Zhangatas weather in March

In March, Zhangatas sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Zhangatas's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhangatas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: -0°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 48 mm; 9.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 36 min; 7:42 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.18 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Zhangatas is human settlement.

Founded: 1964

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 5°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zhangatas reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 18°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)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	14
Avg low (°C)	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4

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

How March really feels in Zhangatas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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.

Zhangatas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-0° / -8°	37	7.9	6.7	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -6°	38	7.5	5.4	10.2	0.0
Mar	9° / -0°	48	9.3	3.3	11.6	1.9
Apr	17° / 7°	55	9.3	0.8	13.2	5.6
May	24° / 12°	40	7.6	0	14.5	7.4
Jun	29° / 17°	22	5.6	0	15.2	6.2
Jul	32° / 19°	15	3.8	0	14.9	5.3
Aug	30° / 17°	9	2.1	0	13.8	6.6
Sep	24° / 11°	7	1.7	0	12.3	8.8
Oct	16° / 5°	24	4.7	0.6	10.8	6.0
Nov	8° / -1°	39	6.9	2.7	9.5	1.3
Dec	2° / -6°	36	6.7	5.1	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	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 (%)	43	44	44	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	44
Cloudier (%)	57	56	56	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	56	56

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	44	56

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zhangatas gets around 48 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring 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 (%)	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	32
Snow chance (%)	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	17
2	26	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	30	16
11	30	15
12	30	15
13	30	14
14	30	13
15	31	13
16	31	12
17	31	11
18	31	10
19	31	9
20	30	8
21	30	7
22	30	6
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	4
26	30	4
27	31	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	31	4
31	32	4

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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	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 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 8:08 AM to 7:14 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:38 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)	8:08	8:06	8:05	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:49	7:47	7:45	7:44	7:42	7:40	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:27	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:18	7:16	7:14
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:36	7:37	7:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	8:08	7:01
2	10.9	8:06	7:02
3	11.0	8:05	7:03
4	11.0	8:03	7:04
5	11.1	8:01	7:06
6	11.1	8:00	7:07
7	11.2	7:58	7:08
8	11.2	7:56	7:10
9	11.3	7:54	7:11
10	11.3	7:53	7:12
11	11.4	7:51	7:13
12	11.4	7:49	7:15
13	11.5	7:47	7:16
14	11.5	7:45	7:17
15	11.6	7:44	7:18
16	11.6	7:42	7:20
17	11.7	7:40	7:21
18	11.7	7:38	7:22
19	11.8	7:36	7:23
20	11.8	7:35	7:25
21	11.9	7:33	7:26
22	11.9	7:31	7:27
23	12.0	7:29	7:28
24	12.0	7:27	7:29
25	12.1	7:25	7:31
26	12.1	7:23	7:32
27	12.2	7:22	7:33
28	12.2	7:20	7:34
29	12.3	7:18	7:36
30	12.3	7:16	7:37
31	12.4	7:14	7:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.18 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)	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	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
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	3.6	Moderate
2	3.6	Moderate
3	3.7	Moderate
4	3.7	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.9	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	4.3	Bright
21	4.4	Bright
22	4.4	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zhangatas?

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

1.9

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 Zhangatas.

What to pack for Zhangatas in March

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

In March, Zhangatas sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas peaks around August 14 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 2 (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)	2	2	4	5	8	8	7	8	6	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	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	2	Low

Air quality in Zhangatas 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 Zhangatas is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 11 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)	11	15	24	25	26	22	23	24	24	23	18	12
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	15	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	25	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Zhangatas?

Zhangatas sits at 43.6°N, 69.7°E, 501 m above sea level, in Kazakhstan. The nearest listed city is Karatau, 73 km away.

Topography around Zhangatas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhangatas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,430 m.

The land around Zhangatas is covered by grassland (70%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

202 m

grassland 70%

16 km

526 m

grassland 89%

80 km

1,430 m

grassland 90%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

March weather nearby: Karatau 73 km · Kentau 99 km · Turkestan 123 km · Turar Ryskulov 125 km · Aksu 127 km · Shymkent 140 km · Arys 147 km · Taraz 152 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 Zhangatas (43.5627°, 69.7321°, elevation 501 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	5	-4
2	5	-4
3	5	-3
4	6	-3
5	6	-3
6	6	-3
7	6	-2
8	7	-2
9	7	-2
10	7	-2
11	7	-2
12	8	-1
13	8	-1
14	8	-1
15	9	-1
16	9	0
17	9	0
18	10	0
19	10	0
20	10	1
21	11	1
22	11	1
23	11	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	13	3
28	13	3
29	13	3
30	13	3
31	14	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	17
2	26	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	30	16
11	30	15
12	30	15
13	30	14
14	30	13
15	31	13
16	31	12
17	31	11
18	31	10
19	31	9
20	30	8
21	30	7
22	30	6
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	4
26	30	4
27	31	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	31	4
31	32	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	17
2	26	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	30	16
11	30	15
12	30	15
13	30	14
14	30	13
15	31	13
16	31	12
17	31	11
18	31	10
19	31	9
20	30	8
21	30	7
22	30	6
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	4
26	30	4
27	31	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	31	4
31	32	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	43	57
2	44	56
3	44	56
4	44	56
5	43	57
6	43	57
7	43	57
8	43	57
9	43	57
10	43	57
11	43	57
12	43	57
13	44	56
14	44	56
15	45	55
16	45	55
17	45	55
18	45	55
19	45	55
20	45	55
21	44	56
22	44	56
23	44	56
24	44	56
25	44	56
26	44	56
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	44	56
31	44	56

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	26	17
2	26	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	28	16
7	28	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	30	16
11	30	15
12	30	15
13	30	14
14	30	13
15	31	13
16	31	12
17	31	11
18	31	10
19	31	9
20	30	8
21	30	7
22	30	6
23	30	5
24	30	5
25	30	4
26	30	4
27	31	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	31	4
31	32	4

	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