Valday weather in April

In April, Valday sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 14 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 19% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Valday's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Valday's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
14 hours
5:46 AM – 7:48 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Valday is human settlement in Valdaysky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1495

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 Valday reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 9°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)
15-3
26-3
36-2
46-2
57-2
67-2
77-1
87-1
98-1
108-1
1180
1290
1390
1490
15101
16101
17101
18101
19111
20112
21112
22122
23122
24122
25133
26133
27133
28133
29143
30144

How April really feels in Valday

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 27 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
27
wind chill below the day's low

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

Valday 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° / -9°5112.514.56.90.0
Feb-4° / -10°369.710.88.90.0
Mar / -6°399.58.911.40.0
Apr10° / 4510.83.1142.0
May16° / 6912.40.216.34.8
Jun20° / 11°8613.7017.75.6
Jul22° / 13°9114.4017.25.9
Aug20° / 11°8512.9015.15.8
Sep15° / 6111.70.112.54.1
Oct / 7012.92.59.91.1
Nov / -3°5812.287.60.0
Dec-3° / -7°5212.612.56.30.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52872
62872
72872
82872
92773
102773
112773
122773
132872
142872
152971
162971
173070
183070
193268
203268
213268
223367
233466
243565
253565
263763
273763
283763
293862
303763

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Valday gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13222
23321
33320
43419
53518
63517
73616
83715
93714
103813
113812
123812
133811
143810
15389
16379
17378
18378
19367
20367
21356
22356
23355
24355
25345
26344
27344
28343
29343
30343

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.

05101520151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light 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 48 min at the start of April to 15 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 144 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 8:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:297:14
212.86:267:16
312.96:237:19
413.06:207:21
513.16:187:23
613.26:157:25
713.36:127:28
813.46:097:30
913.46:067:32
1013.56:037:35
1113.66:007:37
1213.75:587:39
1313.85:557:41
1413.95:527:44
1513.95:497:46
1614.05:467:48
1714.15:447:50
1814.25:417:53
1914.35:387:55
2014.45:357:57
2114.45:337:59
2214.55:308:02
2314.65:278:04
2414.75:258:06
2514.85:228:08
2614.95:198:11
2714.95:178:13
2815.05:148:15
2915.15:128:17
3015.25:098:20

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 3.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

024151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.2Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
184.0Moderate
194.0Bright
204.1Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Valday?

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

2.0
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 Valday.

What to pack for Valday in April

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

In April, Valday sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Valday 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 Valday peaks around July 10 at about 6 (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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 10UV 6Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Valday?

Valday sits at 58.0°N, 33.3°E, 187 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Bologoye, 48 km away.

Topography around Valday

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Valday has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 213 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Valday is covered by trees (48%) and water (23%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
283 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bologoye 48 km · Borovichi 61 km · Vyshniy Volochëk 89 km · Ostashkov 93 km · Udomlya 104 km · Staraya Russa 112 km · Velikiy Novgorod 131 km · Torzhok 146 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 Valday (57.9773°, 33.2515°, elevation 187 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).