Usinsk weather in March

In March, Usinsk sees average daytime highs of -6°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 27 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Usinsk's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Usinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-6°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
4th coldest
Precipitation
27 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 4:53 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Usinsk is town in the Komi Republic, Russia.

Founded
1966

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 -9°C in the first days to -4°C by the end.

A typical March day in Usinsk reaches about -6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -17°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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

How March really feels in Usinsk

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.

Usinsk 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-15° / -21°268.311.53.90.0
Feb-14° / -20°226.89.17.50.0
Mar-6° / -14°278.910.711.10.0
Apr-0° / -8°379.79.314.80.0
May / -1°4910.94.918.61.0
Jun15° / 6411.90.921.74.2
Jul19° / 10°6510.9020.35.9
Aug15° / 7213016.54.1
Sep10° / 6112.9112.81.8
Oct / -3°6314.39.990.0
Nov-7° / -13°4411.412.85.30.0
Dec-12° / -18°3310.413.52.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31684
41684
51684
61783
71882
81882
91882
101882
111981
121981
131981
141981
152080
162080
172179
182179
192278
202377
212377
222377
232278
242476
252476
262476
272476
282476
292575
302575
312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Usinsk gets around 27 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12937
23037
33038
43138
53138
63138
73138
83137
93137
103037
113037
123036
133036
143036
153036
163035
172935
182934
192934
202834
212833
222833
232833
242832
252832
262832
272832
282933
292933
303033
313033

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
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1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
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2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 216 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 4:47 AM, and sunset from 4:02 PM to 5:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.36:444:02
29.46:404:06
39.56:364:09
49.76:334:13
59.86:294:16
69.96:254:19
710.06:214:23
810.26:174:26
910.36:134:30
1010.46:094:33
1110.56:054:36
1210.66:014:40
1310.85:584:43
1410.95:544:47
1511.05:504:50
1611.15:464:53
1711.25:424:57
1811.45:385:00
1911.55:345:03
2011.65:305:07
2111.75:265:10
2211.85:225:13
2312.05:185:17
2412.15:145:20
2512.25:105:23
2612.35:065:26
2712.55:035:30
2812.64:595:33
2912.74:555:36
3012.84:515:40
3112.94:475:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.01 kWh/m² to a high of 4.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.2Dim
21.2Dim
31.3Dim
41.3Dim
51.4Dim
61.4Dim
71.5Dim
81.5Dim
91.6Dim
101.6Dim
111.7Dim
121.8Dim
131.8Dim
141.9Dim
151.9Dim
162.0Moderate
172.1Moderate
182.1Moderate
192.2Moderate
202.3Moderate
212.3Moderate
222.4Moderate
232.5Moderate
242.5Moderate
252.6Moderate
262.6Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Usinsk?

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
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Usinsk.

What to pack for Usinsk in March

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

In March, Usinsk sees daytime highs around -6°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Usinsk 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 Usinsk peaks around July 11 at about 5 (moderate) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJul 11UV 5Dec 17UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr3Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Usinsk?

Usinsk sits at 66.0°N, 57.5°E, 84 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Pechora, 97 km away.

Topography around Usinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Usinsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Usinsk is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and wetland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
210 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Pechora 97 km · Inta 119 km · Narian-Mar 267 km · Nar'yan-Mar 268 km · Sosnogorsk 319 km · Vorgashor 325 km · Ukhta 326 km · Vorkuta 332 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 Usinsk (66.0087°, 57.5305°, elevation 84 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).