Sibay weather in March

In March, Sibay sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -10°C, with 28 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sibay's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sibay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-10°
4th coldest
Precipitation
28 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sibay is city in Russia.

Density
400/km²
people per km²
Founded
1849

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 3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sibay reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -7°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 11°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-15
2-5-14
3-5-14
4-4-14
5-4-14
6-4-13
7-4-13
8-3-13
9-3-12
10-3-12
11-3-12
12-2-12
13-2-11
14-2-11
15-2-11
16-1-11
17-1-10
18-1-10
190-10
200-9
210-9
221-9
231-8
241-8
251-8
262-7
272-7
282-7
293-6
303-6
314-5

How March really feels in Sibay

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.

Sibay weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-10° / -17°195.56.77.90.0
Feb-8° / -17°205.26.49.50.0
Mar-1° / -10°286.56.511.50.0
Apr10° / -1°3872.713.62.5
May19° / 428.70.315.56.2
Jun24° / 12°409.1016.57.0
Jul25° / 14°539.1016.17.0
Aug23° / 12°438.4014.57.1
Sep17° / 326.70.112.45.6
Oct / -0°357.52.710.31.7
Nov-2° / -8°235.85.58.50.0
Dec-8° / -15°215.76.97.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33169
43169
53169
63169
73169
83169
93268
103367
113367
123367
133367
143466
153466
163466
173565
183466
193565
203565
213565
223664
233664
243664
253664
263664
273664
283763
293862
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sibay gets around 28 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11618
21618
31618
41618
51618
61618
71618
81718
91718
101718
111718
121819
131819
141919
151920
162020
172121
182221
192222
202322
212423
222423
232523
242523
252523
262523
272523
282522
292521
302420
312419

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 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light 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 10 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 126 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:056:32
210.58:036:34
310.68:016:36
410.67:596:37
510.77:566:39
610.87:546:41
710.97:526:43
810.97:496:45
911.07:476:47
1011.17:456:49
1111.17:426:50
1211.27:406:52
1311.37:386:54
1411.37:356:56
1511.47:336:58
1611.57:307:00
1711.67:287:01
1811.67:267:03
1911.77:237:05
2011.87:217:07
2111.87:187:09
2211.97:167:11
2312.07:137:12
2412.17:117:14
2512.17:097:16
2612.27:067:18
2712.37:047:20
2812.37:017:21
2912.46:597:23
3012.56:567:25
3112.56:547:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.6Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.8Moderate
72.9Moderate
82.9Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.0Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.8Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sibay?

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
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sibay.

What to pack for Sibay in March

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

In March, Sibay sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -10°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sibay 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 Sibay peaks around June 19 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 19UV 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sibay?

Sibay sits at 52.7°N, 58.7°E, 376 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Baymak, 28 km away.

Topography around Sibay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sibay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 558 m around an average of 366 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,075 m.

The land around Sibay is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
558 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
1,075 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Baymak 28 km · Magnitogorsk 79 km · Kartaly 138 km · Gay 139 km · Beloretsk 139 km · Mezgor'e 158 km · Mednogorsk 163 km · Kuvandyk 164 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 Sibay (52.7179°, 58.6667°, elevation 376 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).