -3°4110.85.410.10.6
Nov-6° / -13°339.611.680.0
Dec-13° / -21°278.511.36.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32674
42674
52674
62674
72575
82476
92476
102476
112476
122377
132377
142476
152476
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202377
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302476

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Tayshet gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 8.5 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 29% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)
12321
22321
32321
42321
52420
62420
72420
82520
92619
102619
112718
122818
132817
142916
152916
163015
173014
183114
193113
203212
213212
223212
233311
243311
253311
263410
273410
283410
293510
30359

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, the windiest month of the year.

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.

051015151015202530
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
2112calm
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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 7:12 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:54 PM to 8:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:127:54
212.87:097:56
312.97:067:58
412.97:048:00
513.07:018:02
613.16:588:04
713.26:568:06
813.26:538:08
913.36:508:10
1013.46:488:12
1113.56:458:14
1213.66:428:16
1313.66:408:18
1413.76:378:20
1513.86:358:22
1613.96:328:24
1713.96:308:26
1814.06:278:29
1914.16:248:31
2014.26:228:33
2114.36:198:35
2214.36:178:37
2314.46:148:39
2414.56:128:41
2514.66:108:43
2614.66:078:45
2714.76:058:47
2814.86:028:49
2914.96:008:51
3014.95:588:53

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tayshet?

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 Tayshet.

What to pack for Tayshet in April

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tayshet 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 Tayshet peaks around June 23 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Tayshet 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 Tayshet is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 11.4× the cleanest month (December, 2 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1320 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr18Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov3Good
Dec2Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tayshet?

Tayshet sits at 55.9°N, 98.0°E, 331 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chunskiy, 104 km away.

Topography around Tayshet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tayshet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m.

The land around Tayshet is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
800 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Chunskiy 104 km · Ilanskiy 124 km · Nizhneudinsk 132 km · Kansk 144 km · Borodino 192 km · Vikhorevka 199 km · Zelenogorsk 212 km · Tulun 223 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 Tayshet (55.9328°, 97.9896°, elevation 331 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).