Kyzyl weather in March

In March, Kyzyl sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -15°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 2.2 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 -7°C in the first days to 4°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 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kyzyl's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyzyl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-15°
4th coldest
Precipitation
6 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:07 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
54%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kyzyl is city in Aziatic Russia.

Density
1,201/km²
people per km²
Founded
1914

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 -7°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kyzyl reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°C warmer than February and about 12°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-20
2-7-20
3-6-20
4-6-20
5-6-20
6-6-19
7-5-19
8-5-19
9-5-18
10-5-18
11-4-18
12-4-17
13-3-17
14-3-16
15-3-16
16-2-16
17-2-15
18-1-15
19-1-14
200-14
210-13
221-12
231-12
242-11
252-11
263-10
273-10
284-9
294-9
305-8
315-8

How March really feels in Kyzyl

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.

Kyzyl 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-17° / -27°30.81.68.10.0
Feb-11° / -24°31.229.60.0
Mar-2° / -15°62.22.911.50.0
Apr10° / -3°165.12.113.62.4
May18° / 298.80.915.45.6
Jun24° / 10°4510.3016.36.7
Jul25° / 13°6812.20166.4
Aug23° / 10°5010.7014.46.6
Sep16° / 337.60.612.45.2
Oct / -4°165.12.910.41.1
Nov-6° / -15°113.64.88.60.0
Dec-16° / -24°72.23.77.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45248
55248
65248
75050
85050
95050
105050
114852
124852
134951
144852
154753
164753
174654
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264852
274852
284852
294753
304654
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kyzyl gets around 6 mm of rain and snow over 2.2 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
158
268
368
469
579
679
779
8710
9810
10810
11810
12810
13811
14811
15811
16811
17811
18811
19811
20810
21810
22810
23810
2489
2589
2689
2789
2899
2999
3099
31109

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 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:416:10
210.67:386:12
310.67:366:14
410.77:346:16
510.87:326:18
610.87:306:19
710.97:276:21
811.07:256:23
911.07:236:25
1011.17:216:27
1111.27:186:28
1211.27:166:30
1311.37:146:32
1411.47:116:34
1511.47:096:35
1611.57:076:37
1711.67:046:39
1811.67:026:41
1911.77:006:42
2011.86:576:44
2111.86:556:46
2211.96:536:48
2312.06:506:49
2412.16:486:51
2512.16:466:53
2612.26:436:54
2712.36:416:56
2812.36:386:58
2912.46:367:00
3012.56:347:01
3112.56:317:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.2Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.7Moderate
103.7Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
164.0Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kyzyl?

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 Kyzyl.

What to pack for Kyzyl in March

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

In March, Kyzyl sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -15°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kyzyl 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 Kyzyl peaks around May 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 22UV 7Dec 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kyzyl 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 Kyzyl is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 8.6× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1625 µg/m³Dec 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar11Good
Apr27Moderate
May11Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kyzyl?

Kyzyl sits at 51.7°N, 94.4°E, 612 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shushenskoye, 247 km away.

Topography around Kyzyl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyzyl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 637 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,160 m.

The land around Kyzyl is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
627 m
80 km
2,160 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Shushenskoye 247 km · Ulaangom 254 km · Sayanogorsk 257 km · Minusinsk 288 km · Abakan 301 km · Abaza 314 km · Chernogorsk 316 km · Ölgii 440 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 Kyzyl (51.7111°, 94.4378°, elevation 612 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).