Khromtau weather in March

In March, Khromtau sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 30 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to 3°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 Khromtau's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khromtau's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 30 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:30 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover: 72%; 8th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Khromtau is town in Kazakhstan.

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 -6°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Khromtau reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°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)	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4

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

How March really feels in Khromtau

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

31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Khromtau weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-10° / -16°	20	5.8	7.2	8.3	0.0
Feb	-9° / -16°	20	5.2	6.1	9.7	0.0
Mar	-2° / -9°	30	7	6	11.5	0.0
Apr	12° / 1°	33	6.6	1.7	13.5	3.3
May	21° / 9°	38	7.3	0.1	15.2	6.9
Jun	26° / 14°	28	6.3	0	16.1	7.3
Jul	28° / 16°	38	6.9	0	15.7	6.9
Aug	27° / 14°	24	4.5	0	14.3	7.6
Sep	20° / 8°	18	4	0	12.4	7.2
Oct	11° / 1°	29	5.9	1.3	10.5	2.9
Nov	-0° / -7°	24	6.2	4.8	8.8	0.0
Dec	-7° / -14°	26	6.8	7.5	7.9	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 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. 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	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	31	31	31	31	32	32	35	35	36	38	39	40	40	41
Cloudier (%)	76	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	71	69	69	69	69	68	68	65	65	64	62	61	60	60	59

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Khromtau gets around 30 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26
Snow chance (%)	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17

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

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	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	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	19	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	18	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 8:02 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 7:26 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	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	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)	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:47	7:45	7:43	7:41	7:39	7:37	7:34	7:32	7:30	7:28	7:26	7:23	7:21	7:19	7:17	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:01	6:58	6:56
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:38	6:40	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:59	7:00	7:02	7:04	7:05	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:23	7:25	7:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	8:02	6:37
2	10.6	8:00	6:38
3	10.7	7:58	6:40
4	10.8	7:56	6:42
5	10.8	7:54	6:44
6	10.9	7:52	6:45
7	11.0	7:50	6:47
8	11.0	7:47	6:49
9	11.1	7:45	6:50
10	11.1	7:43	6:52
11	11.2	7:41	6:54
12	11.3	7:39	6:55
13	11.3	7:37	6:57
14	11.4	7:34	6:59
15	11.5	7:32	7:00
16	11.5	7:30	7:02
17	11.6	7:28	7:04
18	11.7	7:26	7:05
19	11.7	7:23	7:07
20	11.8	7:21	7:08
21	11.9	7:19	7:10
22	11.9	7:17	7:12
23	12.0	7:14	7:13
24	12.0	7:12	7:15
25	12.1	7:10	7:17
26	12.2	7:07	7:18
27	12.2	7:05	7:20
28	12.3	7:03	7:21
29	12.4	7:01	7:23
30	12.4	6:58	7:25
31	12.5	6:56	7:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.57 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)	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	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	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.9	Moderate
3	2.9	Moderate
4	3.0	Moderate
5	3.0	Moderate
6	3.1	Moderate
7	3.1	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	3.5	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	4.0	Moderate
25	4.0	Bright
26	4.0	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Khromtau?

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 Khromtau.

What to pack for Khromtau in March

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

In March, Khromtau sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Khromtau 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 Khromtau peaks around June 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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	4	6	7	6	5	4	2	1	1
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Location & terrain

Where is Khromtau?

Khromtau sits at 50.3°N, 58.4°E, 416 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Aktobe, 87 km away.

Topography around Khromtau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khromtau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 420 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m.

The land around Khromtau is covered by grassland (58%) within 3 km, grassland (88%) within 16 km, and grassland (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

252 m

grassland 58%

16 km

385 m

grassland 88%

80 km

406 m

grassland 86%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Aktobe 87 km · Novotroitsk 106 km · Orsk 109 km · Kandyagash 114 km · Yasnyy 134 km · Gay 136 km · Mednogorsk 141 km · Kuvandyk 157 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 Khromtau (50.2516°, 58.4357°, elevation 416 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	-6	-14
2	-6	-13
3	-6	-13
4	-5	-13
5	-5	-13
6	-5	-12
7	-5	-12
8	-4	-12
9	-4	-12
10	-4	-11
11	-3	-11
12	-3	-11
13	-3	-10
14	-2	-10
15	-2	-10
16	-2	-9
17	-1	-9
18	-1	-9
19	-1	-8
20	0	-8
21	0	-8
22	0	-7
23	1	-7
24	1	-7
25	2	-6
26	2	-6
27	2	-6
28	3	-5
29	3	-5
30	4	-5
31	4	-4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	24	76
2	23	77
3	23	77
4	23	77
5	23	77
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	24	76
9	25	75
10	25	75
11	26	74
12	27	73
13	27	73
14	28	72
15	29	71
16	29	71
17	29	71
18	31	69
19	31	69
20	31	69
21	31	69
22	32	68
23	32	68
24	35	65
25	35	65
26	36	64
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	40	60
30	40	60
31	41	59

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

	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