Nizhneudinsk weather in March

In March, Nizhneudinsk sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 5.6 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Nizhneudinsk's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nizhneudinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
5th coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:50 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Nizhneudinsk is human settlement in Nizhneudinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
516/km²
people per km²
Founded
1648

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 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nizhneudinsk reaches about -0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°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 7°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)
1-4-18
2-4-18
3-4-18
4-4-18
5-3-17
6-3-17
7-3-17
8-3-17
9-2-16
10-2-16
11-2-16
12-2-15
13-1-15
14-1-15
15-1-14
160-14
170-13
180-13
191-12
201-12
211-11
222-11
232-10
242-10
253-10
263-9
273-9
284-8
294-8
304-7
314-7

How March really feels in Nizhneudinsk

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.

Nizhneudinsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -24°935.27.60.0
Feb-8° / -21°1045.99.30.0
Mar-0° / -13°185.66.911.40.0
Apr / -3°329.35.613.81.3
May15° / 5813.12.215.84.3
Jun21° / 8713.80.1175.8
Jul23° / 12°8913.7016.56.1
Aug20° / 10°9614.4014.75.6
Sep14° / 6912.81.112.53.6
Oct / -4°359.25.410.20.6
Nov-5° / -14°2279.28.10.0
Dec-12° / -21°175.88.770.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
43070
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103268
113169
123169
133169
143070
153070
163070
172971
183070
193070
202971
212971
222872
232971
242971
252872
262872
272872
282872
292872
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nizhneudinsk gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11624
21624
31624
41624
51624
61624
71624
81723
91723
101723
111723
121722
131722
141722
151721
161721
171721
181721
191720
201720
211720
221820
231820
241920
251920
262020
272020
282120
292120
302220
312220

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:28 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.38:286:46
210.48:256:48
310.58:236:51
410.58:206:53
510.68:186:55
610.78:166:57
710.88:136:59
810.88:117:01
910.98:087:03
1011.08:067:05
1111.18:037:07
1211.18:007:09
1311.27:587:11
1411.37:557:13
1511.47:537:15
1611.47:507:17
1711.57:487:19
1811.67:457:21
1911.77:427:23
2011.87:407:25
2111.87:377:27
2211.97:357:29
2312.07:327:31
2412.17:297:33
2512.17:277:35
2612.27:247:37
2712.37:227:39
2812.47:197:41
2912.47:167:43
3012.57:147:45
3112.67:117:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nizhneudinsk

In seasonPeak

None of Nizhneudinsk's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nizhneudinsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Nizhneudinsk?

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
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nizhneudinsk.

What to pack for Nizhneudinsk in March

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

In March, Nizhneudinsk sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk peaks around July 13 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 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Nizhneudinsk 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 Nizhneudinsk is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 15.6× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1820 µg/m³Dec 162 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr22Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep6Good
Oct5Good
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nizhneudinsk?

Nizhneudinsk sits at 54.9°N, 99.0°E, 412 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Tulun, 106 km away.

Topography around Nizhneudinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nizhneudinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 356 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,105 m.

The land around Nizhneudinsk is covered by trees (44%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
122 m
16 km
356 m
80 km
1,105 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tulun 106 km · Tayshet 132 km · Chunskiy 137 km · Vikhorevka 191 km · Bratsk 212 km · Sayansk 221 km · Zima 224 km · Ilanskiy 238 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 Nizhneudinsk (54.9072°, 99.034°, elevation 412 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).