April Weather in Vorkuta RussiaDaily high temperatures increase by 11°F, from 18°F to 29°F, rarely falling below 2°F or exceeding 41°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 13°F, from 1°F to 14°F, rarely falling below -18°F or exceeding 30°F. For reference, on July 15, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Vorkuta typically range from 47°F to 62°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from -15°F to 0°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on April. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Fermont, Canada (3,756 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Vorkuta (view comparison). CloudsThe month of April in Vorkuta experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 82% to 73%. The clearest day of the month is April 30, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 28% of the time. For reference, on December 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 88%, while on July 3, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 43%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Vorkuta, the chance of a wet day over the course of April is increasing, starting the month at 17% and ending it at 23%. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 36% on August 23, and its lowest chance is 10% on February 9. Over the course of April in Vorkuta, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 2% to 7%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain increases from 1% to 5%, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 14% to 11%. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during April in Vorkuta is gradually increasing, starting the month at 0.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 0.3 inches or falls below -0.0 inches, and ending the month at 0.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 1.2 inches or falls below 0.1 inches. SnowfallAs with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day snowfall during April in Vorkuta is increasing, starting the month at 6.8 inches, when it rarely exceeds 13.0 inches or falls below 1.8 inches, and ending the month at 8.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 15.5 inches or falls below 1.5 inches. SunDue to its extreme latitude, Vorkuta experiences polar day (also known as the midnight Sun) during the summer and polar night during the winter. These are periods of time in which the sun is continuously above or below the horizon for more than one day. The precise start and end dates of polar day and night vary from year to year and depend on the precise location and elevation of the observer, and the local topography. Neither polar day nor polar night occur during the month of April. Over the course of April in Vorkuta, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 3 hours, 55 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 8 minutes, 5 seconds, and weekly increase of 56 minutes, 37 seconds. The shortest day of the month is April 1, with 13 hours, 51 minutes of daylight and the longest day is April 30, with 17 hours, 45 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in Vorkuta is 3:53 AM on April 1 and the earliest sunrise is 2 hours, 3 minutes earlier at 1:49 AM on April 30. The earliest sunset is 5:44 PM on April 1 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 51 minutes later at 7:35 PM on April 30. Daylight saving time is not observed in Vorkuta during 2024. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for April 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in Vorkuta is essentially constant during April, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on July 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 2% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in Vorkuta is gradually decreasing during April, decreasing from 12.3 miles per hour to 11.5 miles per hour over the course of the month. For reference, on April 11, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 12.5 miles per hour, while on August 4, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 8.6 miles per hour. The highest daily average wind speed during April is 12.5 miles per hour on April 12. The wind direction in Vorkuta during April is predominantly out of the south from April 1 to April 9 and the west from April 9 to April 30. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in Vorkuta typically lasts for 2.5 months (78 days), from around June 14 to around August 31, rarely starting before May 30 or after June 29, and rarely ending before August 10 or after September 19. The month of April in Vorkuta is reliably fully outside of the growing season. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in Vorkuta are essentially constant during April, remaining around 0°F throughout. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Vorkuta is rapidly increasing during April, rising by 1.6 kWh, from 2.5 kWh to 4.1 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Vorkuta are 67.499 deg latitude, 64.053 deg longitude, and 587 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of Vorkuta contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 394 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 556 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (495 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (3,917 feet). The area within 2 miles of Vorkuta is covered by artificial surfaces (82%), within 10 miles by grassland (48%) and shrubs (25%), and within 50 miles by grassland (56%) and shrubs (28%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in Vorkuta, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere is only a single weather station, Salekhard Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Vorkuta. At a distance of 150 kilometers from Vorkuta, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere . The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Vorkuta to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 0%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 100%. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. 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