Vorkuta weather in April

In April, Vorkuta sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 15.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -3°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 13 h 06 min at the start of April to 17 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Vorkuta's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vorkuta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
7th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
6th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
15 h 06 min
3:11 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
77%
3rd clearest
Wind
20 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vorkuta is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
2,686/km²
people per km²
Founded
1932

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 -8°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical April day in Vorkuta reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-8-16
2-8-16
3-8-16
4-8-16
5-7-15
6-7-15
7-7-15
8-7-14
9-6-14
10-6-14
11-6-14
12-6-13
13-5-13
14-5-13
15-5-13
16-5-12
17-5-12
18-4-12
19-4-12
20-4-12
21-4-11
22-4-11
23-4-11
24-3-11
25-3-11
26-3-10
27-3-10
28-3-10
29-3-10
30-3-10

How April really feels in Vorkuta

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Vorkuta weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -25°309.112.52.40.0
Feb-17° / -24°258.110.87.10.0
Mar-11° / -19°341012.311.10.0
Apr-5° / -13°389.810.715.10.0
May / -5°5110.67.719.40.0
Jun12° / 63122.623.82.8
Jul17° / 7011.40.221.85.1
Aug13° / 76130.116.93.2
Sep / 6112.52.212.81.0
Oct-2° / -6°6614.912.68.80.0
Nov-10° / -17°5011.713.74.50.0
Dec-15° / -21°4311.214.30.20.0

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 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42575
52575
62575
72575
82476
92575
102575
112575
122476
132476
142377
152377
162377
172278
182278
192080
202080
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
261981
272080
282080
292080
302179

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Vorkuta gets around 38 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13237
23237
33236
43236
53236
63336
73336
83335
93335
103335
113335
123335
133435
143436
153436
163436
173436
183437
193436
203336
213336
223336
233336
243236
253235
263235
273134
283133
293132
303132

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 20 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
1321breezy
1420breezy
1520breezy
1620breezy
1720breezy
1820breezy
1920breezy
2020breezy
2120breezy
2220light breeze
2320light breeze
2420light breeze
2520light breeze
2620light breeze
2720light breeze
2819light breeze
2919light breeze
3019light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of April to 17 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 234 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 4:14 AM to 2:11 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 7:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.14:145:23
213.34:105:26
313.44:065:30
413.54:025:33
513.73:575:37
613.83:535:41
713.93:495:44
814.13:455:48
914.23:405:51
1014.33:365:55
1114.43:325:59
1214.63:286:02
1314.73:236:06
1414.83:196:10
1515.03:156:14
1615.13:116:17
1715.23:066:21
1815.43:026:25
1915.52:586:29
2015.62:546:32
2115.82:496:36
2215.92:456:40
2316.12:416:44
2416.22:366:48
2516.32:326:52
2616.52:286:56
2716.62:247:00
2816.72:197:04
2916.92:157:08
3017.02:117:12

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.94 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
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 Vorkuta?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vorkuta.

What to pack for Vorkuta in April

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

In April, Vorkuta sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Vorkuta in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vorkuta peaks around June 18 at about 4 (moderate) — 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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 18UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vorkuta?

Vorkuta sits at 67.5°N, 64.1°E, 174 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vorgashor, 14 km away.

Topography around Vorkuta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vorkuta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 176 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,210 m.

The land around Vorkuta is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
1,210 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
April weather nearby: Vorgashor 14 km · Labytnangi 139 km · Salekhard 155 km · Inta 237 km · Usinsk 332 km · Pechora 402 km · Nadym 434 km · Beloyarskiy 439 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 Vorkuta (67.5087°, 64.0667°, elevation 174 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).