Orlovskiy weather in March

In March, Orlovskiy sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 9.9 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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Orlovskiy's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orlovskiy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:34 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Orlovskiy is human settlement in Orlovsky District, Rostov Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1910

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 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Orlovskiy reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
14-2
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-2
65-2
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
116-1
126-1
137-1
147-1
1570
1670
1770
1880
1980
2080
2180
2291
2391
2491
2591
26101
27101
28102
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Orlovskiy

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.

Orlovskiy 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-0° / -5°429.45.98.80.0
Feb / -5°3484.9100.0
Mar / -0°449.92.911.61.1
Apr16° / 388.10.113.34.9
May22° / 12°539.4014.86.8
Jun28° / 17°438015.66.5
Jul30° / 19°396.9015.35.4
Aug30° / 18°3150146.1
Sep23° / 12°375.9012.47.5
Oct15° / 468.20.210.64.9
Nov / 387.82.29.20.8
Dec / -4°459.24.88.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42377
52377
62377
72377
82476
92476
102575
112575
122575
132476
142575
152674
162674
172674
182674
192674
202674
212773
222872
232872
242971
253070
263070
273268
283367
293466
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Orlovskiy gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13114
23114
33114
43113
53113
63112
73012
83011
93011
103010
113010
12309
13309
14319
15318
16318
17328
18328
19338
20338
21337
22347
23347
24347
25337
26336
27336
28326
29325
30315
31315

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 15 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 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 102 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.77:035:47
210.87:015:49
310.86:595:50
410.96:575:52
511.06:555:53
611.06:545:55
711.16:525:56
811.16:505:57
911.26:485:59
1011.26:466:00
1111.36:446:02
1211.46:426:03
1311.46:406:05
1411.56:386:06
1511.56:366:08
1611.66:346:09
1711.66:326:10
1811.76:306:12
1911.86:286:13
2011.86:266:15
2111.96:246:16
2211.96:226:17
2312.06:206:19
2412.06:186:20
2512.16:166:22
2612.26:146:23
2712.26:126:25
2812.36:106:26
2912.36:086:27
3012.46:056:29
3112.46:036:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.5Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.6Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.8Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.9Moderate
122.9Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.4Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Orlovskiy?

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

1.1
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 Orlovskiy.

What to pack for Orlovskiy in March

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

In March, Orlovskiy sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Orlovskiy 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 Orlovskiy peaks around July 10 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 10UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May5High
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Orlovskiy 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 Orlovskiy is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 1715 µg/m³Dec 207 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Orlovskiy?

Orlovskiy sits at 46.9°N, 42.1°E, 116 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Proletarsk, 31 km away.

Topography around Orlovskiy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orlovskiy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m.

The land around Orlovskiy is covered by grassland (36%), artificial surfaces (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
172 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Proletarsk 31 km · Zimovniki 44 km · Sal’sk 59 km · Volgodonsk 71 km · Tsimlyansk 86 km · Konstantinovsk 107 km · Yegorlykskaya 112 km · Kotel’nikovo 118 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 Orlovskiy (46.8744°, 42.0522°, elevation 116 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).