Shemonaikha weather in March

In March, Shemonaikha sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 8.4 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Shemonaikha's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shemonaikha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:56 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Shemonaikha is human settlement in Kazakhstan.

Founded
1766

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 -6°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shemonaikha reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 13°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-16
2-6-16
3-5-15
4-5-15
5-5-15
6-5-15
7-5-14
8-4-14
9-4-14
10-4-14
11-3-13
12-3-13
13-3-13
14-3-12
15-2-12
16-2-11
17-1-11
18-1-11
19-1-10
200-10
210-9
221-9
231-8
242-8
252-8
262-7
273-7
283-6
294-6
304-6
315-5

How March really feels in Shemonaikha

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Shemonaikha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°368.49.58.30.0
Feb-9° / -18°327.28.49.70.0
Mar-1° / -11°418.47.511.50.0
Apr11° / -1°4992.713.53.0
May19° / 579.90.615.26.2
Jun24° / 12°6310.1016.26.9
Jul25° / 14°8913.2015.86.5
Aug24° / 11°528.5014.37.3
Sep18° / 468.30.312.46.0
Oct10° / -1°569.63.610.42.2
Nov-1° / -10°6110.39.68.70.0
Dec-8° / -16°5110.911.97.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
44060
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144159
154159
164159
174159
184258
194258
204357
214456
224456
234456
244456
254456
264456
274456
284456
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shemonaikha gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12528
22528
32527
42527
52527
62527
72527
82527
92527
102628
112628
122628
132728
142727
152727
162727
172726
182725
192825
202824
212823
222822
232922
242921
252920
263019
273019
283018
293118
303118
313117

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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 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 7:29 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:296:02
210.67:276:04
310.77:256:06
410.77:236:07
510.87:206:09
610.97:186:11
710.97:166:13
811.07:146:14
911.17:126:16
1011.17:106:18
1111.27:076:19
1211.37:056:21
1311.37:036:23
1411.47:016:24
1511.56:596:26
1611.56:566:28
1711.66:546:29
1811.76:526:31
1911.76:496:33
2011.86:476:34
2111.96:456:36
2211.96:436:38
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:386:41
2512.16:366:43
2612.26:346:44
2712.26:316:46
2812.36:296:48
2912.46:276:49
3012.46:246:51
3112.56:226:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.1Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.2Moderate
53.2Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.3Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.2Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shemonaikha?

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 Shemonaikha.

What to pack for Shemonaikha in March

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

In March, Shemonaikha sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Shemonaikha 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 Shemonaikha peaks around July 18 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 18UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Shemonaikha?

Shemonaikha sits at 50.6°N, 81.9°E, 300 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Gornyak, 51 km away.

AltayAleysk

Topography around Shemonaikha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shemonaikha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,256 m.

The land around Shemonaikha is covered by grassland (42%), trees (22%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (33%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
141 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
1,256 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Gornyak 51 km · Ust-Kamenogorsk 88 km · Rubtsovsk 110 km · Ridder 118 km · Semey 120 km · Kalbatau 146 km · Altay 194 km · Aleysk 216 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 Shemonaikha (50.629°, 81.9109°, elevation 300 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).