Baksan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Baksan sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 198 mm of precipitation over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 22°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Baksan's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Baksan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 5°C
Precipitation: 198 mm; 35 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Baksan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 22°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Baksan reaches about 14°C and drops to 5°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Baksan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 34 that feel at or below 0°C.

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 spring is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Baksan weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	1° / -6°	32	9.3	10.2	9.1	0.0
Feb	2° / -5°	32	8.1	8.1	10.2	0.0
Mar	8° / -1°	56	11.9	7.2	11.6	1.1
Apr	14° / 5°	63	10.5	1.1	13.2	4.0
May	20° / 10°	79	13	0.1	14.5	5.7
Jun	24° / 15°	84	12.6	0	15.2	6.4
Jul	27° / 17°	62	9.2	0	14.9	6.8
Aug	27° / 17°	59	9	0	13.8	6.8
Sep	22° / 12°	58	9.2	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	15° / 6°	55	9.4	0.7	10.8	4.6
Nov	7° / -0°	45	9.2	4.6	9.5	1.0
Dec	2° / -4°	35	8.3	7.6	8.8	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Baksan gets around 198 mm of rain and snow over 35 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 15 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Baksan?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baksan.

What to pack for Baksan in Spring

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

In spring, Baksan sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Baksan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baksan peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	2	3	6	6	9	9	8	6	3	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	6	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Baksan in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Baksan is worst in April — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 10 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	12	16	17	15	15	15	14	12	14	13	10
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	12	Good
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Baksan?

Baksan sits at 43.7°N, 43.5°E, 453 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Dugulubgey, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Baksan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baksan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 706 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,956 m.

The land around Baksan is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (27%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

artificial surfaces 43%

16 km

706 m

cropland 62%

80 km

4,956 m

cropland 45%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen

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Spring weather nearby: Dugulubgey 2.0 km · Chegem 14 km · Nalchik 22 km · Nartkala 29 km · Novopavlovsk 32 km · Prokhladnyy 41 km · Nezlobnaya 49 km · Goryachevodskiy 52 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

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 Baksan (43.6837°, 43.5351°, elevation 453 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.