Konayev weather in March

In March, Konayev sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Konayev's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Konayev's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -1°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 34 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:13 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.4; out of 10

Konayev is capital of Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Founded: 1970

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 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Konayev reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°C warmer than February and about 9°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	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3

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

How March really feels in Konayev

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Konayev weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-1° / -11°	18	5	4.3	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -9°	20	5.3	4.5	10.2	0.0
Mar	10° / -1°	34	7.5	2.5	11.6	2.4
Apr	19° / 7°	56	9.5	0.5	13.2	6.0
May	25° / 12°	58	9.7	0	14.5	6.8
Jun	30° / 17°	42	8.8	0	15.2	5.2
Jul	32° / 19°	36	7.6	0	14.9	4.2
Aug	31° / 18°	23	4.9	0	13.8	5.2
Sep	26° / 12°	18	3.8	0	12.3	7.9
Oct	17° / 6°	28	5.4	0.5	10.8	6.3
Nov	8° / -1°	32	6.6	2.5	9.5	1.5
Dec	1° / -8°	21	5.7	4.5	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 57%.

	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 (%)	44	44	44	44	44	45	44	44	44	44	45	46	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	42	42	41	41	40	40	40
Cloudier (%)	56	56	56	56	56	55	56	56	56	56	55	54	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	58	58	59	59	60	60	60

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Konayev gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	31
Snow chance (%)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5

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

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 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

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 7:39 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:09 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)	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:09	7:07	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:58	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:31	6:32	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:39	6:31
2	10.9	7:37	6:32
3	11.0	7:36	6:34
4	11.0	7:34	6:35
5	11.1	7:32	6:36
6	11.1	7:31	6:37
7	11.2	7:29	6:39
8	11.2	7:27	6:40
9	11.3	7:25	6:41
10	11.3	7:24	6:43
11	11.4	7:22	6:44
12	11.4	7:20	6:45
13	11.5	7:18	6:46
14	11.5	7:16	6:48
15	11.6	7:14	6:49
16	11.6	7:13	6:50
17	11.7	7:11	6:51
18	11.7	7:09	6:53
19	11.8	7:07	6:54
20	11.8	7:05	6:55
21	11.9	7:03	6:56
22	11.9	7:02	6:58
23	12.0	7:00	6:59
24	12.0	6:58	7:00
25	12.1	6:56	7:01
26	12.1	6:54	7:03
27	12.2	6:52	7:04
28	12.2	6:50	7:05
29	12.3	6:48	7:06
30	12.3	6:47	7:08
31	12.4	6:45	7:09

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 1.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 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)	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	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	3.6	Moderate
2	3.7	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	4.0	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	4.2	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Konayev?

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

2.4

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 Konayev.

What to pack for Konayev in March

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

In March, Konayev sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Konayev 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 Konayev peaks around May 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	4	5	9	7	8	8	5	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	High
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Konayev 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 Konayev is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	12	14	20	22	21	18	18	16	17	16	12	10
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	21	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	12	Good
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Konayev?

Konayev sits at 43.9°N, 77.1°E, 497 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Otegen Batyra, 50 km away.

Topography around Konayev

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Konayev has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 502 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,450 m.

The land around Konayev is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (71%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km

73 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

296 m

grassland 71%

80 km

3,450 m

grassland 75%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Otegen Batyra 50 km · Burunday 59 km · Talgar 64 km · Esik 65 km · Almaty 69 km · Shelek 101 km · Taldykorgan 165 km · Ushtobe 170 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 Konayev (43.8668°, 77.063°, elevation 497 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).

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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