Kartaly weather in March

In March, Kartaly sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Kartaly's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kartaly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:23 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
67%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kartaly is human settlement in Kartalinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
331/km²
people per km²
Founded
1810

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

A typical March day in Kartaly reaches about -1°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 -6°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 12°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-14
2-4-14
3-4-14
4-4-13
5-4-13
6-3-13
7-3-13
8-3-12
9-3-12
10-2-12
11-2-12
12-2-11
13-2-11
14-1-11
15-1-11
16-1-10
170-10
180-10
190-9
201-9
211-9
221-8
232-8
242-8
252-7
263-7
273-6
283-6
294-6
304-5
315-5

How March really feels in Kartaly

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.

Kartaly weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°1755.97.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°174.95.69.50.0
Mar-1° / -10°245.65.511.50.0
Apr11° / 336.42.213.62.9
May20° / 428.50.315.56.4
Jun24° / 12°438.9016.67.0
Jul26° / 14°539.7016.26.8
Aug24° / 13°438.1014.57.1
Sep18° / 316.90.112.45.8
Oct / 317.12.510.32.0
Nov-1° / -8°215.44.88.40.0
Dec-8° / -15°205.76.47.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43565
53565
63565
73466
83466
93565
103565
113565
123565
133565
143664
153664
163664
173664
183664
193664
203664
213565
223565
233763
243763
253763
263763
273862
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kartaly gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11415
21415
31414
41414
51414
61414
71415
81415
91415
101515
111516
121516
131616
141617
151717
161818
171818
181919
192019
202020
212120
222120
232220
242220
252220
262220
272220
282219
292219
302218
312217

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:58 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:586:23
210.57:566:25
310.67:536:27
410.67:516:29
510.77:496:31
610.87:466:33
710.87:446:35
810.97:426:37
911.07:396:39
1011.17:376:40
1111.17:356:42
1211.27:326:44
1311.37:306:46
1411.37:276:48
1511.47:256:50
1611.57:236:52
1711.67:206:53
1811.67:186:55
1911.77:156:57
2011.87:136:59
2111.87:107:01
2211.97:087:03
2312.07:067:04
2412.17:037:06
2512.17:017:08
2612.26:587:10
2712.36:567:12
2812.36:537:14
2912.46:517:15
3012.56:487:17
3112.66:467:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kartaly?

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 Kartaly.

What to pack for Kartaly in March

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

In March, Kartaly sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kartaly 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 Kartaly peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kartaly?

Kartaly sits at 53.1°N, 60.6°E, 300 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zhitikara, 104 km away.

Topography around Kartaly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kartaly has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Kartaly is covered by grassland (44%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, grassland (65%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Zhitikara 104 km · Magnitogorsk 115 km · Troitsk 130 km · Lisakovsk 137 km · Sibay 138 km · Plast 146 km · Yuzhnoural’sk 160 km · Uchaly 165 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 Kartaly (53.0596°, 60.6412°, elevation 300 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).