Novopavlovsk weather in March

In March, Novopavlovsk sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 10.5 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 16% 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 Novopavlovsk's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopavlovsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:26 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Novopavlovsk is city in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
1,285/km²
people per km²
Founded
1777

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 Novopavlovsk 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 3°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)
16-1
26-1
36-1
47-1
57-1
67-1
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How March really feels in Novopavlovsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 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
28
wind chill below the day's low

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

Novopavlovsk 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 / -5°308.17.19.10.0
Feb / -4°296.95.810.20.0
Mar / 4910.54.411.61.8
Apr16° / 599.90.313.24.9
May22° / 12°7312014.56.3
Jun27° / 16°7311.3015.26.2
Jul30° / 19°618.8014.95.3
Aug30° / 18°568013.85.7
Sep24° / 14°608.5012.37.1
Oct17° / 548.60.310.85.3
Nov / 4083.19.41.4
Dec / -3°337.96.28.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72278
82278
92278
102278
112278
122377
132278
142278
152278
162278
172278
182278
192476
202476
212476
222575
232575
242575
252773
262773
272971
283070
293070
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Novopavlovsk gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13018
23018
33018
43017
53117
63117
73117
83217
93216
103216
113216
123215
133215
143315
153314
163414
173413
183413
193513
203513
213512
223512
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243411
253410
263410
27339
28339
29328
30328
31317

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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21100
22100
23100
24100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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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 6:53 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:535:45
210.96:515:46
311.06:505:47
411.06:485:48
511.16:465:50
611.16:445:51
711.26:435:52
811.26:415:54
911.36:395:55
1011.36:375:56
1111.46:365:58
1211.46:345:59
1311.56:326:00
1411.56:306:01
1511.66:286:03
1611.66:266:04
1711.76:256:05
1811.76:236:06
1911.86:216:08
2011.86:196:09
2111.96:176:10
2211.96:156:11
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:14
2512.16:106:15
2612.16:086:16
2712.26:066:18
2812.26:046:19
2912.36:026:20
3012.36:006:21
3112.45:586:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.23 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
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Novopavlovsk?

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

1.8
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 Novopavlovsk.

What to pack for Novopavlovsk in March

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

In March, Novopavlovsk sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Novopavlovsk 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 Novopavlovsk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novopavlovsk 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 Novopavlovsk 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 Novopavlovsk?

Novopavlovsk sits at 44.0°N, 43.6°E, 330 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Georgiyevsk, 25 km away.

Topography around Novopavlovsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopavlovsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,187 m.

The land around Novopavlovsk is covered by cropland (47%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
3,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Georgiyevsk 25 km · Nezlobnaya 25 km · Baksan 32 km · Dugulubgey 34 km · Prokhladnyy 39 km · Goryachevodskiy 44 km · Chegem 44 km · Inozemtsevo 46 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 Novopavlovsk (43.9594°, 43.6316°, elevation 330 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).