Sterlitamak weather in March

In March, Sterlitamak sees average daytime highs of -0°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.4 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 -4°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Sterlitamak's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sterlitamak's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-0°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:42 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Sterlitamak is city in Bashkortostan, Russia, administrative centre of Sterlitamaksky District.

Density
2,463/km²
people per km²
Founded
1735

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 3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sterlitamak reaches about -0°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 -6°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)
1-4-12
2-4-12
3-4-12
4-3-12
5-3-11
6-3-11
7-3-11
8-2-11
9-2-10
10-2-10
11-2-10
12-1-10
13-1-9
14-1-9
15-1-9
160-9
170-8
180-8
190-8
201-7
211-7
221-7
231-7
242-6
252-6
262-6
273-5
283-5
293-5
304-4
314-4

How March really feels in Sterlitamak

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
28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sterlitamak 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-9° / -15°399.712.37.80.0
Feb-7° / -15°337.89.69.40.0
Mar-0° / -9°398.48.911.50.0
Apr11° / 408.3213.72.6
May19° / 519.70.215.66.2
Jun24° / 12°5510.7016.76.8
Jul25° / 14°539.4016.36.9
Aug24° / 13°609.7014.66.9
Sep17° / 499.9012.55.3
Oct / 5611.12.810.31.7
Nov-1° / -6°449.78.48.30.0
Dec-7° / -13°449.911.67.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
53070
63070
73169
83169
93169
103169
113268
123268
133169
143268
153169
163169
173169
183169
192971
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263169
273169
283169
293268
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sterlitamak gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12429
22429
32429
42429
52429
62429
72529
82529
92529
102529
112629
122629
132629
142729
152729
162829
172829
182930
192930
202930
213030
223030
233030
243029
253028
263028
272927
282926
292924
302923
312822

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, the windiest month of the year.

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 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 8:18 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 7:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:186:41
210.58:156:43
310.58:136:45
410.68:116:47
510.78:086:49
610.78:066:51
710.88:046:53
810.98:016:55
911.07:596:57
1011.07:566:59
1111.17:547:00
1211.27:527:02
1311.37:497:04
1411.37:477:06
1511.47:447:08
1611.57:427:10
1711.57:397:12
1811.67:377:14
1911.77:347:16
2011.87:327:18
2111.87:297:19
2211.97:277:21
2312.07:247:23
2412.17:227:25
2512.17:197:27
2612.27:177:29
2712.37:147:31
2812.37:127:33
2912.47:097:34
3012.57:077:36
3112.67:047:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.8Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.9Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.4Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.5Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sterlitamak?

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 Sterlitamak.

What to pack for Sterlitamak in March

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

In March, Sterlitamak sees daytime highs around -0°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Sterlitamak 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 Sterlitamak peaks around June 20 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 20UV 6Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug4Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Sterlitamak?

Sterlitamak sits at 53.6°N, 56.0°E, 150 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Ishimbay, 22 km away.

Topography around Sterlitamak

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sterlitamak has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 152 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Sterlitamak is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), grassland (27%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (38%), cropland (36%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
860 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ishimbay 22 km · Salavat 29 km · Meleuz 75 km · Rayevskiy 82 km · Davlekanovo 88 km · Kumertau 98 km · Chishmy 112 km · Ufa 123 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 Sterlitamak (53.6379°, 55.9533°, elevation 150 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).