Khabarovsk weather in March

In March, Khabarovsk sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 4.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Khabarovsk's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khabarovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:22 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Khabarovsk is city in Russia, administrative center of the Khabarovsk Krai.

Density
1,614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1858

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 -5°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical March day in Khabarovsk reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°C warmer than February and about 11°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-17
2-5-17
3-5-16
4-4-16
5-4-16
6-4-15
7-3-15
8-3-14
9-3-14
10-2-14
11-2-13
12-2-13
13-1-13
14-1-12
15-1-12
160-11
170-11
180-11
191-10
201-10
211-9
222-9
232-9
243-8
253-8
263-7
274-7
284-6
295-6
305-6
315-5

How March really feels in Khabarovsk

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.

Khabarovsk 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-15° / -25°82.33.58.60.0
Feb-10° / -21°92.43.49.90.0
Mar-0° / -11°244.74.811.60.0
Apr10° / -1°4582.713.42.5
May19° / 8111.80.2155.6
Jun24° / 14°9512.2015.86.2
Jul26° / 17°15014.5015.55.8
Aug25° / 16°15014.4014.16.0
Sep19° / 8310.8012.45.9
Oct10° / 518.91.510.62.4
Nov-3° / -11°255.54.890.0
Dec-14° / -22°133.44.48.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55545
65446
75446
85446
95347
105347
115347
125248
135347
145347
155347
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
215050
224951
234951
244951
254654
264654
274654
284654
294456
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Khabarovsk gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 4.7 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 15% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11113
21113
31214
41214
51214
61315
71315
81415
91416
101516
111516
121516
131617
141617
151616
161616
171516
181516
191516
201616
211616
221615
231615
241615
251615
261714
271714
281714
291714
301814
311914

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light 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 7:53 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:536:33
210.77:516:34
310.87:496:36
410.87:476:38
510.97:456:39
611.07:436:41
711.07:416:42
811.17:396:44
911.17:376:45
1011.27:356:47
1111.37:336:48
1211.37:316:50
1311.47:296:51
1411.47:276:53
1511.57:256:55
1611.67:226:56
1711.67:206:58
1811.77:186:59
1911.77:167:01
2011.87:147:02
2111.97:127:04
2211.97:107:05
2312.07:087:07
2412.07:057:08
2512.17:037:10
2612.27:017:11
2712.26:597:13
2812.36:577:14
2912.36:557:16
3012.46:537:17
3112.56:507:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 4.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Khabarovsk

In seasonPeak

None of Khabarovsk's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Khabarovsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Khabarovsk?

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 Khabarovsk.

What to pack for Khabarovsk in March

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

In March, Khabarovsk sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Khabarovsk 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 Khabarovsk peaks around July 24 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 24UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Khabarovsk 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 Khabarovsk is worst in April — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 26.9× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodUnhealthyApr 18178 µg/m³Sep 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb30Moderate
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr188Very unhealthy
May125Unhealthy
Jun12Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep7Good
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov116Unhealthy
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Khabarovsk?

Khabarovsk sits at 48.5°N, 135.1°E, 48 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vyazemskiy, 106 km away.

Topography around Khabarovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khabarovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 908 m.

The land around Khabarovsk is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (32%) and wetland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and wetland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
193 m
80 km
908 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Vyazemskiy 106 km · Birobidzhan 164 km · Bikin 194 km · Luchegorsk 232 km · Amursk 236 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 270 km · Dalnerechensk 299 km · Lesozavodsk 357 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 Khabarovsk (48.462°, 135.0971°, elevation 48 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).