Ayagoz weather in March

In March, Ayagoz sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 4.9 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ayagoz's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayagoz's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -0°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -10°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 19 mm; 4.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:01 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 8th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.1; out of 10

Ayagoz is city in East Kazakhstan.

Density: 194/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1831

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ayagoz reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 13°C cooler than April.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
Avg low (°C)	-15	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-7	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-15
2	-5	-15
3	-5	-15
4	-5	-15
5	-4	-14
6	-4	-14
7	-4	-14
8	-4	-14
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-2	-12
13	-2	-12
14	-2	-12
15	-1	-11
16	-1	-11
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	1	-9
20	1	-9
21	2	-9
22	2	-8
23	3	-8
24	3	-7
25	4	-7
26	4	-6
27	5	-6
28	5	-5
29	6	-5
30	6	-5
31	7	-4

How March really feels in Ayagoz

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Ayagoz weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-11° / -19°	18	5.2	6.6	8.6	0.0
Feb	-8° / -18°	16	4.9	5	9.9	0.0
Mar	-0° / -10°	19	4.9	3.8	11.6	0.1
Apr	13° / 0°	26	6.4	1.3	13.4	4.0
May	20° / 7°	29	6.6	0.1	14.9	6.9
Jun	25° / 12°	35	7.3	0	15.7	7.4
Jul	27° / 14°	41	9.2	0	15.4	6.8
Aug	26° / 12°	23	4.9	0	14.1	7.9
Sep	20° / 6°	18	4.4	0	12.4	7.3
Oct	12° / -1°	27	6.5	1.9	10.6	3.3
Nov	1° / -9°	34	7.3	6.3	9	0.1
Dec	-8° / -16°	25	6.8	7.8	8.2	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	41	42	41	41	41	41	41	40	41	41	40	41	41	41	43	43	44	45	46	46	47	49	49	49	49	49	48	48	48	47	47
Cloudier (%)	59	58	59	59	59	59	59	60	59	59	60	59	59	59	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	51	51	51	51	51	52	52	52	53	53

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ayagoz gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	19	20	20
Snow chance (%)	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	14
2	14	14
3	14	13
4	14	13
5	14	13
6	14	13
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	16	13
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	17	11
25	18	11
26	18	11
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

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.

	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	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15
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	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:57 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	31
Daylight (h)	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:50	6:48	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40	6:38	6:36	6:34	6:31	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:17	6:18	6:20	6:21	6:23	6:24	6:26	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.7	7:31	6:12
2	10.7	7:29	6:14
3	10.8	7:27	6:15
4	10.9	7:25	6:17
5	10.9	7:23	6:18
6	11.0	7:21	6:20
7	11.0	7:19	6:21
8	11.1	7:17	6:23
9	11.2	7:15	6:24
10	11.2	7:13	6:26
11	11.3	7:11	6:27
12	11.3	7:09	6:29
13	11.4	7:07	6:30
14	11.4	7:05	6:32
15	11.5	7:03	6:33
16	11.6	7:01	6:35
17	11.6	6:59	6:36
18	11.7	6:57	6:38
19	11.7	6:55	6:39
20	11.8	6:53	6:41
21	11.9	6:50	6:42
22	11.9	6:48	6:44
23	12.0	6:46	6:45
24	12.0	6:44	6:47
25	12.1	6:42	6:48
26	12.2	6:40	6:50
27	12.2	6:38	6:51
28	12.3	6:36	6:53
29	12.3	6:34	6:54
30	12.4	6:31	6:56
31	12.5	6:29	6:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.21 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.1	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.2	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.4	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ayagoz?

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

0.1

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 Ayagoz.

What to pack for Ayagoz in March

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

In March, Ayagoz sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ayagoz in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayagoz peaks around May 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

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

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

Location & terrain

Where is Ayagoz?

Ayagoz sits at 48.0°N, 80.4°E, 665 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kalbatau, 173 km away.

Topography around Ayagoz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayagoz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 660 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,167 m.

The land around Ayagoz is covered by grassland (62%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (97%) within 16 km, and grassland (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

grassland 62%

16 km

232 m

grassland 97%

80 km

1,167 m

grassland 99%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← February Ayagoz year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Kalbatau 173 km · Maqanshy 178 km · Semey 273 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 274 km · Sarqant 286 km · Shemonaikha 315 km · Zaysan 336 km · Altay 342 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

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 Ayagoz (47.9645°, 80.4344°, elevation 665 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-15
2	-5	-15
3	-5	-15
4	-5	-15
5	-4	-14
6	-4	-14
7	-4	-14
8	-4	-14
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-2	-12
13	-2	-12
14	-2	-12
15	-1	-11
16	-1	-11
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	1	-9
20	1	-9
21	2	-9
22	2	-8
23	3	-8
24	3	-7
25	4	-7
26	4	-6
27	5	-6
28	5	-5
29	6	-5
30	6	-5
31	7	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	14
2	14	14
3	14	13
4	14	13
5	14	13
6	14	13
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	16	13
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	17	11
25	18	11
26	18	11
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-15
2	-5	-15
3	-5	-15
4	-5	-15
5	-4	-14
6	-4	-14
7	-4	-14
8	-4	-14
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-2	-12
13	-2	-12
14	-2	-12
15	-1	-11
16	-1	-11
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	1	-9
20	1	-9
21	2	-9
22	2	-8
23	3	-8
24	3	-7
25	4	-7
26	4	-6
27	5	-6
28	5	-5
29	6	-5
30	6	-5
31	7	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	14
2	14	14
3	14	13
4	14	13
5	14	13
6	14	13
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	16	13
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	17	11
25	18	11
26	18	11
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-15
2	-5	-15
3	-5	-15
4	-5	-15
5	-4	-14
6	-4	-14
7	-4	-14
8	-4	-14
9	-3	-13
10	-3	-13
11	-3	-13
12	-2	-12
13	-2	-12
14	-2	-12
15	-1	-11
16	-1	-11
17	0	-10
18	0	-10
19	1	-9
20	1	-9
21	2	-9
22	2	-8
23	3	-8
24	3	-7
25	4	-7
26	4	-6
27	5	-6
28	5	-5
29	6	-5
30	6	-5
31	7	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	42	58
3	41	59
4	41	59
5	41	59
6	41	59
7	41	59
8	40	60
9	41	59
10	41	59
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	41	59
15	43	57
16	43	57
17	44	56
18	45	55
19	46	54
20	46	54
21	47	53
22	49	51
23	49	51
24	49	51
25	49	51
26	49	51
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	47	53
31	47	53

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	14	14
2	14	14
3	14	13
4	14	13
5	14	13
6	14	13
7	14	13
8	14	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	14
12	15	14
13	15	14
14	15	14
15	15	13
16	15	13
17	15	13
18	15	13
19	16	13
20	16	12
21	16	12
22	17	12
23	17	12
24	17	11
25	18	11
26	18	11
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	20	10
31	20	10

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100