Novokuznetsk weather in March

In March, Novokuznetsk sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 11.5 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 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Novokuznetsk's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novokuznetsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:37 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Novokuznetsk is city in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
1,272/km²
people per km²
Founded
1618

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 Novokuznetsk reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 10°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-4-14
2-4-14
3-4-14
4-4-14
5-3-14
6-3-13
7-3-13
8-2-13
9-2-13
10-2-12
11-2-12
12-1-12
13-1-11
14-1-11
150-11
160-10
170-10
181-10
191-9
201-9
212-9
222-8
232-8
243-7
253-7
263-7
274-6
284-6
294-6
305-5
315-5

How March really feels in Novokuznetsk

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Novokuznetsk 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-12° / -20°328.911.47.80.0
Feb-8° / -17°2479.39.40.0
Mar / -10°298.18.511.50.0
Apr10° / -1°4510.54.313.72.0
May17° / 5811.40.615.65.2
Jun23° / 12°6712016.76.4
Jul25° / 14°7612.8016.36.5
Aug22° / 12°6711.6014.66.4
Sep16° / 5911.30.212.54.7
Oct / -1°5912.65.110.21.3
Nov-3° / -10°611313.28.30.0
Dec-10° / -17°5012.214.27.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43268
53268
63367
73268
83268
93268
103169
113268
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173268
183268
193268
203367
213367
223268
233367
243367
253367
263367
273268
283367
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Novokuznetsk gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 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 29% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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22431
32430
42531
52531
62531
72631
82631
92631
102631
112731
122731
132730
142830
152830
162829
172829
182728
192727
202727
212726
222725
232725
242724
252724
262724
272823
282823
292823
302923
312922

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:13 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 7:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:136:36
210.58:116:38
310.58:096:40
410.68:066:42
510.78:046:44
610.78:016:46
710.87:596:48
810.97:576:50
911.07:546:52
1011.07:526:54
1111.17:496:56
1211.27:476:58
1311.27:446:59
1411.37:427:01
1511.47:407:03
1611.57:377:05
1711.57:357:07
1811.67:327:09
1911.77:307:11
2011.87:277:13
2111.87:257:15
2211.97:227:17
2312.07:207:18
2412.17:177:20
2512.17:147:22
2612.27:127:24
2712.37:097:26
2812.37:077:28
2912.47:047:30
3012.57:027:32
3112.66:597:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Novokuznetsk?

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 Novokuznetsk.

What to pack for Novokuznetsk in March

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

In March, Novokuznetsk sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -10°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 Novokuznetsk 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 Novokuznetsk peaks around May 24 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 24UV 6Dec 22UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Novokuznetsk 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 Novokuznetsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar11Good
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novokuznetsk?

Novokuznetsk sits at 53.8°N, 87.1°E, 213 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Osinniki, 21 km away.

Topography around Novokuznetsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novokuznetsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 216 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 903 m.

The land around Novokuznetsk is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (43%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
285 m
80 km
903 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Osinniki 21 km · Kaltan 27 km · Prokop’yevsk 33 km · Kiselëvsk 40 km · Kisilevsk 42 km · Myski 44 km · Mezhdurechensk 61 km · Belovo 92 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 Novokuznetsk (53.7575°, 87.136°, elevation 213 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).