Mineralnye Vody weather in March

In March, Mineralnye Vody sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mineralnye Vody's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mineralnye Vody's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:28 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Mineralnye Vody is town and administrative center of Mineralovodsky District of Stavropol Krai in North Caucasus, Russia.

Density
1,557/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

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 6°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mineralnye Vody reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°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)
16-2
26-1
36-1
46-1
57-1
67-1
77-1
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970
1070
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1691
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How March really feels in Mineralnye Vody

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Mineralnye Vody 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 / -4°277.579.10.0
Feb / -4°276.75.410.20.0
Mar / 4710.24.411.61.6
Apr16° / 559.60.413.24.8
May22° / 11°6911.8014.56.3
Jun27° / 16°6810.5015.36.5
Jul30° / 18°528.20155.6
Aug29° / 18°517.3013.86.0
Sep24° / 13°487.8012.37.2
Oct16° / 488.40.410.85.2
Nov / 357.73.29.41.3
Dec / -3°327.868.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32476
42575
52575
62575
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122575
132575
142575
152575
162575
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202575
212575
222674
232674
242773
252773
262971
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283169
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mineralnye Vody gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12918
22917
32917
43017
53017
63016
73016
83016
93116
103116
113115
123115
133115
143215
153214
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28329
29328
30318
31307

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:555:46
210.96:535:48
311.06:525:49
411.06:505:50
511.16:485:52
611.16:475:53
711.26:455:54
811.26:435:55
911.36:415:57
1011.36:395:58
1111.46:385:59
1211.46:366:01
1311.56:346:02
1411.56:326:03
1511.66:306:04
1611.66:286:06
1711.76:276:07
1811.76:256:08
1911.86:236:10
2011.86:216:11
2111.96:196:12
2211.96:176:13
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:136:16
2512.16:126:17
2612.16:106:18
2712.26:086:20
2812.26:066:21
2912.36:046:22
3012.46:026:23
3112.46:006:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mineralnye Vody?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.6
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 Mineralnye Vody.

What to pack for Mineralnye Vody in March

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

In March, Mineralnye Vody sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mineralnye Vody 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 Mineralnye Vody peaks around July 10 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mineralnye Vody 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 Mineralnye Vody is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1916 µg/m³Dec 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mineralnye Vody?

Mineralnye Vody sits at 44.2°N, 43.1°E, 310 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zheleznovodsk, 13 km away.

Topography around Mineralnye Vody

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mineralnye Vody has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,758 m.

The land around Mineralnye Vody is covered by artificial surfaces (48%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
1,121 m
80 km
2,758 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zheleznovodsk 13 km · Inozemtsevo 14 km · Lermontov 17 km · Pyatigorsk 19 km · Goryachevodskiy 21 km · Svobody 22 km · Nezlobnaya 24 km · Georgiyevsk 28 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 Mineralnye Vody (44.2103°, 43.1353°, elevation 310 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).