Okha weather in March

In March, Okha sees average daytime highs of -8°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -12°C in the first days to -5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Okha's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-8°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:54 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Okha is human settlement in Okhinsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.

Density
604/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

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 -12°C in the first days to -5°C by the end.

A typical March day in Okha reaches about -8°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -14°C and -3°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)
1-12-17
2-12-17
3-12-17
4-11-16
5-11-16
6-11-16
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8-10-15
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19-7-13
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26-6-11
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28-5-11
29-5-11
30-5-10
31-4-10

How March really feels in Okha

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.

Okha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-14° / -18°387.39.37.80.0
Feb-14° / -19°224.66.49.40.0
Mar-8° / -14°366.57.911.50.0
Apr-1° / -6°407.88.213.70.0
May / 538.83.715.60.3
Jun10° / 518.2016.72.5
Jul15° / 11°627.6016.34.6
Aug16° / 12°8410.5014.65.0
Sep13° / 10°7610.8012.53.7
Oct / 8713.53.810.30.7
Nov-2° / -5°8316.216.98.30.0
Dec-10° / -14°5310.313.67.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62872
72872
82872
92971
102971
113070
123070
133169
143070
153169
163268
173367
183268
193367
203367
213466
223664
233664
243664
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263763
273763
283763
293763
303763
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Okha gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11824
21824
31925
42025
52026
62126
72127
82227
92227
102227
112227
122227
132228
142227
152227
162227
172227
182226
192126
202125
212125
222024
232024
242024
252023
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272023
282124
292124
302225
312325

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
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3100
4100
5100
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Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
420breezy
520breezy
620breezy
720breezy
820breezy
920light breeze
1020light breeze
1120light breeze
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3119light breeze

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 7:30 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:305:53
210.57:275:55
310.57:255:57
410.67:235:59
510.77:206:01
610.77:186:03
710.87:166:05
810.97:136:07
911.07:116:09
1011.07:086:11
1111.17:066:12
1211.27:046:14
1311.37:016:16
1411.36:596:18
1511.46:566:20
1611.56:546:22
1711.56:516:24
1811.66:496:26
1911.76:466:28
2011.86:446:30
2111.86:416:31
2211.96:396:33
2312.06:366:35
2412.16:346:37
2512.16:316:39
2612.26:296:41
2712.36:266:43
2812.36:246:45
2912.46:216:46
3012.56:196:48
3112.66:166:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 3.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.8Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.3Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.4Moderate
123.4Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.9Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.2Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Okha?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okha.

What to pack for Okha in March

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

In March, Okha sees daytime highs around -8°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Okha in March

The nearest coast averages about -1°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 13°C and coldest in March near -1°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

-5°0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan-1Bracing
Feb-1Bracing
Mar-1Bracing
Apr-1Bracing
May0Bracing
Jun5Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct7Bracing
Nov3Bracing
Dec0Bracing

UV index in Okha 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 Okha peaks around August 10 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 5Dec 18UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep3Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Okha 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 Okha is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 7.9× the cleanest month (January, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1519 µg/m³Jan 153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan3Good
Feb4Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug12Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Okha?

Okha sits at 53.6°N, 143.0°E, 25 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Nikolayevsk-on-Amure, 156 km away.

VaninoSovetskaya Gavan’KholmskYuzhno-Sakhalinsk

Topography around Okha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Okha is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and water (37%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
585 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 156 km · Poronaysk 487 km · Komsomolsk-on-Amur 528 km · Vanino 534 km · Sovetskaya Gavan’ 546 km · Amursk 559 km · Kholmsk 731 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 739 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 Okha (53.5949°, 142.9528°, elevation 25 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).