Svetlyy weather in March

In March, Svetlyy sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°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 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Svetlyy's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Svetlyy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:06 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Svetlyy is town in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.

Density
851/km²
people per km²
Founded
1640

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 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Svetlyy reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 1°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-2
23-2
34-2
44-1
54-1
64-1
74-1
84-1
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
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How March really feels in Svetlyy

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
wind chill below the day's low

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

Svetlyy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°4911.15.47.60.0
Feb / -3°4110.35.39.30.0
Mar / -0°4310.23.211.50.4
Apr12° / 409.90.913.73.2
May17° / 5210.5015.85.5
Jun20° / 12°6611.8016.96.0
Jul23° / 14°8312.8016.56.4
Aug22° / 14°7412.6014.76.4
Sep18° / 10°5810.4012.55.5
Oct12° / 6111.80.110.22.9
Nov / 5211.31.88.20.6
Dec / -1°5111.84.87.10.0

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82872
92872
102971
113070
122971
132971
142971
152971
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293862
303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Svetlyy gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13416
23415
33314
43313
53313
63212
73212
83212
93211
103211
113311
123311
133311
143311
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173310
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213310
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27338
28338
29337
30347
31347

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
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7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 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 138 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:436:02
210.47:416:05
310.57:386:07
410.57:366:09
510.67:336:11
610.77:316:13
710.87:286:15
810.87:266:17
910.97:236:19
1011.07:216:21
1111.17:186:23
1211.17:166:25
1311.27:136:27
1411.37:116:29
1511.47:086:31
1611.57:066:33
1711.57:036:35
1811.67:006:37
1911.76:586:39
2011.86:556:41
2111.86:536:42
2211.96:506:44
2312.06:486:46
2412.16:456:48
2512.16:426:50
2612.26:406:52
2712.36:376:54
2812.46:356:56
2912.46:326:58
3012.56:297:00
3112.66:277:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.9Dim
21.9Dim
31.9Dim
42.0Dim
52.0Moderate
62.1Moderate
72.1Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.2Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.4Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.5Moderate
162.5Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.9Moderate
233.0Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.2Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Svetlyy?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Svetlyy.

What to pack for Svetlyy in March

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

In March, Svetlyy sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Svetlyy in March

The nearest coast averages about 3°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul18Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct13Bracing
Nov9Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Svetlyy 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 Svetlyy peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Dec 21UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Svetlyy?

Svetlyy sits at 54.7°N, 20.1°E, 3 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Baltiysk, 15 km away.

Topography around Svetlyy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Svetlyy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m.

The land around Svetlyy is covered by trees (43%) and water (38%) within 3 km, water (40%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
222 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Baltiysk 15 km · Kaliningrad 24 km · Zelenogradsk 38 km · Braniewo 39 km · Bartoszyce 64 km · Lidzbark Warmiński 68 km · Elbląg 75 km · Malbork 101 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 Svetlyy (54.675°, 20.1347°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).