Nukus weather in April

In April, Nukus sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Nukus's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nukus's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 18 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 12 min; 6:27 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 7th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Nukus is capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

Density: 1,505/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1860

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical April day in Nukus reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

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

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

How April really feels in Nukus

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nukus weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -7°	9	2.3	1.6	9.2	0.0
Feb	4° / -6°	9	2.1	0.9	10.3	0.2
Mar	12° / 1°	17	3.9	0.6	11.6	3.8
Apr	21° / 9°	18	4.1	0	13.1	7.5
May	28° / 15°	14	3.6	0	14.4	7.1
Jun	33° / 19°	5	1.5	0	15	4.4
Jul	35° / 21°	2	0.9	0	14.8	3.4
Aug	33° / 19°	2	0.3	0	13.7	4.8
Sep	27° / 13°	4	0.8	0	12.3	8.4
Oct	19° / 6°	7	2	0.1	10.8	7.5
Nov	9° / -1°	10	2.7	0.3	9.6	2.2
Dec	2° / -5°	9	2.7	1.2	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	54	55	56	56	57	57	59	59	59	58	59	59	59	58	59	59	58	57	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	60	60	59	60	60
Cloudier (%)	46	45	44	44	43	43	41	41	41	42	41	41	41	42	41	41	42	43	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	41	40	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Nukus gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

Wind in April

Winds average 13 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 7:19 PM to 7:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7	13.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:05
Sunset (PM)	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:51	7:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:53	7:19
2	12.5	6:52	7:20
3	12.5	6:50	7:21
4	12.6	6:48	7:23
5	12.6	6:46	7:24
6	12.7	6:44	7:25
7	12.7	6:43	7:26
8	12.8	6:41	7:27
9	12.8	6:39	7:28
10	12.9	6:37	7:29
11	12.9	6:36	7:31
12	13.0	6:34	7:32
13	13.0	6:32	7:33
14	13.1	6:31	7:34
15	13.1	6:29	7:35
16	13.2	6:27	7:36
17	13.2	6:26	7:37
18	13.2	6:24	7:39
19	13.3	6:22	7:40
20	13.3	6:21	7:41
21	13.4	6:19	7:42
22	13.4	6:18	7:43
23	13.5	6:16	7:44
24	13.5	6:14	7:46
25	13.6	6:13	7:47
26	13.6	6:11	7:48
27	13.7	6:10	7:49
28	13.7	6:08	7:50
29	13.7	6:07	7:51
30	13.8	6:05	7:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.2	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.6	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	5.9	Bright
30	5.9	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Nukus

In seasonPeak

In April, Nukus sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nukus sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Nukus?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

April is one of the better times to visit Nukus for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Nukus in April

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

In April, Nukus sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Nukus in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nukus peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	4	5	7	9	7	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Nukus 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 Nukus is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	31	48	44	40	29	28	27	40	38	37	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	31	Moderate
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	40	Poor
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	40	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nukus?

Nukus sits at 42.5°N, 59.6°E, 67 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Xo‘jayli Shahri, 14 km away.

Topography around Nukus

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nukus has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 76 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 393 m.

The land around Nukus is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

artificial surfaces 86%

16 km

64 m

bare terrain 38%

80 km

393 m

cropland 53%

shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← March Nukus year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Xo‘jayli Shahri 14 km · Boldumsaz 37 km · Köneürgenç 40 km · Gubadag 51 km · Manghit 53 km · Oýrat 62 km · Yylanly 70 km · Daşoguz 75 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,968; 2025
Happiness: 6.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 82%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.4; per 100k, 2021
Road deaths: 11.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 439
Religion

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 Nukus (42.4586°, 59.6058°, elevation 67 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	56	44
4	56	44
5	57	43
6	57	43
7	59	41
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	58	42
11	59	41
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	58	42
15	59	41
16	59	41
17	58	42
18	57	43
19	58	42
20	58	42
21	58	42
22	58	42
23	59	41
24	59	41
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	60	40
28	59	41
29	60	40
30	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	12
2	12
3	12
4	12
5	12
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	14
15	14
16	14
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	98	2
30	98	2