Tashtagol weather in March

In March, Tashtagol sees average daytime highs of 0°C and overnight lows near -11°C, with 48 mm of precipitation across 10.4 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 -3°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Tashtagol's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashtagol's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-11°
5th coldest
Precipitation
48 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:33 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Tashtagol is town in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia.

Density
288/km²
people per km²
Founded
1939

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 4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tashtagol reaches about 0°C in the afternoon and slips back to -11°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 7°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)
1-4-15
2-4-15
3-3-15
4-3-14
5-3-14
6-3-14
7-2-14
8-2-14
9-2-13
10-2-13
11-1-13
12-1-12
13-1-12
140-12
150-11
160-11
171-11
181-10
191-10
202-10
212-9
222-9
233-9
243-8
253-8
264-8
274-7
284-7
294-7
305-6
315-6

How March really feels in Tashtagol

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.

Tashtagol 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-13° / -21°389.511.47.90.0
Feb-8° / -19°328.19.69.50.0
Mar / -11°4810.411.211.50.0
Apr / -3°7913.17.913.61.5
May16° / 11315.2215.54.4
Jun21° / 10°11215.3016.55.6
Jul23° / 13°12716.8016.15.8
Aug21° / 10°11715014.55.7
Sep15° / 94141.412.44.1
Oct / -3°9114.18.510.31.0
Nov-4° / -12°8714.515.28.40.0
Dec-11° / -19°6413.214.87.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43466
53466
63466
73466
83466
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143367
153466
163466
173466
183565
193565
203565
213565
223664
233763
243763
253664
263664
273664
283565
293565
303565
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tashtagol gets around 48 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 38% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13035
23035
33035
43036
53036
63136
73137
83237
93237
103337
113338
123438
133438
143438
153438
163537
173537
183537
193537
203536
213536
223536
233535
243535
253635
263634
273634
283734
293734
303834
313834

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
319calm

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 8:08 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:086:35
210.58:066:37
310.68:046:39
410.68:026:41
510.77:596:42
610.87:576:44
710.97:556:46
810.97:526:48
911.07:506:50
1011.17:486:52
1111.17:456:54
1211.27:436:55
1311.37:416:57
1411.37:386:59
1511.47:367:01
1611.57:337:03
1711.67:317:05
1811.67:297:06
1911.77:267:08
2011.87:247:10
2111.87:217:12
2211.97:197:14
2312.07:177:15
2412.17:147:17
2512.17:127:19
2612.27:097:21
2712.37:077:23
2812.37:047:24
2912.47:027:26
3012.56:597:28
3112.56:577:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.6Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.8Moderate
62.9Moderate
72.9Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tashtagol?

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 Tashtagol.

What to pack for Tashtagol in March

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

In March, Tashtagol sees daytime highs around 0°C and nights near -11°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 Tashtagol 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 Tashtagol peaks around May 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowMay 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Tashtagol?

Tashtagol sits at 52.8°N, 87.9°E, 462 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kaltan, 94 km away.

Topography around Tashtagol

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashtagol has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 445 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,700 m.

The land around Tashtagol is covered by trees (71%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
445 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
1,700 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kaltan 94 km · Osinniki 100 km · Mezhdurechensk 103 km · Myski 106 km · Novokuznetsk 121 km · Abaza 149 km · Prokop’yevsk 149 km · Kiselëvsk 158 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 Tashtagol (52.768°, 87.888°, elevation 462 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).