Pechora weather in March

In March, Pechora sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to -2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pechora's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pechora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
4th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
5:46 AM – 4:55 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
1.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Pechora is city in Pechora Municipal District, Komi Republic, Russia.

Density
1,356/km²
people per km²
Founded
1940

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 -8°C in the first days to -2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pechora reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -15°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-16
2-8-16
3-8-15
4-8-15
5-7-15
6-7-14
7-7-14
8-7-14
9-6-14
10-6-14
11-6-14
12-6-13
13-5-13
14-5-13
15-5-13
16-5-13
17-5-13
18-5-13
19-4-13
20-4-13
21-4-13
22-4-13
23-4-12
24-4-12
25-3-12
26-3-12
27-3-12
28-3-12
29-2-11
30-2-11
31-2-11

How March really feels in Pechora

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.

Pechora weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-15° / -21°319.812.84.40.0
Feb-13° / -19°257.710.47.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°32101211.20.0
Apr / -7°4210.49.114.70.0
May / -0°5612.14.618.31.3
Jun16° / 71120.920.94.4
Jul20° / 11°7411.4019.75.9
Aug16° / 7913.5016.34.2
Sep10° / 6913.71.112.71.8
Oct / -3°6814.810.49.20.0
Nov-7° / -12°4811.613.35.60.0
Dec-12° / -18°3810.914.43.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
41684
51684
61585
71585
81684
91684
101684
111783
121882
131882
141882
151783
161882
172080
182080
192080
202080
212080
222278
232278
242278
252377
262377
272377
282377
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pechora gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 34% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13242
23242
33342
43342
53442
63442
73441
83441
93441
103340
113340
123340
133339
143339
153339
163339
173238
183238
193238
203138
213137
223137
233137
243137
253237
263237
273237
283337
293337
303337
313436

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 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 210 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 4:49 AM, and sunset from 4:07 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.46:424:07
29.56:384:10
39.66:354:13
49.86:314:17
59.96:274:20
610.06:244:23
710.16:204:26
810.26:164:30
910.36:124:33
1010.56:094:36
1110.66:054:39
1210.76:014:43
1310.85:574:46
1410.95:544:49
1511.05:504:52
1611.25:464:55
1711.35:424:59
1811.45:385:02
1911.55:355:05
2011.65:315:08
2111.75:275:11
2211.95:235:15
2312.05:205:18
2412.15:165:21
2512.25:125:24
2612.35:085:27
2712.45:045:30
2812.65:005:34
2912.74:575:37
3012.84:535:40
3112.94:495:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.02 kWh/m² to a high of 4.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 1.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.1Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.3Dim
51.3Dim
61.4Dim
71.4Dim
81.4Dim
91.5Dim
101.6Dim
111.6Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.8Dim
151.9Dim
161.9Dim
172.0Dim
182.0Moderate
192.1Moderate
202.2Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.4Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pechora?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pechora.

What to pack for Pechora in March

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

In March, Pechora sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Pechora in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pechora peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 4 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Pechora?

Pechora sits at 65.1°N, 57.2°E, 60 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Usinsk, 97 km away.

Topography around Pechora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pechora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Pechora is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (73%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
649 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Usinsk 97 km · Inta 167 km · Sosnogorsk 235 km · Ukhta 244 km · Nar'yan-Mar 335 km · Narian-Mar 335 km · Vorgashor 399 km · Vorkuta 402 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 Pechora (65.1472°, 57.2244°, elevation 60 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).