Udachny weather in March

In March, Udachny sees average daytime highs of -15°C and overnight lows near -26°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 2.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -21°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Udachny's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Udachny's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-26°
5th coldest
Precipitation
6 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
8:07 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
72%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Udachny is town in Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia.

Density
7,633/km²
people per km²
Founded
1967

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 -21°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Udachny reaches about -15°C in the afternoon and slips back to -26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -24°C and -5°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 12°C warmer than February and about 12°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-22-31
2-21-31
3-21-30
4-20-30
5-20-30
6-19-29
7-19-29
8-18-28
9-18-28
10-17-28
11-17-27
12-16-27
13-16-27
14-15-26
15-15-26
16-14-26
17-14-25
18-13-25
19-13-24
20-12-24
21-12-24
22-12-23
23-11-23
24-11-22
25-10-22
26-10-22
27-9-21
28-9-21
29-9-20
30-8-20
31-8-20

How March really feels in Udachny

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.

Udachny weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-30° / -37°30.92.13.60.0
Feb-26° / -34°30.827.40.0
Mar-15° / -26°62.13.711.10.0
Apr-3° / -14°205.66.714.90.0
May / -4°429.67.118.80.7
Jun16° / 5410.8122.44.7
Jul20° / 10°599.3020.66.2
Aug16° / 5610.20.316.64.7
Sep / -1°419.44.412.80.8
Oct-7° / -14°226.1890.0
Nov-22° / -29°82.54.75.10.0
Dec-29° / -36°31.22.41.60.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92872
102773
112773
122773
132773
142872
152872
162872
173070
183070
193070
203169
213169
223169
233169
243169
253169
263169
273169
283268
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Udachny gets around 6 mm of rain and snow over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
159
259
3510
4610
5610
6611
7611
8611
9611
10712
11712
12712
13712
14712
15712
16712
17712
18712
19712
20712
21712
22813
23813
24813
25913
26914
271014
281015
291115
301116
311216

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 228 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 9:06 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 8:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.29:066:21
29.49:026:24
39.58:586:28
49.68:556:32
59.78:516:35
69.98:476:39
710.08:436:42
810.18:396:46
910.28:356:49
1010.48:316:53
1110.58:276:56
1210.68:236:59
1310.78:197:03
1410.98:157:06
1511.08:117:10
1611.18:077:13
1711.28:037:17
1811.47:597:20
1911.57:557:23
2011.67:517:27
2111.77:477:30
2211.87:437:34
2312.07:397:37
2412.17:357:40
2512.27:317:44
2612.37:277:47
2712.57:237:51
2812.67:197:54
2912.77:157:57
3012.87:118:01
3113.07:078:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.4Dim
31.4Dim
41.5Dim
51.5Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.7Dim
91.8Dim
101.8Dim
111.9Dim
121.9Dim
132.0Moderate
142.1Moderate
152.1Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.3Moderate
182.3Moderate
192.4Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.8Moderate
252.8Moderate
262.9Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Udachny?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Udachny.

What to pack for Udachny in March

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

In March, Udachny sees daytime highs around -15°C and nights near -26°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Udachny in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Udachny peaks around July 16 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 16UV 5Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Udachny in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Udachny is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 32.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1216 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan1Good
Feb1Good
Mar3Good
Apr4Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep6Good
Oct2Good
Nov1Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Udachny?

Udachny sits at 66.4°N, 112.4°E, 315 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Aykhal, 69 km away.

LenskBodayboYakutskTalnakhNorilskUst’-Ilimsk

Topography around Udachny

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Udachny has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m around an average of 333 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 386 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 593 m.

The land around Udachny is covered by trees (68%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
253 m
16 km
386 m
80 km
593 m
treesgrasslandbare terrainwatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Aykhal 69 km · Mirny 439 km · Lensk 647 km · Bodaybo 958 km · Yakutsk 965 km · Talnakh 1,050 km · Norilsk 1,055 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 1,062 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 Udachny (66.4299°, 112.4021°, elevation 315 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).