Donetsk weather in March

In March, Donetsk sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 3°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Donetsk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Donetsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:43 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Donetsk is town in Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Density
454/km²
people per km²
Founded
1681

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 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Donetsk reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-4
23-4
33-4
43-3
53-3
64-3
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-3
115-3
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
166-2
176-2
186-2
196-1
207-1
217-1
227-1
237-1
248-1
2580
2680
2790
2890
2991
30101
31101

How March really feels in Donetsk

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.

Donetsk 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-2° / -7°409.27.18.60.0
Feb-0° / -7°358.16.19.90.0
Mar / -2°409.64.711.60.6
Apr15° / 468.80.413.44.5
May22° / 10°579.80156.7
Jun26° / 15°519.4015.86.8
Jul29° / 17°468015.56.3
Aug28° / 16°335.1014.16.9
Sep22° / 10°416.5012.47.2
Oct14° / 407.30.410.64.2
Nov / -1°3572.290.4
Dec-0° / -5°428.668.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42179
52179
62278
72278
82377
92377
102476
112575
122674
132674
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222971
232971
242971
252971
263070
273070
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Donetsk gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13121
23120
33120
43119
53019
63018
72917
82917
92916
102916
112915
122915
132914
142914
152914
163014
173014
183114
193214
203214
213314
223314
233313
243313
253312
263212
273211
283110
293010
30309
31308

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 15 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:135:54
210.77:115:55
310.87:095:57
410.87:075:58
510.97:056:00
611.07:036:01
711.07:016:03
811.16:596:04
911.16:576:06
1011.26:556:08
1111.36:536:09
1211.36:516:11
1311.46:496:12
1411.46:476:14
1511.56:456:15
1611.66:436:17
1711.66:416:18
1811.76:396:20
1911.76:376:21
2011.86:356:23
2111.96:326:24
2211.96:306:26
2312.06:286:27
2412.06:266:29
2512.16:246:30
2612.26:226:32
2712.26:206:33
2812.36:186:35
2912.36:156:36
3012.46:136:38
3112.56:116:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.6Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Donetsk?

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

0.6
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 Donetsk.

What to pack for Donetsk in March

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

In March, Donetsk sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Donetsk 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 Donetsk peaks around June 21 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateVery highHighModerateLowJun 21UV 8Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug5High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Donetsk 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 Donetsk is worst in March — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1717 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb11Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Donetsk?

Donetsk sits at 48.3°N, 40.0°E, 87 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Sukhodilsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Donetsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Donetsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 103 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m.

The land around Donetsk is covered by grassland (39%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), trees (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
222 m
80 km
350 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sukhodilsk 17 km · Sorokyne 17 km · Otamanivka 22 km · Kamensk-Shakhtinsky 23 km · Gukovo 31 km · Voznesenivka 31 km · Zverevo 37 km · Dovzhansk 37 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 Donetsk (48.3375°, 39.9542°, elevation 87 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).