Sühbaatar weather in March

In March, Sühbaatar sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 5 mm of precipitation across 1.9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Sühbaatar's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sühbaatar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
5th coldest
Precipitation
5 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:19 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
52%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Sühbaatar is city in Mongolia, administrative center of Selenge Province.

Density
505/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 -3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sühbaatar reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -5°C and 9°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 11°C warmer than February and about 10°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-18
2-3-17
3-3-17
4-3-17
5-2-16
6-2-16
7-2-15
8-1-15
9-1-14
100-14
110-14
120-13
131-13
141-12
152-12
162-11
172-11
183-10
193-10
204-9
214-9
225-9
235-8
245-8
256-7
266-7
276-7
287-6
297-6
307-6
318-5

How March really feels in Sühbaatar

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sühbaatar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-17° / -27°20.41.18.30.0
Feb-9° / -23°20.71.29.70.0
Mar / -12°51.92.311.50.2
Apr12° / -2°163.92.613.53.4
May19° / 316.31.215.26.6
Jun26° / 12°468.8016.16.8
Jul27° / 15°649.9015.76.4
Aug24° / 13°709.9014.36.8
Sep18° / 377.60.412.45.9
Oct / -4°143.92.310.51.7
Nov-5° / -14°62.12.98.80.0
Dec-14° / -23°41.72.27.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55644
65644
75545
85545
95545
105545
115446
125446
135347
145248
155149
165149
175149
185149
195050
205050
215050
225050
234951
244951
254951
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sühbaatar gets around 5 mm of rain and snow over 1.9 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
135
235
335
436
546
646
747
857
957
1057
1157
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1877
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2478
2588
2688
2788
2888
2989
3099
3199

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:51 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:516:26
210.67:496:27
310.77:476:29
410.87:456:31
510.87:436:32
610.97:416:34
711.07:396:36
811.07:366:38
911.17:346:39
1011.17:326:41
1111.27:306:43
1211.37:286:44
1311.37:266:46
1411.47:236:47
1511.57:216:49
1611.57:196:51
1711.67:176:52
1811.77:146:54
1911.77:126:56
2011.87:106:57
2111.97:086:59
2211.97:057:01
2312.07:037:02
2412.07:017:04
2512.16:597:05
2612.26:567:07
2712.26:547:09
2812.36:527:10
2912.46:507:12
3012.46:477:14
3112.56:457:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sühbaatar?

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

0.2
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 Sühbaatar.

What to pack for Sühbaatar in March

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

In March, Sühbaatar sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sühbaatar 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 Sühbaatar peaks around July 15 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowJul 15UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sühbaatar?

Sühbaatar sits at 50.2°N, 106.2°E, 619 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Kyakhta, 22 km away.

DzüünharaaUlan-UdeErdenetBaykal’skPetrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy

Topography around Sühbaatar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sühbaatar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 636 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,070 m.

The land around Sühbaatar is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
482 m
80 km
1,070 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kyakhta 22 km · Darhan 85 km · Gusinoozyorsk 119 km · Dzüünharaa 154 km · Ulan-Ude 202 km · Erdenet 203 km · Baykal’sk 204 km · Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy 219 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,108
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 447
Religion
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

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 Sühbaatar (50.2314°, 106.2078°, elevation 619 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).