Kizel weather in March

In March, Kizel sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kizel's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kizel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
5th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:39 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
79%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kizel is town in Russia.

Density
288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1750

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 1°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kizel reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-12
2-5-12
3-5-12
4-4-12
5-4-11
6-4-11
7-4-11
8-3-11
9-3-11
10-3-10
11-3-10
12-3-10
13-2-10
14-2-10
15-2-9
16-2-9
17-2-9
18-1-9
19-1-9
20-1-8
21-1-8
22-1-8
230-8
240-8
250-7
260-7
271-7
281-7
291-6
302-6
312-6

How March really feels in Kizel

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.

Kizel 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-12° / -18°4912.816.36.70.0
Feb-10° / -16°359.312.48.80.0
Mar-2° / -9°5112.113.711.40.0
Apr / -3°5311.36.914.10.6
May14° / 7312.41.616.53.7
Jun19° / 11315.80.2185.1
Jul21° / 12°9313.6017.45.9
Aug18° / 10°11015.7015.24.7
Sep12° / 8915.61.212.62.5
Oct / -2°9416.210.29.80.2
Nov-5° / -10°7013.816.17.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°5312.916.360.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
71981
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132179
142080
152080
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272179
282179
292278
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kizel gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 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 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 14 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13848
23948
33948
43948
53948
63947
73847
83846
93845
103845
113845
123844
133844
143844
153844
163844
173844
183944
193943
203943
213943
223943
234043
244043
254143
264143
274143
284142
294142
304141
314140

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 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
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 hours at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:22 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:226:23
210.18:196:26
310.28:176:28
410.38:146:30
510.48:116:33
610.58:086:35
710.58:056:38
810.68:026:40
910.77:596:43
1010.87:566:45
1110.97:536:48
1211.07:506:50
1311.17:476:52
1411.27:456:55
1511.37:426:57
1611.37:397:00
1711.47:367:02
1811.57:337:04
1911.67:307:07
2011.77:277:09
2111.87:247:12
2211.97:217:14
2312.07:187:16
2412.17:157:19
2512.27:127:21
2612.27:097:23
2712.37:067:26
2812.47:037:28
2912.57:007:30
3012.66:577:33
3112.76:547:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.22 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.7Dim
41.7Dim
51.8Dim
61.8Dim
71.9Dim
81.9Dim
92.0Dim
102.0Moderate
112.1Moderate
122.1Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.3Moderate
152.3Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.7Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
272.9Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kizel?

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
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kizel.

What to pack for Kizel in March

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

In March, Kizel sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Kizel 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 Kizel peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. 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 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Kizel?

Kizel sits at 59.0°N, 57.6°E, 293 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aleksandrovsk, 13 km away.

Topography around Kizel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kizel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 316 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m.

The land around Kizel is covered by trees (83%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (95%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
394 m
80 km
1,005 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Aleksandrovsk 13 km · Gubakha 24 km · Berezniki 62 km · Chusovoy 85 km · Solikamsk 86 km · Dobryanka 96 km · Lys’va 105 km · Kachkanar 112 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 Kizel (59.0471°, 57.6477°, elevation 293 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).