Kaniv weather in April

In April, Kaniv sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 8.5 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kaniv's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaniv's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:10 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
63%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kaniv is town and administrative center of Kanivsky District of Cherkasy Oblast in central Ukraine.

Density
13/km²
people per km²
Founded
1078

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 11°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Kaniv reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 8°C warmer than March and about 6°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1102
2112
3113
4113
5123
6124
7124
8124
9134
10135
11135
12135
13145
14145
15146
16146
17156
18156
19156
20156
21167
22167
23167
24177
25177
26178
27178
28188
29188
30188

How April really feels in Kaniv

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kaniv weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°347.96.28.40.0
Feb / -5°317.25.49.80.0
Mar / -1°388.83.511.50.7
Apr14° / 408.50.513.54.4
May21° / 11°5610.3015.16.4
Jun24° / 15°6611.10166.7
Jul26° / 17°6810.2015.76.8
Aug26° / 15°457.3014.27.3
Sep20° / 11°558.4012.46.4
Oct13° / 427.70.310.53.6
Nov / 397.52.88.80.4
Dec / -4°398.45.680.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53565
63565
73565
83466
93565
103466
113466
123466
133466
143565
153664
163664
173961
183961
194060
204258
214357
224555
234654
244852
254951
265050
275149
285248
295248
305248

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Kaniv gets around 40 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3284
4294
5293
6293
7293
8303
9302
10302
11302
12302
13302
14301
15291
16291
17291
18281
19281
20271
21271
22271
23271
24261
25261
26261
27261
28260
29260
30270

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 12 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of April to 14 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:42 AM to 4:42 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 7:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:426:15
212.65:406:17
312.75:386:19
412.75:356:20
512.85:336:22
612.95:316:23
712.95:296:25
813.05:276:26
913.15:256:28
1013.15:226:30
1113.25:206:31
1213.25:186:33
1313.35:166:34
1413.45:146:36
1513.45:126:37
1613.55:106:39
1713.65:086:41
1813.65:056:42
1913.75:036:44
2013.75:016:45
2113.84:596:47
2213.94:576:48
2313.94:556:50
2414.04:536:52
2514.04:516:53
2614.14:506:55
2714.14:486:56
2814.24:466:58
2914.34:446:59
3014.34:427:01

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kaniv?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kaniv for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaniv in April

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

In April, Kaniv sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kaniv in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaniv peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaniv?

Kaniv sits at 49.8°N, 31.5°E, 85 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Pereiaslav, 35 km away.

Topography around Kaniv

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaniv has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Kaniv is covered by trees (51%) and water (29%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
192 m
80 km
237 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Pereiaslav 35 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 40 km · Zolotonosha 42 km · Bohuslav 49 km · Cherkasy 54 km · Yahotyn 62 km · Berezan 62 km · Smila 65 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Kaniv (49.7519°, 31.47°, elevation 85 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).