Kayyerkan weather in March

In March, Kayyerkan sees average daytime highs of -16°C and overnight lows near -23°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-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 15% 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 Kayyerkan's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayyerkan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-23°
5th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 hours
7:50 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
1.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kayyerkan is city district in Russia.

Founded
1943

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 Kayyerkan reaches about -16°C in the afternoon and slips back to -23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -28°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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

How March really feels in Kayyerkan

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.

Kayyerkan 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-23° / -29°348.812.110.0
Feb-22° / -28°317.910.76.50.0
Mar-16° / -23°399.812.4110.0
Apr-9° / -16°439.410.515.40.0
May-1° / -7°4910.49.420.90.0
Jun10° / 55112.4242.2
Jul17° / 10°6610.8023.25.1
Aug14° / 7713.20.117.53.6
Sep / 6812.7412.90.8
Oct-6° / -10°7313.914.78.50.0
Nov-17° / -23°5010.112.82.90.0
Dec-22° / -27°4410.513.500.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
71981
81981
91981
102179
112179
122179
132278
142278
152377
162377
172377
182377
192278
202278
212278
222278
232278
242080
252179
262179
272080
282080
291981
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kayyerkan gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13039
23039
33140
43140
53140
63240
73240
83240
93240
103240
113139
123139
133138
143138
153038
163038
173038
183038
193038
203038
213038
223038
233039
243139
253140
263240
273241
283341
293341
303442
313442

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 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120light breeze
220light breeze
320light breeze
420light breeze
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820light breeze
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
1220light breeze
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1920light breeze
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2120light breeze
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3020light breeze
3120light breeze

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 8:59 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:595:46
28.98:545:50
39.18:505:54
49.28:455:58
59.48:406:03
69.58:366:07
79.78:316:11
89.88:276:15
910.08:226:19
1010.18:176:23
1110.28:136:27
1210.48:086:31
1310.58:046:35
1410.77:596:39
1510.87:546:44
1611.07:506:48
1711.17:456:52
1811.27:416:56
1911.47:367:00
2011.57:317:04
2111.77:277:08
2211.87:227:12
2312.07:187:15
2412.17:137:19
2512.37:087:23
2612.47:047:27
2712.56:597:31
2812.76:557:35
2912.86:507:39
3013.06:457:43
3113.16:417:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.9Dim
20.9Dim
31.0Dim
41.1Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.2Dim
81.3Dim
91.3Dim
101.4Dim
111.4Dim
121.5Dim
131.5Dim
141.6Dim
151.7Dim
161.7Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.9Dim
202.0Dim
212.0Moderate
222.1Moderate
232.1Moderate
242.2Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.4Moderate
282.5Moderate
292.5Moderate
302.6Moderate
312.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kayyerkan?

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
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayyerkan.

What to pack for Kayyerkan in March

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

In March, Kayyerkan 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 Kayyerkan 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 Kayyerkan 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
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep1Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kayyerkan?

Kayyerkan sits at 69.4°N, 87.7°E, 62 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Norilsk, 18 km away.

Novyy UrengoyTarko-SaleGubkinskiyNadymMuravlenko

Topography around Kayyerkan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayyerkan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 93 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m.

The land around Kayyerkan is covered by grassland (31%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and moss and lichen (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
564 m
80 km
951 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Norilsk 18 km · Talnakh 28 km · Dudinka 61 km · Novyy Urengoy 593 km · Tarko-Sale 655 km · Gubkinskiy 734 km · Nadym 774 km · Muravlenko 849 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 Kayyerkan (69.3786°, 87.7439°, elevation 62 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).