Apsheronsk weather in March

In March, Apsheronsk sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 74 mm of precipitation across 12 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Apsheronsk's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apsheronsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
74 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:42 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Apsheronsk is town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
1,445/km²
people per km²
Founded
1863

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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Apsheronsk reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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29-1
39-1
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6100
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How March really feels in Apsheronsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Apsheronsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°7812.1790.0
Feb / -3°58105.510.10.5
Mar11° / 74124.211.62.5
Apr16° / 6711.20.413.25.0
May21° / 11°8212014.66.3
Jun25° / 15°7211.3015.36.8
Jul28° / 17°568.30156.5
Aug29° / 17°487.5013.96.4
Sep24° / 12°587.8012.37.5
Oct18° / 788.80.110.76.1
Nov11° / 799.32.39.42.9
Dec / -2°8111.15.88.70.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43268
53268
63268
73268
83268
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
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203565
213565
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243763
253961
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273961
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314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Apsheronsk gets around 74 mm of rain and snow over 12 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13819
23819
33819
43818
53818
63817
73817
83816
93816
103815
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243910
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26389
27388
28378
29367
30366
31365

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:096:00
210.97:076:01
310.97:066:02
411.07:046:04
511.07:026:05
611.17:006:06
711.16:596:08
811.26:576:09
911.36:556:10
1011.36:536:11
1111.46:516:13
1211.46:506:14
1311.56:486:15
1411.56:466:17
1511.66:446:18
1611.66:426:19
1711.76:406:21
1811.76:386:22
1911.86:376:23
2011.86:356:24
2111.96:336:26
2211.96:316:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:29
2512.16:256:31
2612.16:236:32
2712.26:216:33
2812.36:196:35
2912.36:186:36
3012.46:166:37
3112.46:146:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.2Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Apsheronsk?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Apsheronsk.

What to pack for Apsheronsk in March

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

In March, Apsheronsk sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Apsheronsk in March

The nearest coast averages about 9°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 61 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 9°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 17 — about 4.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan10Bracing
Feb9Bracing
Mar9Bracing
Apr12Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep24Refreshing
Oct20Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Apsheronsk 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 Apsheronsk peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 9Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Apsheronsk?

Apsheronsk sits at 44.5°N, 39.7°E, 203 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Khadyzhensk, 16 km away.

Topography around Apsheronsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apsheronsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,052 m.

The land around Apsheronsk is covered by trees (52%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
3,052 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Khadyzhensk 16 km · Maykop 34 km · Belorechensk 36 km · Goryachiy Klyuch 51 km · Giaginskaya 52 km · Tuapse 65 km · Lazarevskoye 69 km · Pashkovskiy 80 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

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 Apsheronsk (44.4599°, 39.73°, elevation 203 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).