Blagoveshchensk weather in March

In March, Blagoveshchensk sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -12°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 2.4 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 -5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 Blagoveshchensk's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blagoveshchensk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-12°
5th coldest
Precipitation
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
58%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Blagoveshchensk is city in Amur Oblast, Russia.

Density
701/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

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 -5°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Blagoveshchensk reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°C warmer than February and about 11°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-6-19
2-6-18
3-5-18
4-5-18
5-5-17
6-4-17
7-4-16
8-4-16
9-3-16
10-3-15
11-3-15
12-2-14
13-2-14
14-2-13
15-1-13
16-1-12
170-12
180-12
190-11
201-11
211-10
222-10
232-9
242-9
253-8
263-8
273-7
284-7
294-6
305-6
315-6

How March really feels in Blagoveshchensk

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
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Blagoveshchensk 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-16° / -26°41.22.18.30.0
Feb-10° / -23°51.429.70.0
Mar-1° / -12°102.42.811.50.0
Apr10° / -1°265.12.313.52.5
May19° / 568.40.215.26.1
Jun24° / 14°8111.2016.16.4
Jul27° / 17°12413.3015.76.0
Aug24° / 15°10212.3014.36.4
Sep18° / 739.4012.45.9
Oct / -2°366.42.510.51.9
Nov-5° / -15°133.13.58.80.0
Dec-15° / -25°72.33.27.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35446
45248
55248
65149
75050
85050
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144951
154852
164951
174951
184951
194852
204852
214852
224753
234753
244654
254654
264555
274456
284456
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Blagoveshchensk gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
167
267
367
468
568
668
768
869
979
1079
1179
1279
1379
1479
1589
1689
1789
1889
1989
2099
2199
2299
2399
2499
2599
2699
27109
28109
29109
30119
31119

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 12 km/h in March.

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
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:26 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.67:266:00
210.67:246:02
310.77:226:04
410.87:206:05
510.87:186:07
610.97:156:09
711.07:136:11
811.07:116:12
911.17:096:14
1011.17:076:16
1111.27:056:17
1211.37:026:19
1311.37:006:21
1411.46:586:22
1511.56:566:24
1611.56:546:25
1711.66:516:27
1811.76:496:29
1911.76:476:30
2011.86:456:32
2111.96:426:34
2211.96:406:35
2312.06:386:37
2412.06:366:39
2512.16:336:40
2612.26:316:42
2712.26:296:43
2812.36:276:45
2912.46:246:47
3012.46:226:48
3112.56:206:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.4Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Blagoveshchensk

In seasonPeak

None of Blagoveshchensk's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Blagoveshchensk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Blagoveshchensk?

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

0.0
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 Blagoveshchensk.

What to pack for Blagoveshchensk in March

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

In March, Blagoveshchensk sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -12°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Blagoveshchensk in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blagoveshchensk peaks around August 17 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateHighModerateLowAug 17UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Blagoveshchensk 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 Blagoveshchensk is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1431 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul17Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct32Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Blagoveshchensk?

Blagoveshchensk sits at 50.3°N, 127.5°E, 133 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Chigiri, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Blagoveshchensk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blagoveshchensk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 134 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 759 m.

The land around Blagoveshchensk is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
759 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chigiri 7.0 km · Belogorsk 99 km · Svobodnyy 130 km · Raychikhinsk 144 km · Shimanovsk 192 km · Hainan 341 km · Zeya 385 km · Birobidzhan 423 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 Blagoveshchensk (50.2759°, 127.5264°, elevation 133 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).