Turkestan weather in March

In March, Turkestan sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Turkestan's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Turkestan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 37 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:48 AM – 7:26 PM
Cloud cover: 57%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.9; out of 10

Turkestan is city in Turkistan Region, Kazakhstan.

Density: 1,157/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~416 CE

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 9°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Turkestan reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°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)	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7

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

How March really feels in Turkestan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 17 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.

Turkestan 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	2° / -5°	35	7.9	4.4	9.2	0.0
Feb	5° / -4°	33	6.7	2.7	10.2	0.4
Mar	13° / 3°	37	7	0.8	11.6	3.9
Apr	21° / 10°	33	6.6	0	13.2	7.2
May	28° / 16°	27	4.6	0	14.5	6.8
Jun	34° / 20°	10	2.3	0	15.1	3.9
Jul	36° / 23°	6	1.3	0	14.9	2.7
Aug	35° / 21°	3	0.7	0	13.8	3.7
Sep	28° / 15°	2	0.6	0	12.3	7.7
Oct	20° / 8°	13	2.9	0	10.8	7.7
Nov	11° / 1°	33	6	1.2	9.5	2.9
Dec	4° / -4°	32	6.6	3.3	8.9	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 53%.

	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 (%)	49	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	49	49
Cloudier (%)	51	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	55	54	53	53	53	52	52	52	52	51	51

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Turkestan gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Snow chance (%)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 8:14 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:44 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)	8:14	8:12	8:10	8:09	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:02	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:24	7:22	7:20
Sunset (PM)	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:19	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:43	7:44

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	8:14	7:07
2	10.9	8:12	7:08
3	11.0	8:10	7:09
4	11.0	8:09	7:11
5	11.1	8:07	7:12
6	11.1	8:05	7:13
7	11.2	8:04	7:14
8	11.2	8:02	7:16
9	11.3	8:00	7:17
10	11.3	7:58	7:18
11	11.4	7:57	7:19
12	11.4	7:55	7:21
13	11.5	7:53	7:22
14	11.5	7:51	7:23
15	11.6	7:49	7:24
16	11.6	7:48	7:26
17	11.7	7:46	7:27
18	11.7	7:44	7:28
19	11.8	7:42	7:29
20	11.8	7:40	7:30
21	11.9	7:39	7:32
22	11.9	7:37	7:33
23	12.0	7:35	7:34
24	12.0	7:33	7:35
25	12.1	7:31	7:37
26	12.1	7:29	7:38
27	12.2	7:28	7:39
28	12.2	7:26	7:40
29	12.3	7:24	7:41
30	12.3	7:22	7:43
31	12.4	7:20	7:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.2 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)	3.5	3.6	3.6	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	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9
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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	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	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.9	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Turkestan?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Turkestan.

What to pack for Turkestan in March

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

In March, Turkestan sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Turkestan 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 Turkestan peaks around August 15 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	8	8	7	8	6	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

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

Air quality in Turkestan 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 Turkestan is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 12 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	17	27	29	29	24	25	26	26	24	20	14
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	27	Moderate
Apr	29	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	26	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Turkestan?

Turkestan sits at 43.3°N, 68.3°E, 217 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Kentau, 32 km away.

Topography around Turkestan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Turkestan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 214 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,961 m.

The land around Turkestan is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, grassland (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

24 m

artificial surfaces 88%

16 km

141 m

grassland 57%

80 km

1,961 m

grassland 83%

shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Kentau 32 km · Zhangaqorghan 106 km · Arys 106 km · Zhangatas 123 km · Shymkent 155 km · Shiyeli 156 km · Aksu 161 km · Karatau 179 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 Turkestan (43.2946°, 68.2569°, elevation 217 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	9	-1
2	9	-1
3	9	0
4	10	0
5	10	0
6	10	0
7	11	1
8	11	1
9	11	1
10	11	1
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	13	3
16	13	3
17	13	3
18	14	3
19	14	4
20	14	4
21	15	4
22	15	4
23	15	5
24	15	5
25	16	5
26	16	5
27	16	6
28	17	6
29	17	6
30	17	6
31	17	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	45	55
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	46	54
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	45	55
22	46	54
23	47	53
24	47	53
25	47	53
26	48	52
27	48	52
28	48	52
29	48	52
30	49	51
31	49	51

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

	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