Nar'yan-Mar weather in March

In March, Nar'yan-Mar sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 11 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -6°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nar'yan-Mar's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nar'yan-Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
4th coldest
Precipitation
21 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nar'yan-Mar is city in the north of Russia.

Density
752/km²
people per km²
Founded
1931

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 -9°C in the first days to -6°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nar'yan-Mar reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -18°C and 0°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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

How March really feels in Nar'yan-Mar

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.

Nar'yan-Mar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -20°227.29.52.30.0
Feb-13° / -19°175.57.27.10.0
Mar-8° / -14°217.59110.0
Apr-2° / -9°287.8815.10.0
May / -3°41105.319.50.3
Jun12° / 5510.50.823.83.1
Jul17° / 5610.40225.0
Aug14° / 6011.6016.93.5
Sep / 5311.10.612.81.6
Oct / -3°4912.17.38.80.0
Nov-6° / -11°328.79.54.40.0
Dec-10° / -16°288.910.60.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31288
41288
51288
61288
71486
81585
91585
101585
111684
121783
131783
141783
151882
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
221981
232080
242080
252080
262080
272179
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nar'yan-Mar gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12127
22228
32228
42329
52329
62329
72429
82429
92429
102429
112429
122429
132429
142429
152428
162428
172428
182428
192427
202428
212428
222528
232528
242529
252629
262630
272731
282731
292831
302831
312832

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 22 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
722breezy
822breezy
922breezy
1022breezy
1122breezy
1222breezy
1322breezy
1422breezy
1522breezy
1622breezy
1722breezy
1822breezy
1922breezy
2022breezy
2121breezy
2221breezy
2321breezy
2421breezy
2521breezy
2621breezy
2721breezy
2821breezy
2921breezy
3021breezy
3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 min at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 234 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 5:03 AM, and sunset from 4:13 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.17:094:13
29.27:054:17
39.37:014:21
49.56:574:25
59.66:524:28
69.76:484:32
79.96:444:36
810.06:404:40
910.16:364:43
1010.36:314:47
1110.46:274:51
1210.56:234:55
1310.76:194:58
1410.86:155:02
1510.96:105:06
1611.16:065:09
1711.26:025:13
1811.35:585:16
1911.45:535:20
2011.65:495:24
2111.75:455:27
2211.85:415:31
2312.05:365:35
2412.15:325:38
2512.25:285:42
2612.45:245:45
2712.55:205:49
2812.65:155:53
2912.85:115:56
3012.95:076:00
3113.05:036:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.77 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 1.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.0Dim
31.1Dim
41.1Dim
51.2Dim
61.2Dim
71.3Dim
81.3Dim
91.4Dim
101.4Dim
111.5Dim
121.6Dim
131.6Dim
141.7Dim
151.7Dim
161.8Dim
171.9Dim
181.9Dim
192.0Dim
202.0Moderate
212.1Moderate
222.2Moderate
232.2Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.4Moderate
262.4Moderate
272.5Moderate
282.6Moderate
292.6Moderate
302.7Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nar'yan-Mar?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nar'yan-Mar.

What to pack for Nar'yan-Mar in March

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

In March, Nar'yan-Mar sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coata windbreaker

UV index in Nar'yan-Mar 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 Nar'yan-Mar peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 16UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct0Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nar'yan-Mar?

Nar'yan-Mar sits at 67.6°N, 53.0°E, 10 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Narian-Mar, 5.0 km away.

VorgashorVorkuta

Topography around Nar'yan-Mar

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nar'yan-Mar.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nar'yan-Mar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m.

The land around Nar'yan-Mar is covered by water (30%) and wetland (27%) within 3 km, wetland (50%) within 16 km, and wetland (38%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
185 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Narian-Mar 5.0 km · Usinsk 268 km · Pechora 335 km · Inta 360 km · Sosnogorsk 451 km · Ukhta 454 km · Vorgashor 456 km · Vorkuta 469 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 Nar'yan-Mar (67.6387°, 53.0037°, elevation 10 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).