Budyonnovsk weather in March

In March, Budyonnovsk sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Budyonnovsk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budyonnovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:25 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Budyonnovsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,094/km²
people per km²
Founded
1799

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 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Budyonnovsk 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 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
36-2
46-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
108-1
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How March really feels in Budyonnovsk

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.

Budyonnovsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°257.55.990.0
Feb / -4°246.54.510.10.0
Mar / 388.73.211.61.8
Apr17° / 447.80.213.25.3
May23° / 12°529.5014.66.8
Jun29° / 17°498.4015.35.8
Jul32° / 20°416.80154.4
Aug31° / 19°376.2013.95.0
Sep25° / 13°396.7012.37.4
Oct17° / 407.20.110.75.6
Nov / 306.92.29.41.4
Dec / -3°2774.68.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32476
42476
52476
62575
72575
82575
92674
102674
112674
122674
132674
142674
152674
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172872
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192872
202971
213070
223169
233169
243268
253268
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283466
293565
303565
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Budyonnovsk gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12814
22814
32814
42814
52714
62713
72713
82713
92712
102712
112711
122711
132610
142610
152610
16279
17279
18279
19278
20278
21288
22288
23288
24287
25277
26277
27276
28266
29266
30265
31255

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
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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 6:52 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:525:41
210.96:505:43
310.96:485:44
411.06:475:45
511.06:455:47
611.16:435:48
711.16:415:49
811.26:395:51
911.26:385:52
1011.36:365:53
1111.36:345:55
1211.46:325:56
1311.56:305:57
1411.56:285:59
1511.66:266:00
1611.66:256:01
1711.76:236:03
1811.76:216:04
1911.86:196:05
2011.86:176:07
2111.96:156:08
2211.96:136:09
2312.06:116:10
2412.06:096:12
2512.16:076:13
2612.16:066:14
2712.26:046:16
2812.36:026:17
2912.36:006:18
3012.45:586:19
3112.45:566:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Budyonnovsk?

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

1.8
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 Budyonnovsk.

What to pack for Budyonnovsk in March

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

In March, Budyonnovsk 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 Budyonnovsk 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 Budyonnovsk peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Budyonnovsk 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 Budyonnovsk is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Moderate
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Budyonnovsk?

Budyonnovsk sits at 44.8°N, 44.2°E, 119 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zelenokumsk, 47 km away.

Topography around Budyonnovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budyonnovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 107 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m.

The land around Budyonnovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
363 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zelenokumsk 47 km · Neftekumsk 65 km · Arzgir 66 km · Blagodarnyy 67 km · Georgiyevsk 90 km · Aleksandrovskoye 92 km · Nezlobnaya 96 km · Novopavlovsk 101 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 Budyonnovsk (44.7839°, 44.1658°, elevation 119 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).