Sayanogorsk weather in March

In March, Sayanogorsk sees average daytime highs of 1°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Sayanogorsk's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayanogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
4th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:20 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
64%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sayanogorsk is human settlement in Khakas Republic, Russia.

Density
2,628/km²
people per km²
Founded
1830

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 -3°C in the first days to 5°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sayanogorsk reaches about 1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 8°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-16
2-3-16
3-3-16
4-3-15
5-2-15
6-2-15
7-2-15
8-2-14
9-1-14
10-1-14
11-1-13
120-13
130-13
140-12
151-12
161-12
171-11
182-11
192-10
202-10
213-10
223-9
234-9
244-8
254-8
265-8
275-7
285-7
295-6
306-6
316-6

How March really feels in Sayanogorsk

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
30 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sayanogorsk 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-11° / -21°124.16.77.90.0
Feb-7° / -19°124.15.79.50.0
Mar / -11°236.57.211.50.0
Apr10° / -2°5511.76.513.62.0
May16° / 9014.42.315.54.5
Jun22° / 10°11215.3016.65.7
Jul23° / 13°12815.6016.25.9
Aug21° / 11°13016.9014.55.4
Sep15° / 8813.8112.44.1
Oct / -2°5310.86.210.31.1
Nov-3° / -11°359.410.38.40.0
Dec-9° / -18°2379.37.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133664
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
193763
203862
213862
223763
233862
243862
253862
263862
273862
283763
293664
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sayanogorsk gets around 23 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 27% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11824
21824
31924
41924
51924
62024
72024
82024
92024
102124
112124
122124
132124
142124
152124
162123
172123
182123
192122
202122
212122
222122
232222
242222
252222
262322
272422
282422
292523
302623
312724

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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:55 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 7:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.47:556:20
210.57:536:22
310.67:506:24
410.67:486:26
510.77:466:28
610.87:436:30
710.87:416:32
810.97:396:34
911.07:366:35
1011.17:346:37
1111.17:326:39
1211.27:296:41
1311.37:276:43
1411.37:246:45
1511.47:226:47
1611.57:206:48
1711.67:176:50
1811.67:156:52
1911.77:126:54
2011.87:106:56
2111.87:076:58
2211.97:057:00
2312.07:027:01
2412.17:007:03
2512.16:587:05
2612.26:557:07
2712.36:537:09
2812.36:507:11
2912.46:487:12
3012.56:457:14
3112.66:437:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.8Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.9Moderate
52.9Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.4Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.5Moderate
163.5Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.6Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sayanogorsk

In seasonPeak

None of Sayanogorsk's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sayanogorsk's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sayanogorsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sayanogorsk.

What to pack for Sayanogorsk in March

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

In March, Sayanogorsk sees daytime highs around 1°C and nights near -11°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sayanogorsk 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 Sayanogorsk peaks around July 12 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 12UV 6Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sayanogorsk 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 Sayanogorsk is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 4 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1515 µg/m³Dec 154 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr15Moderate
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug9Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sayanogorsk?

Sayanogorsk sits at 53.1°N, 91.4°E, 314 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Shushenskoye, 43 km away.

Topography around Sayanogorsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayanogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 320 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 888 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,056 m.

The land around Sayanogorsk is covered by grassland (42%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
888 m
80 km
2,056 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Shushenskoye 43 km · Abakan 68 km · Minusinsk 70 km · Chernogorsk 81 km · Abaza 101 km · Mezhdurechensk 231 km · Tashtagol 239 km · Myski 249 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 Sayanogorsk (53.0998°, 91.4074°, elevation 314 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).