Tikhvin weather in April

In April, Tikhvin sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Tikhvin's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tikhvin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
6th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
6th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:41 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
69%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Tikhvin is city and administrative center of Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia.

Density
2,586/km²
people per km²
Founded
1383

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 6°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical April day in Tikhvin 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 3°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

-10°10°20°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-4
25-4
36-3
46-3
56-3
66-3
77-2
87-2
97-2
108-2
118-1
128-1
138-1
149-1
159-1
1690
17100
18100
19100
20110
21111
22111
23111
24121
25121
26122
27132
28132
29132
30132

How April really feels in Tikhvin

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.

Tikhvin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-5° / -10°4711.9136.50.0
Feb-4° / -10°339.310.18.70.0
Mar / -6°379.78.311.30.0
Apr / -1°4310.33.314.11.8
May16° / 6311.20.316.74.9
Jun20° / 10°7912.9018.25.7
Jul23° / 13°8713.6017.66.1
Aug21° / 11°8313.1015.35.8
Sep15° / 6011.8012.64.1
Oct / 6412.929.81.0
Nov / -3°61127.57.30.0
Dec-3° / -7°531312.75.80.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 68%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43070
53070
62971
72971
82872
92773
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
152872
162971
173070
183070
193169
203268
213367
223565
233565
243565
253664
263763
273763
283763
293862
303961

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Tikhvin gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13120
23220
33219
43318
53318
63417
73416
83516
93515
103614
113614
123613
133612
143612
153611
163511
173510
18349
19349
20348
21337
22337
23336
24336
25335
26335
27334
28334
29333
30333

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
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 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 156 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 5:01 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 8:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:267:15
212.96:237:17
313.06:207:20
413.16:177:22
513.26:147:24
613.36:117:27
713.46:087:29
813.46:057:32
913.56:027:34
1013.65:597:37
1113.75:567:39
1213.85:537:41
1313.95:507:44
1414.05:477:46
1514.15:447:49
1614.25:417:51
1714.35:387:54
1814.35:357:56
1914.45:327:59
2014.55:298:01
2114.65:268:03
2214.75:248:06
2314.85:218:08
2414.95:188:11
2515.05:158:13
2615.15:128:16
2715.15:098:18
2815.25:078:21
2915.35:048:23
3015.45:018:25

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.79 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

012345151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.1Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.2Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Tikhvin?

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

1.8
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 Tikhvin.

What to pack for Tikhvin in April

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

In April, Tikhvin sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tikhvin in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tikhvin peaks around July 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tikhvin?

Tikhvin sits at 59.6°N, 33.5°E, 48 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Boksitogorsk, 26 km away.

Topography around Tikhvin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tikhvin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 51 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m.

The land around Tikhvin is covered by trees (63%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
278 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Boksitogorsk 26 km · Pikalëvo 39 km · Volkhov 74 km · Kirishi 86 km · Chudovo 119 km · Lodeynoye Pole 121 km · Borovichi 140 km · Kirovsk 144 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 Tikhvin (59.6392°, 33.5256°, elevation 48 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).