Uchkeken in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Uchkeken sees average daytime highs around 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 312 mm of precipitation over about 46 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 19°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Uchkeken's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Uchkeken's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
12°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
2°C
Precipitation
312 mm
46 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
2.6
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Uchkeken in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 5°C in early March to 19°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Uchkeken reaches about 12°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Uchkeken

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 49 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
49
wind chill below the day's low

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

Uchkeken weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°378.48.39.10.0
Feb / -6°3787.710.20.0
Mar / -3°7613.49.211.60.6
Apr12° / 9814.93.713.22.8
May17° / 13817.60.314.54.4
Jun21° / 11°14116.8015.25.4
Jul23° / 13°9813.3014.96.5
Aug23° / 13°9112.3013.86.7
Sep19° / 8010.90.112.36.1
Oct14° / 7310.52.110.84.0
Nov / -2°478.35.29.41.1
Dec / -5°408.17.18.80.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Uchkeken gets around 312 mm of rain and snow over 46 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min in early March to 15 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Uchkeken?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uchkeken.

What to pack for Uchkeken in Spring

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

In spring, Uchkeken sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat and sun protection. About 46 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Uchkeken in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uchkeken peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 13UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Uchkeken in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Uchkeken is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uchkeken?

Uchkeken sits at 43.9°N, 42.5°E, 939 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Kislovodsk, 17 km away.

Topography around Uchkeken

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uchkeken has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 1,007 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,252 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,367 m.

The land around Uchkeken is covered by grassland (52%), artificial surfaces (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
1,252 m
80 km
5,367 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
Spring weather nearby: Kislovodsk 17 km · Yessentuki 30 km · Suvorovskaya 30 km · Yessentukskaya 30 km · Lermontov 41 km · Svobody 44 km · Pyatigorsk 44 km · Zheleznovodsk 45 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 Uchkeken (43.9451°, 42.5165°, elevation 939 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.