Shchuchyn weather in March

In March, Shchuchyn sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shchuchyn's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shchuchyn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:47 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Shchuchyn is city in Belarus.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shchuchyn reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12-3
22-3
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
73-3
84-3
94-3
104-2
114-2
124-2
134-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-2
185-2
196-1
206-1
216-1
226-1
237-1
247-1
257-1
267-1
2780
2880
2980
3080
3190

How March really feels in Shchuchyn

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shchuchyn weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -5°3910.17.37.80.0
Feb / -5°379.97.49.40.0
Mar / -2°3910.44.711.50.4
Apr13° / 459.51.113.73.4
May18° / 6711.80.115.65.7
Jun22° / 12°6911.6016.76.2
Jul24° / 14°8812.8016.36.5
Aug23° / 13°6810.7014.66.6
Sep18° / 599.8012.55.4
Oct11° / 5310.10.510.32.6
Nov / 449.83.48.30.3
Dec / -4°4510.36.17.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
51981
62080
72080
82179
92080
102179
112179
122278
132278
142377
152476
162476
172575
182674
192773
202773
212971
223070
233070
243268
253268
263367
273367
283466
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shchuchyn gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 wet days in March. 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 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13623
23622
33621
43621
53620
63620
73619
83619
93518
103518
113518
123517
133517
143417
153416
163416
173315
183315
193214
203214
213213
223113
233112
243111
253111
263010
273010
28309
29309
30319
31319

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March 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
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:23 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:236:46
210.58:206:48
310.58:186:50
410.68:166:52
510.78:136:54
610.78:116:56
710.88:086:58
810.98:067:00
911.08:047:01
1011.08:017:03
1111.17:597:05
1211.27:567:07
1311.37:547:09
1411.37:517:11
1511.47:497:13
1611.57:477:15
1711.57:447:17
1811.67:427:19
1911.77:397:20
2011.87:377:22
2111.87:347:24
2211.97:327:26
2312.07:297:28
2412.17:277:30
2512.17:247:32
2612.27:227:34
2712.37:197:35
2812.37:177:37
2912.47:147:39
3012.57:127:41
3112.67:097:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
32.0Dim
42.0Moderate
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.4Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.5Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.8Moderate
202.9Moderate
212.9Moderate
223.0Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.2Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shchuchyn?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shchuchyn.

What to pack for Shchuchyn in March

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

In March, Shchuchyn sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shchuchyn in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shchuchyn peaks around June 22 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 6Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shchuchyn?

Shchuchyn sits at 53.6°N, 24.7°E, 176 m above sea level, in Belarus. The nearest listed city is Lida, 48 km away.

LidaVaukavyskGrodnoSlonimNovogrudokSokółkaBaranovichiAlytus

Topography around Shchuchyn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shchuchyn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m.

The land around Shchuchyn is covered by cropland (36%), trees (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
261 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lida 48 km · Vaukavysk 53 km · Grodno 61 km · Slonim 69 km · Novogrudok 71 km · Sokółka 85 km · Baranovichi 99 km · Alytus 100 km

Belarus travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$10,279
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
93%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.4
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
7.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 533
Religion
Orthodox 48%non-believers 41%Catholic 7%other 4%

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 Shchuchyn (53.6014°, 24.7465°, elevation 176 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).