Shelek weather in March

In March, Shelek sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Shelek's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shelek's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 8°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -2°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 49 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:08 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 4.6 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

Shelek is village in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

Density: 433/km²; people per km²

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 4°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

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

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

How March really feels in Shelek

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

wind chill below the day's low

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

Shelek weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-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	-2° / -10°	21	6.1	7.1	9.1	0.0
Feb	0° / -8°	25	6.7	7.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	8° / -2°	49	10.5	6.5	11.6	1.3
Apr	16° / 4°	87	13	2.7	13.2	4.6
May	21° / 9°	87	12.6	0.3	14.5	6.1
Jun	25° / 13°	62	10.4	0	15.2	6.7
Jul	27° / 15°	48	8.2	0	14.9	6.9
Aug	26° / 14°	38	7.3	0	13.8	7.4
Sep	22° / 9°	41	8.1	0.1	12.3	7.2
Oct	15° / 3°	48	8.3	2.5	10.8	4.6
Nov	6° / -4°	42	8.5	5.7	9.5	0.9
Dec	-0° / -8°	28	7	7.1	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 59%.

	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 (%)	41	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	39	40	41	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	39
Cloudier (%)	59	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	61	60	59	58	58	58	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	58	58	58	58	58	59	59	59	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shelek gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 7 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 (%)	27	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	41	42	42	43
Snow chance (%)	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	24	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	30	26
7	31	26
8	31	26
9	32	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	23
18	34	22
19	35	21
20	35	20
21	36	19
22	36	18
23	37	17
24	37	17
25	38	16
26	39	16
27	40	15
28	41	15
29	42	15
30	42	15
31	43	15

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	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 7:34 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 7:04 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)	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:15	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:55	6:53	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:26	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:57	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:03	7:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	7:34	6:26
2	10.9	7:32	6:28
3	11.0	7:31	6:29
4	11.0	7:29	6:30
5	11.1	7:27	6:32
6	11.1	7:26	6:33
7	11.2	7:24	6:34
8	11.2	7:22	6:35
9	11.3	7:20	6:37
10	11.3	7:19	6:38
11	11.4	7:17	6:39
12	11.4	7:15	6:41
13	11.5	7:13	6:42
14	11.5	7:11	6:43
15	11.6	7:10	6:44
16	11.6	7:08	6:45
17	11.7	7:06	6:47
18	11.7	7:04	6:48
19	11.8	7:02	6:49
20	11.8	7:00	6:50
21	11.9	6:59	6:52
22	11.9	6:57	6:53
23	12.0	6:55	6:54
24	12.0	6:53	6:55
25	12.1	6:51	6:57
26	12.1	6:49	6:58
27	12.2	6:47	6:59
28	12.2	6:46	7:00
29	12.3	6:44	7:01
30	12.3	6:42	7:03
31	12.4	6:40	7:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.6 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)	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1
Level	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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	4.0	Moderate
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.1	Bright
6	4.2	Bright
7	4.2	Bright
8	4.3	Bright
9	4.3	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.0	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.1	Bright
31	5.1	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shelek?

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

1.3

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 Shelek.

What to pack for Shelek in March

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

In March, Shelek sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Shelek 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 Shelek peaks around July 21 at about 9 (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	3	4	5	9	7	9	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	9	Very high
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Shelek 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 Shelek is worst in April — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 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)	7	9	17	20	19	16	15	14	14	13	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Shelek?

Shelek sits at 43.6°N, 78.3°E, 609 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Esik, 70 km away.

Topography around Shelek

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shelek has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,883 m.

The land around Shelek is covered by grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

grassland 34%

16 km

667 m

grassland 52%

80 km

3,883 m

grassland 63%

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

March weather nearby: Esik 70 km · Talgar 89 km · Konayev 101 km · Otegen Batyra 102 km · Almaty 115 km · Burunday 116 km · Karakol 123 km · Kyzyl-Suu 141 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 Shelek (43.5962°, 78.2575°, elevation 609 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	3	-5
2	3	-5
3	4	-5
4	4	-5
5	4	-4
6	5	-4
7	5	-4
8	5	-4
9	5	-4
10	6	-3
11	6	-3
12	6	-3
13	6	-3
14	7	-3
15	7	-2
16	7	-2
17	8	-2
18	8	-2
19	9	-1
20	9	-1
21	9	-1
22	10	-1
23	10	0
24	10	0
25	11	0
26	11	0
27	11	1
28	12	1
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	30	26
7	31	26
8	31	26
9	32	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	23
18	34	22
19	35	21
20	35	20
21	36	19
22	36	18
23	37	17
24	37	17
25	38	16
26	39	16
27	40	15
28	41	15
29	42	15
30	42	15
31	43	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	30	26
7	31	26
8	31	26
9	32	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	23
18	34	22
19	35	21
20	35	20
21	36	19
22	36	18
23	37	17
24	37	17
25	38	16
26	39	16
27	40	15
28	41	15
29	42	15
30	42	15
31	43	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	41	59
2	40	60
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	39	61
7	39	61
8	39	61
9	39	61
10	39	61
11	40	60
12	41	59
13	42	58
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	43	57
17	43	57
18	43	57
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	42	58
24	42	58
25	42	58
26	42	58
27	42	58
28	41	59
29	41	59
30	41	59
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	27	25
2	28	25
3	28	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	30	26
7	31	26
8	31	26
9	32	26
10	33	26
11	33	26
12	33	26
13	34	25
14	34	25
15	34	24
16	34	24
17	34	23
18	34	22
19	35	21
20	35	20
21	36	19
22	36	18
23	37	17
24	37	17
25	38	16
26	39	16
27	40	15
28	41	15
29	42	15
30	42	15
31	43	15

	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