Ust’-Kut weather in March

In March, Ust’-Kut sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 18 mm of precipitation across 6.2 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -8°C in the first days to 1°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ust’-Kut's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ust’-Kut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-16°
5th coldest
Precipitation
18 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
7:24 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
76%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Ust’-Kut is human settlement in Ust-Kutsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia.

Density
861/km²
people per km²
Founded
1631

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 -8°C in the first days to 1°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ust’-Kut reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 10°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-9-21
2-9-21
3-8-21
4-8-20
5-8-20
6-7-20
7-7-20
8-7-19
9-6-19
10-6-19
11-6-18
12-5-18
13-5-18
14-5-17
15-4-17
16-4-17
17-4-16
18-3-16
19-3-15
20-2-15
21-2-15
22-2-14
23-1-14
24-1-14
25-1-13
260-13
270-12
280-12
291-12
301-11
311-11

How March really feels in Ust’-Kut

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.

Ust’-Kut 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-20° / -28°134.78.67.20.0
Feb-14° / -24°113.879.10.0
Mar-4° / -16°186.28.611.40.0
Apr / -7°289713.90.4
May14° / 4411.72.116.13.6
Jun21° / 5711.8017.46.0
Jul23° / 12°6911.4016.96.6
Aug20° / 7211.3014.96.0
Sep12° / 5111.21.312.52.9
Oct / -6°3710.48.9100.1
Nov-11° / -19°278.611.47.80.0
Dec-18° / -26°186.610.26.60.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
102179
112179
122179
132080
142080
152179
162278
172278
182179
192377
202377
212377
222476
232476
242377
252377
262476
272377
282377
292377
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ust’-Kut gets around 18 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 9 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11627
21727
31727
41727
51827
61827
71827
81827
91827
101827
111927
121927
131927
141927
152027
162027
172027
182127
192127
202127
212128
222228
232228
242228
252228
262228
272328
282328
292328
302428
312428

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
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 144 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:05 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 7:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.28:056:16
210.38:026:18
310.37:596:20
410.47:576:22
510.57:546:25
610.67:516:27
710.77:496:29
810.87:466:31
910.87:436:33
1010.97:416:36
1111.07:386:38
1211.17:356:40
1311.27:336:42
1411.27:306:44
1511.37:276:46
1611.47:246:49
1711.57:226:51
1811.67:196:53
1911.77:166:55
2011.77:136:57
2111.87:116:59
2211.97:087:02
2312.07:057:04
2412.17:027:06
2512.16:597:08
2612.26:577:10
2712.36:547:12
2812.46:517:15
2912.56:487:17
3012.66:467:19
3112.66:437:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.5Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.6Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.7Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.8Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.9Moderate
143.0Moderate
153.0Moderate
163.1Moderate
173.1Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.4Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.5Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ust’-Kut?

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
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ust’-Kut.

What to pack for Ust’-Kut in March

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

In March, Ust’-Kut sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Ust’-Kut 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 Ust’-Kut peaks around June 21 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 0 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 5 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 21UV 5Dec 19UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul5High
Aug5Moderate
Sep3Moderate
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low

Air quality in Ust’-Kut 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 Ust’-Kut is worst in July — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 46.8× the cleanest month (December, 1 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodPoorPoorModerateGoodJul 2155 µg/m³Dec 181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan2Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun42Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct16Moderate
Nov3Good
Dec1Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ust’-Kut?

Ust’-Kut sits at 56.8°N, 105.8°E, 285 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy, 104 km away.

Topography around Ust’-Kut

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ust’-Kut.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ust’-Kut has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 412 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 729 m.

The land around Ust’-Kut is covered by trees (72%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
729 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zheleznogorsk-Ilimskiy 104 km · Ust’-Ilimsk 230 km · Severobaykal’sk 254 km · Bratsk 267 km · Vikhorevka 293 km · Sayansk 375 km · Chunskiy 386 km · Zima 398 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 Ust’-Kut (56.7979°, 105.7866°, elevation 285 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).