Aksu weather in March

In March, Aksu sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 11.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aksu's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aksu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:41 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Aksu is village of Kazakhstan.

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 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aksu reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-1
29-1
390
490
5100
6100
7100
8111
9111
10111
11111
12111
13122
14122
15122
16132
17133
18133
19133
20143
21144
22144
23154
24154
25154
26155
27155
28165
29165
30166
31166

How March really feels in Aksu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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
17
wind chill below the day's low

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

Aksu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7510.67.59.30.0
Feb / -4°8310.35.610.30.4
Mar13° / 8711.52.411.63.3
Apr19° / 9410.70.313.16.1
May25° / 13°658.5014.47.2
Jun30° / 17°265.20155.8
Jul33° / 19°112.6014.84.5
Aug32° / 18°81.6013.75.3
Sep27° / 13°101.9012.38.2
Oct19° / 3850.410.87.2
Nov11° / 688.42.59.63.0
Dec / -4°739.75.790.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74258
84159
94159
104060
114159
124159
134258
144258
154159
164258
174258
184258
194258
204159
214357
224357
234357
244357
254258
264357
274357
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Aksu gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 11.5 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 37% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13616
23615
33615
43614
53614
63613
73713
83712
93712
103711
113711
123710
133710
14379
15379
16378
17377
18377
19376
20375
21375
22374
23373
24373
25373
26372
27372
28372
29382
30382
31382

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:06 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.98:067:02
211.08:057:03
311.08:037:04
411.18:017:05
511.18:007:06
611.27:587:08
711.27:577:09
811.37:557:10
911.37:537:11
1011.47:517:13
1111.47:507:14
1211.47:487:15
1311.57:467:16
1411.57:457:17
1511.67:437:18
1611.67:417:20
1711.77:397:21
1811.77:377:22
1911.87:367:23
2011.87:347:24
2111.97:327:26
2211.97:307:27
2312.07:297:28
2412.07:277:29
2512.17:257:30
2612.17:237:31
2712.27:217:32
2812.27:207:34
2912.37:187:35
3012.37:167:36
3112.47:147:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aksu

In seasonPeak

In March, Aksu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aksu's rainy season runs November–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Aksu?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aksu.

What to pack for Aksu in March

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

In March, Aksu sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Aksu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March 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 Aksu peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowMay 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Aksu in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aksu is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1023 µg/m³Jan 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aksu?

Aksu sits at 42.4°N, 69.8°E, 614 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Shymkent, 22 km away.

Topography around Aksu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aksu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 160 m around an average of 620 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 523 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,951 m.

The land around Aksu is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
160 m
16 km
523 m
80 km
3,951 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Shymkent 22 km · Lenger 27 km · Turar Ryskulov 45 km · Arys 84 km · G‘azalkent 96 km · Iskandar 97 km · Karatau 99 km · Chirchiq 108 km

Kazakhstan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,692
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
92%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Aksu (42.4219°, 69.8271°, elevation 614 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).