Novopokrovskaya weather in March

In March, Novopokrovskaya sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 51 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Novopokrovskaya's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Novopokrovskaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
51 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:39 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Novopokrovskaya is human settlement in Novopokrovsky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

Density
509/km²
people per km²
Founded
1827

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 Novopokrovskaya 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 2°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
77-1
870
970
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1580
1691
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1891
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25112
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How March really feels in Novopokrovskaya

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Novopokrovskaya weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°4710.25.38.90.0
Feb / -4°398.34.2100.0
Mar / 5110.72.811.61.7
Apr16° / 449.10.113.35.1
May22° / 12°6611.6014.76.6
Jun27° / 17°579.5015.56.5
Jul30° / 19°517.6015.25.5
Aug30° / 18°446.50146.0
Sep24° / 13°436.9012.37.5
Oct16° / 538.20.110.75.4
Nov / 427.61.69.31.4
Dec / -3°499.33.68.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42377
52377
62476
72476
82476
92575
102674
112674
122674
132575
142476
152575
162575
172575
182674
192674
202773
212773
222773
232872
242872
252872
262971
273070
283169
293169
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Novopokrovskaya gets around 51 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13413
23413
33413
43412
53412
63312
73311
83311
93311
103310
113410
123410
13359
14359
15369
16368
17378
18378
19388
20387
21387
22387
23377
24376
25366
26366
27355
28355
29344
30334
31333

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
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1616light breeze
1716light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.87:075:54
210.87:055:55
310.97:045:57
410.97:025:58
511.07:005:59
611.06:586:01
711.16:566:02
811.26:546:04
911.26:526:05
1011.36:516:06
1111.36:496:08
1211.46:476:09
1311.46:456:11
1411.56:436:12
1511.56:416:13
1611.66:396:15
1711.76:376:16
1811.76:356:18
1911.86:336:19
2011.86:316:20
2111.96:296:22
2211.96:276:23
2312.06:256:24
2412.06:236:26
2512.16:216:27
2612.26:196:28
2712.26:176:30
2812.36:156:31
2912.36:136:32
3012.46:116:34
3112.46:096:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
92.9Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Novopokrovskaya?

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

1.7
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 Novopokrovskaya.

What to pack for Novopokrovskaya in March

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

In March, Novopokrovskaya 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 Novopokrovskaya 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 Novopokrovskaya peaks around June 23 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateLowJun 23UV 8Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Novopokrovskaya 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 Novopokrovskaya is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May12Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Novopokrovskaya?

Novopokrovskaya sits at 46.0°N, 40.7°E, 69 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Belaya Glina, 19 km away.

Topography around Novopokrovskaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Novopokrovskaya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Novopokrovskaya is covered by cropland (29%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
182 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Belaya Glina 19 km · Tikhoretsk 46 km · Kropotkin 59 km · Krasnogvardeyskoye 65 km · Novoaleksandrovsk 66 km · Gul’kevichi 67 km · Yegorlykskaya 68 km · Pavlovskaya 73 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 Novopokrovskaya (45.9576°, 40.6981°, elevation 69 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).