Kaltan weather in March

In March, Kaltan sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 34 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kaltan's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaltan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
5th coldest
Precipitation
34 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:36 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kaltan is town in oblast Kemerovo of Russia.

Founded
1946

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 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kaltan reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-14
2-4-14
3-3-14
4-3-14
5-3-13
6-3-13
7-2-13
8-2-13
9-2-12
10-1-12
11-1-12
12-1-12
13-1-11
140-11
150-11
160-10
171-10
181-10
191-9
202-9
212-8
222-8
233-8
243-7
253-7
264-7
274-6
284-6
294-6
305-5
315-5

How March really feels in Kaltan

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
29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Kaltan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -19°349.111.67.80.0
Feb-7° / -17°277.59.19.40.0
Mar / -10°3499.311.50.0
Apr10° / -2°5211.25.313.72.0
May17° / 6812.60.915.65.0
Jun22° / 11°7912.8016.76.2
Jul25° / 14°8713.4016.36.4
Aug22° / 11°8311.9014.66.4
Sep16° / 6611.90.512.54.6
Oct / -1°6713.35.610.31.2
Nov-3° / -10°6913.513.78.30.0
Dec-9° / -17°5512.714.77.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23268
33268
43169
53268
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133169
143169
153169
163268
173268
183367
193367
203367
213367
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283367
293367
303367
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kaltan gets around 34 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12632
22632
32632
42632
52732
62733
72833
82833
92833
102933
112933
122933
132933
143033
153032
163032
173031
183031
193030
203129
213129
223128
233127
243127
253127
263126
273226
283226
293325
303325
313325

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:12 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:126:36
210.58:106:38
310.58:086:40
410.68:056:42
510.78:036:44
610.88:016:46
710.87:586:48
810.97:566:50
911.07:536:51
1011.07:516:53
1111.17:496:55
1211.27:466:57
1311.37:446:59
1411.37:417:01
1511.47:397:03
1611.57:367:05
1711.57:347:07
1811.67:317:09
1911.77:297:10
2011.87:267:12
2111.87:247:14
2211.97:217:16
2312.07:197:18
2412.17:167:20
2512.17:147:22
2612.27:117:23
2712.37:097:25
2812.37:067:27
2912.47:047:29
3012.57:017:31
3112.66:597:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kaltan?

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 Kaltan.

What to pack for Kaltan in March

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

In March, Kaltan sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kaltan 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 Kaltan peaks around May 24 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 24UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kaltan?

Kaltan sits at 53.5°N, 87.3°E, 253 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Osinniki, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Kaltan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaltan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 261 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,458 m.

The land around Kaltan is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
1,458 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Osinniki 9.0 km · Novokuznetsk 27 km · Myski 40 km · Mezhdurechensk 55 km · Prokop’yevsk 57 km · Kiselëvsk 65 km · Kisilevsk 66 km · Tashtagol 94 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 Kaltan (53.5278°, 87.2758°, elevation 253 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).