Rudnyy weather in March

In March, Rudnyy sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Rudnyy's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rudnyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: -10°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 24 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 8:13 AM – 7:42 PM
Cloud cover: 68%; 7th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

Rudnyy is Quarry and industrial city in the European part, Kostanay region of Kazakhstan.

Density: 642/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1955

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 Rudnyy reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°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 4°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)	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4
Avg low (°C)	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5

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

How March really feels in Rudnyy

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.

Rudnyy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 8th-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° / -18°	17	5.3	6	7.9	0.0
Feb	-9° / -17°	17	4.7	5.5	9.5	0.0
Mar	-2° / -10°	24	5.3	4.7	11.5	0.0
Apr	11° / 0°	29	6.6	1.7	13.6	2.9
May	20° / 8°	45	8.2	0.2	15.5	6.6
Jun	25° / 13°	38	8.1	0	16.6	7.2
Jul	26° / 15°	51	8.6	0	16.2	6.9
Aug	25° / 13°	42	7.6	0	14.5	7.2
Sep	18° / 8°	32	6.4	0.1	12.4	6.1
Oct	10° / 1°	32	7.2	2.3	10.3	2.2
Nov	-2° / -8°	24	5.9	5.2	8.4	0.0
Dec	-9° / -16°	22	6	6.9	7.4	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 64%. 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 (%)	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	38	40	40
Cloudier (%)	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	65	65	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	61	62	60	60

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	40	60
31	40	60

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Rudnyy gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 5 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 (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Snow chance (%)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13

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

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

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:48 AM to 7:36 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 8:09 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)	10.4	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4	12.5	12.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:48	8:46	8:43	8:41	8:39	8:36	8:34	8:32	8:29	8:27	8:25	8:22	8:20	8:18	8:15	8:13	8:10	8:08	8:05	8:03	8:01	7:58	7:56	7:53	7:51	7:48	7:46	7:43	7:41	7:38	7:36
Sunset (PM)	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:19	7:21	7:23	7:25	7:27	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:36	7:38	7:40	7:42	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:49	7:51	7:53	7:55	7:56	7:58	8:00	8:02	8:04	8:05	8:07	8:09

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.4	8:48	7:14
2	10.5	8:46	7:16
3	10.6	8:43	7:17
4	10.6	8:41	7:19
5	10.7	8:39	7:21
6	10.8	8:36	7:23
7	10.8	8:34	7:25
8	10.9	8:32	7:27
9	11.0	8:29	7:29
10	11.1	8:27	7:31
11	11.1	8:25	7:32
12	11.2	8:22	7:34
13	11.3	8:20	7:36
14	11.3	8:18	7:38
15	11.4	8:15	7:40
16	11.5	8:13	7:42
17	11.6	8:10	7:44
18	11.6	8:08	7:45
19	11.7	8:05	7:47
20	11.8	8:03	7:49
21	11.8	8:01	7:51
22	11.9	7:58	7:53
23	12.0	7:56	7:55
24	12.1	7:53	7:56
25	12.1	7:51	7:58
26	12.2	7:48	8:00
27	12.3	7:46	8:02
28	12.3	7:43	8:04
29	12.4	7:41	8:05
30	12.5	7:38	8:07
31	12.6	7:36	8:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.39 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)	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.9	2.9	3.0	3.0	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	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
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	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.6	Moderate
2	2.7	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.8	Moderate
5	2.8	Moderate
6	2.9	Moderate
7	2.9	Moderate
8	3.0	Moderate
9	3.0	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.2	Moderate
12	3.2	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.4	Moderate
16	3.4	Moderate
17	3.5	Moderate
18	3.5	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	4.0	Moderate
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.1	Bright
31	4.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rudnyy?

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 Rudnyy.

What to pack for Rudnyy in March

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

In March, Rudnyy sees daytime highs around -2°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 Rudnyy in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rudnyy peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	1	3	3	5	6	6	5	4	2	1	0
Level	Low	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	1	Low
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	3	Moderate
May	5	Moderate
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	2	Low
Nov	1	Low
Dec	0	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Rudnyy?

Rudnyy sits at 53.0°N, 63.1°E, 158 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kostanay, 44 km away.

Topography around Rudnyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rudnyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 616 m.

The land around Rudnyy is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

618 m

grassland 45%

80 km

616 m

cropland 47%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

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

March weather nearby: Kostanay 44 km · Lisakovsk 63 km · Zhitikara 156 km · Troitsk 161 km · Kartaly 165 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 204 km · Plast 217 km · Yemanzhelinsk 230 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 Rudnyy (52.9724°, 63.1106°, elevation 158 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	-14
3	-6	-14
4	-5	-14
5	-5	-13
6	-5	-13
7	-5	-13
8	-4	-13
9	-4	-12
10	-4	-12
11	-3	-12
12	-3	-11
13	-3	-11
14	-3	-11
15	-2	-11
16	-2	-10
17	-2	-10
18	-1	-10
19	-1	-9
20	-1	-9
21	0	-8
22	0	-8
23	0	-8
24	1	-7
25	1	-7
26	2	-7
27	2	-6
28	2	-6
29	3	-6
30	3	-5
31	4	-5

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	34	66
2	34	66
3	33	67
4	33	67
5	33	67
6	33	67
7	33	67
8	33	67
9	33	67
10	33	67
11	34	66
12	35	65
13	35	65
14	36	64
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	36	64
18	37	63
19	37	63
20	37	63
21	37	63
22	38	62
23	38	62
24	38	62
25	38	62
26	38	62
27	38	62
28	39	61
29	38	62
30	40	60
31	40	60

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

	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