Nizhnekamsk weather in March

In March, Nizhnekamsk sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 8.3 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nizhnekamsk's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhnekamsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
4th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
8.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
5:59 AM – 5:25 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nizhnekamsk is city in Tatarstan, Russia.

Density
3,690/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 -4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nizhnekamsk reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 10°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-11
2-4-11
3-4-11
4-4-10
5-3-10
6-3-10
7-3-10
8-3-10
9-2-9
10-2-9
11-2-9
12-2-9
13-2-9
14-1-8
15-1-8
16-1-8
17-1-8
180-8
190-7
200-7
210-7
221-7
231-6
241-6
251-6
262-6
272-5
282-5
293-5
303-4
313-4

How March really feels in Nizhnekamsk

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
29 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Nizhnekamsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-9° / -14°349.7127.40.0
Feb-8° / -14°2889.69.20.0
Mar-1° / -8°328.38.611.40.0
Apr10° / 347.3213.82.2
May19° / 449.20.215.96.1
Jun23° / 12°5710017.16.7
Jul25° / 14°5910.7016.66.9
Aug22° / 13°649.6014.86.7
Sep16° / 519.80.112.54.9
Oct / 5110.72.410.11.3
Nov-1° / -6°429.87.880.0
Dec-7° / -12°3810.111.56.90.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72575
82575
92674
102773
112773
122773
132773
142773
152773
162773
172872
182872
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
243070
253070
263070
273070
283169
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhnekamsk gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 8.3 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12832
22831
32831
42831
52830
62730
72729
82729
92628
102628
112627
122627
132527
142627
152627
162627
172628
182728
192728
202728
212828
222828
232828
242827
252826
262826
272824
282823
292722
302721
312619

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 5:19 AM, and sunset from 4:54 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:384:54
210.36:364:56
310.46:334:58
410.56:315:00
510.66:285:02
610.66:265:04
710.76:235:07
810.86:205:09
910.96:185:11
1011.06:155:13
1111.06:135:15
1211.16:105:17
1311.26:075:19
1411.36:055:21
1511.46:025:23
1611.45:595:25
1711.55:575:27
1811.65:545:29
1911.75:525:31
2011.75:495:34
2111.85:465:36
2211.95:445:38
2312.05:415:40
2412.15:385:42
2512.15:365:44
2612.25:335:46
2712.35:305:48
2812.45:275:50
2912.55:255:52
3012.55:225:54
3112.65:195:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.4Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.9Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nizhnekamsk?

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 Nizhnekamsk.

What to pack for Nizhnekamsk in March

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

In March, Nizhnekamsk sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Nizhnekamsk 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 Nizhnekamsk peaks around June 22 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 22UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhnekamsk?

Nizhnekamsk sits at 55.6°N, 51.8°E, 126 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Yelabuga, 20 km away.

Topography around Nizhnekamsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhnekamsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m.

The land around Nizhnekamsk is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (32%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), trees (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
261 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Yelabuga 20 km · Zainsk 39 km · Naberezhnyye Chelny 39 km · Mendeleyevsk 42 km · Chistopol’ 80 km · Vyatskiye Polyany 81 km · Menzelinsk 81 km · Kukmor 84 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 Nizhnekamsk (55.6379°, 51.815°, elevation 126 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).