Solikamsk weather in March

In March, Solikamsk sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.3 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Solikamsk's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Solikamsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
5th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 18 min
7:43 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
6th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
2.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Solikamsk is town in Perm Krai, Russia.

Density
604/km²
people per km²
Founded
1430

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 -4°C in the first days to 2°C by the end.

A typical March day in Solikamsk reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 8°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 8°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

-20°-10°10°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-12
2-4-11
3-4-11
4-4-11
5-3-11
6-3-10
7-3-10
8-3-10
9-2-10
10-2-10
11-2-9
12-2-9
13-2-9
14-1-9
15-1-9
16-1-9
17-1-8
18-1-8
190-8
200-8
210-8
220-7
230-7
241-7
251-7
261-7
271-6
282-6
292-6
302-6
313-5

How March really feels in Solikamsk

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.

Solikamsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-11° / -17°4111.5156.50.0
Feb-9° / -15°288.611.48.70.0
Mar-1° / -9°4010.411.711.30.0
Apr / -2°4710.2514.10.8
May15° / 6511.6116.74.1
Jun20° / 10°9313.90.118.25.5
Jul22° / 13°7812.4017.66.3
Aug19° / 11°8814015.35.2
Sep13° / 7513.40.712.63.0
Oct / -0°7414.36.49.80.4
Nov-4° / -9°5411.912.67.20.0
Dec-9° / -15°4412.215.15.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31882
41783
51783
61882
71882
81882
91981
101981
111981
121981
131981
141981
151882
161882
171882
181882
191981
201981
211882
221882
231981
241981
251981
262080
272080
282080
292179
302179
312377

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Solikamsk gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13442
23442
33442
43441
53441
63440
73340
83339
93339
103338
113338
123337
133337
143337
153337
163337
173337
183337
193337
203337
213337
223437
233437
243437
253437
263437
273536
283536
293535
303534
313533

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

051015151015202531
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
2112light breeze
2212light breeze
2312light breeze
2412light breeze
2512light breeze
2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of March to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 162 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.08:276:25
210.18:246:28
310.18:226:30
410.28:196:33
510.38:166:35
610.48:136:38
710.58:106:40
810.68:076:43
910.78:046:45
1010.88:016:48
1110.97:586:50
1211.07:556:53
1311.17:526:55
1411.27:496:58
1511.27:467:00
1611.37:437:03
1711.47:407:05
1811.57:377:08
1911.67:347:10
2011.77:307:13
2111.87:277:15
2211.97:247:17
2312.07:217:20
2412.17:187:22
2512.27:157:25
2612.37:127:27
2712.37:097:30
2812.47:067:32
2912.57:037:35
3012.67:007:37
3112.76:577:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

01234151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.5Dim
21.5Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.7Dim
61.7Dim
71.8Dim
81.8Dim
91.9Dim
101.9Dim
112.0Dim
122.0Moderate
132.1Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.3Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.4Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.8Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Solikamsk?

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
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Solikamsk.

What to pack for Solikamsk in March

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

In March, Solikamsk sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -9°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 Solikamsk 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 Solikamsk peaks around June 20 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun5High
Jul5Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Solikamsk?

Solikamsk sits at 59.7°N, 56.7°E, 144 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Berezniki, 29 km away.

Topography around Solikamsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Solikamsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 609 m.

The land around Solikamsk is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
166 m
80 km
609 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Berezniki 29 km · Aleksandrovsk 73 km · Krasnovishersk 84 km · Kizel 86 km · Gubakha 103 km · Dobryanka 135 km · Kudymkar 139 km · Chusovoy 165 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 Solikamsk (59.6669°, 56.7427°, elevation 144 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).