Kandyagash weather in March

In March, Kandyagash sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kandyagash's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kandyagash's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -1°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -8°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 31 mm; 7.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:34 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 73%; 9th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Kandyagash is town in Aktobe Province, Kazakhstan.

Density: 254/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kandyagash reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°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	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Avg low (°C)	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3

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

How March really feels in Kandyagash

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

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kandyagash weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-9° / -15°	23	6.2	8.2	8.4	0.0
Feb	-8° / -15°	22	5.3	6.6	9.8	0.0
Mar	-1° / -8°	31	7.6	6	11.5	0.0
Apr	13° / 2°	31	6.6	1.3	13.4	3.7
May	21° / 9°	37	7	0	15.1	7.1
Jun	27° / 15°	28	5.7	0	16	7.1
Jul	29° / 17°	28	5.5	0	15.6	6.3
Aug	28° / 15°	17	3.8	0	14.2	7.2
Sep	21° / 9°	17	3.9	0	12.4	7.5
Oct	12° / 2°	27	5.6	1.1	10.5	3.4
Nov	1° / -6°	24	5.8	4.2	8.9	0.0
Dec	-6° / -13°	30	7.3	8.4	8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	31	32	32	33	35	35	36	37	39
Cloudier (%)	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	75	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	69	68	68	67	65	65	64	63	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kandyagash gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 6 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 (%)	19	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
Snow chance (%)	20	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	14

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

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 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 19 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)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
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	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	19	light breeze
20	19	light breeze
21	19	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 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 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:30 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)	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.4	12.4	12.5
Sunrise (AM)	8:05	8:03	8:01	7:59	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:21	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:55	6:57	6:58	7:00	7:02	7:03	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:24	7:25	7:27	7:28	7:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:05	6:42
2	10.7	8:03	6:44
3	10.7	8:01	6:45
4	10.8	7:59	6:47
5	10.9	7:57	6:49
6	10.9	7:55	6:50
7	11.0	7:53	6:52
8	11.0	7:51	6:53
9	11.1	7:49	6:55
10	11.2	7:47	6:57
11	11.2	7:44	6:58
12	11.3	7:42	7:00
13	11.4	7:40	7:02
14	11.4	7:38	7:03
15	11.5	7:36	7:05
16	11.5	7:34	7:06
17	11.6	7:31	7:08
18	11.7	7:29	7:09
19	11.7	7:27	7:11
20	11.8	7:25	7:13
21	11.9	7:23	7:14
22	11.9	7:21	7:16
23	12.0	7:18	7:17
24	12.0	7:16	7:19
25	12.1	7:14	7:21
26	12.2	7:12	7:22
27	12.2	7:10	7:24
28	12.3	7:07	7:25
29	12.4	7:05	7:27
30	12.4	7:03	7:28
31	12.5	7:01	7:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.58 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)	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.9	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	3.0	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.1	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.6	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	4.0	Moderate
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.1	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kandyagash?

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

0.0

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 Kandyagash.

What to pack for Kandyagash in March

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

In March, Kandyagash sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kandyagash in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kandyagash peaks around June 17 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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	4	4	6	7	6	5	4	3	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Kandyagash?

Kandyagash sits at 49.5°N, 57.4°E, 294 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Embi, 89 km away.

Topography around Kandyagash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kandyagash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m.

The land around Kandyagash is covered by grassland (77%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (99%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

grassland 77%

16 km

96 m

grassland 99%

80 km

281 m

grassland 96%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

March weather nearby: Embi 89 km · Aktobe 91 km · Khromtau 114 km · Novotroitsk 203 km · Orsk 210 km · Mednogorsk 216 km · Kuvandyk 224 km · Gay 234 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 Kandyagash (49.4692°, 57.4186°, elevation 294 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	-13
2	-5	-12
3	-5	-12
4	-5	-12
5	-4	-12
6	-4	-11
7	-4	-11
8	-3	-11
9	-3	-10
10	-3	-10
11	-3	-10
12	-2	-10
13	-2	-9
14	-2	-9
15	-1	-9
16	-1	-8
17	-1	-8
18	0	-8
19	0	-7
20	1	-7
21	1	-7
22	1	-6
23	2	-6
24	2	-6
25	3	-5
26	3	-5
27	3	-5
28	4	-4
29	4	-4
30	5	-4
31	5	-3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	39	61

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	39	61

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	24	76
3	24	76
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	23	77
9	23	77
10	24	76
11	24	76
12	25	75
13	25	75
14	25	75
15	25	75
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	27	73
20	28	72
21	28	72
22	29	71
23	31	69
24	32	68
25	32	68
26	33	67
27	35	65
28	35	65
29	36	64
30	37	63
31	39	61

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

	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