Shardara weather in March

In March, Shardara sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 8.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 17°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 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shardara's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shardara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:48 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Shardara is small town in Kazakhstan, center of Shardara District.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shardara reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
192
293
3103
4103
5103
6114
7114
8114
9114
10124
11125
12125
13125
14135
15136
16136
17146
18146
19147
20147
21157
22157
23158
24168
25168
26168
27169
28179
29179
30179
311710

How March really feels in Shardara

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Shardara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -1°337.63.19.40.0
Feb / 448.22.410.30.6
Mar13° / 488.8111.73.9
Apr21° / 13°458013.16.9
May28° / 19°266014.36.8
Jun33° / 23°124.2014.94.3
Jul35° / 25°51.8014.73.4
Aug33° / 23°20.7013.74.7
Sep27° / 18°30.8012.38.3
Oct20° / 11°143.10.110.97.6
Nov11° / 316.419.73.2
Dec / 326.729.10.3

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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54456
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144555
154555
164555
174555
184456
194357
204357
214357
224555
234456
244456
254456
264555
274555
284456
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shardara gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2285
3285
4275
5275
6275
7275
8275
9285
10285
11275
12275
13274
14274
15274
16273
17283
18282
19282
20282
21281
22291
23291
24291
25291
26300
27300
28300
29300
30300
31300

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26982
27982
28982
29973
30973
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:127:10
211.08:117:11
311.18:097:13
411.18:087:14
511.18:067:15
611.28:057:16
711.28:037:17
811.38:017:18
911.38:007:20
1011.47:587:21
1111.47:567:22
1211.57:557:23
1311.57:537:24
1411.67:517:25
1511.67:507:26
1611.77:487:28
1711.77:467:29
1811.87:457:30
1911.87:437:31
2011.87:417:32
2111.97:397:33
2211.97:387:34
2312.07:367:35
2412.07:347:36
2512.17:337:37
2612.17:317:39
2712.27:297:40
2812.27:277:41
2912.37:267:42
3012.37:247:43
3112.47:227:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shardara?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Shardara.

What to pack for Shardara in March

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

In March, Shardara sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Shardara 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 Shardara peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 15UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Shardara 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 Shardara is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1229 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shardara?

Shardara sits at 41.3°N, 68.0°E, 255 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Zhetysay, 61 km away.

Topography around Shardara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shardara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m.

The land around Shardara is covered by water (31%), grassland (29%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
370 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zhetysay 61 km · Gagarin Shahri 68 km · Sirdaryo 74 km · Chinoz 75 km · Do’stlik Shahri 81 km · Abay 82 km · Zafar 84 km · Yangiyŭl 92 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
Muslim 69%Christian 17%non-believers 2%Buddhism 0%

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 Shardara (41.2583°, 67.9699°, elevation 255 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).