Dudinka weather in March

In March, Dudinka sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -19°C in the first days to -12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of March to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dudinka's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dudinka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:56 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Dudinka is human settlement in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia.

Density
2,249/km²
people per km²
Founded
1667

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 -19°C in the first days to -12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dudinka reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -29°C and -4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-20-27
2-20-27
3-19-27
4-19-26
5-19-26
6-18-26
7-18-26
8-18-25
9-18-25
10-17-25
11-17-25
12-17-24
13-16-24
14-16-24
15-16-23
16-16-23
17-15-23
18-15-23
19-15-22
20-15-22
21-14-22
22-14-22
23-14-21
24-13-21
25-13-21
26-13-21
27-13-20
28-12-20
29-12-20
30-12-20
31-12-20

How March really feels in Dudinka

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.

Dudinka 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-24° / -30°348.911.710.0
Feb-22° / -29°308.310.66.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°3910.211.7110.0
Apr-8° / -16°368.59.615.40.0
May-1° / -7°419.68.120.90.0
Jun11° / 5210.21.4242.7
Jul17° / 10°579.6023.25.3
Aug14° / 6812.60.217.53.7
Sep / 5711.12.912.90.9
Oct-5° / -10°6513.113.28.40.0
Nov-17° / -23°4610.212.32.90.0
Dec-22° / -28°4310.713.700.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22080
32080
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
92080
102080
112080
122179
132179
142179
152179
162278
172278
182278
192377
202377
212278
222179
232179
242179
252179
262080
272080
281981
291882
301882
311783

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dudinka gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13238
23238
33338
43338
53338
63338
73338
83338
93337
103337
113236
123236
133136
143136
153136
163136
173136
183136
193136
203136
213136
223136
233136
243137
253237
263237
273237
283237
293337
303338
313338

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 23 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
224breezy
324breezy
424breezy
524breezy
624breezy
724breezy
824breezy
923breezy
1023breezy
1123breezy
1223breezy
1323breezy
1423breezy
1523breezy
1623breezy
1723breezy
1823breezy
1923breezy
2023breezy
2123breezy
2223breezy
2323breezy
2423breezy
2523breezy
2623breezy
2723breezy
2823breezy
2923breezy
3023breezy
3123breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of March to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 258 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 9:05 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.89:055:52
28.99:015:56
39.18:566:00
49.28:516:04
59.48:476:09
69.58:426:13
79.78:386:17
89.88:336:21
99.98:286:25
1010.18:246:29
1110.28:196:33
1210.48:156:38
1310.58:106:42
1410.78:056:46
1510.88:016:50
1611.07:566:54
1711.17:526:58
1811.27:477:02
1911.47:427:06
2011.57:387:10
2111.77:337:14
2211.87:297:18
2312.07:247:22
2412.17:197:26
2512.37:157:30
2612.47:107:34
2712.57:057:38
2812.77:017:42
2912.86:567:46
3013.06:527:50
3113.16:477:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
21.0Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.2Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.6Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.9Dim
191.9Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dudinka?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dudinka.

What to pack for Dudinka in March

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

In March, Dudinka sees daytime highs around -16°C and nights near -23°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Dudinka in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dudinka peaks around July 15 at about 4 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 15UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Low
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Dudinka?

Dudinka sits at 69.4°N, 86.2°E, 24 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kayyerkan, 61 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Dudinka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dudinka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m.

The land around Dudinka is covered by water (41%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, wetland (29%), trees (25%) and water (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
179 m
80 km
592 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Kayyerkan 61 km · Norilsk 80 km · Talnakh 87 km · Novyy Urengoy 545 km · Tarko-Sale 616 km · Gubkinskiy 694 km · Nadym 721 km · Muravlenko 807 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 Dudinka (69.4058°, 86.1778°, elevation 24 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).