Vilyuchinsk weather in March

In March, Vilyuchinsk sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 11.7 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -4°C in the first days to -0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Vilyuchinsk's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilyuchinsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-9°
4th coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:52 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vilyuchinsk is town in Vilyuchinsk Urban Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Russia.

Density
62/km²
people per km²
Founded
1968

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 -4°C in the first days to -0°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vilyuchinsk reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -6°C and 1°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-12
2-4-12
3-4-11
4-4-11
5-4-11
6-4-11
7-4-11
8-3-11
9-3-10
10-3-10
11-3-10
12-3-10
13-3-10
14-2-9
15-2-9
16-2-9
17-2-9
18-2-9
19-2-9
20-2-8
21-1-8
22-1-8
23-1-8
24-1-8
25-1-8
26-1-8
27-1-7
280-7
290-7
300-7
310-7

How March really feels in Vilyuchinsk

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.

Vilyuchinsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -14°10911.413.37.90.0
Feb-6° / -13°849.711.19.50.0
Mar-2° / -9°11211.712.811.50.0
Apr / -4°10010.811.613.60.0
May / 709.76.115.51.0
Jun13° / 6010.10.216.63.4
Jul16° / 10°609.1016.15.0
Aug17° / 11°9110.7014.55.1
Sep14° / 9510.70.212.43.7
Oct / 12612.53.410.31.0
Nov / -6°12911.610.78.40.0
Dec-7° / -13°11210117.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33763
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103664
113763
123664
133565
143565
153565
163565
173466
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193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vilyuchinsk gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 13 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13338
23438
33539
43539
53640
63640
73740
83740
93741
103841
113841
123942
133942
144043
154043
164144
174144
184144
194144
204144
214044
224043
233943
243943
253942
263842
273841
283841
293741
303741
313741

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 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 132 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:27 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.48:276:53
210.58:246:54
310.68:226:56
410.68:206:58
510.78:187:00
610.88:157:02
710.88:137:04
810.98:117:06
911.08:087:08
1011.18:067:09
1111.18:047:11
1211.28:017:13
1311.37:597:15
1411.37:567:17
1511.47:547:19
1611.57:527:21
1711.67:497:22
1811.67:477:24
1911.77:447:26
2011.87:427:28
2111.87:397:30
2211.97:377:32
2312.07:347:33
2412.17:327:35
2512.17:307:37
2612.27:277:39
2712.37:257:41
2812.37:227:42
2912.47:207:44
3012.57:177:46
3112.67:157:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 3.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.8Moderate
42.8Moderate
52.9Moderate
62.9Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.5Moderate
183.5Moderate
193.6Moderate
203.6Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.9Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vilyuchinsk?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vilyuchinsk.

What to pack for Vilyuchinsk in March

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

In March, Vilyuchinsk sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

Sea temperature near Vilyuchinsk in March

The nearest coast averages about 0°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 12°C and coldest in March near 0°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

0°5°10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan1Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar0Bracing
Apr1Bracing
May3Bracing
Jun7Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct8Bracing
Nov5Bracing
Dec3Bracing

UV index in Vilyuchinsk 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 Vilyuchinsk peaks around June 23 at about 5 (high) — a little sun protection helps at midday. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 0 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 5Dec 20UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar2Low
Apr4Moderate
May5High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug5High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vilyuchinsk?

Vilyuchinsk sits at 52.9°N, 158.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 21 km away.

MagadanOkhaPoronayskNikolayevsk-on-AmureYuzhno-SakhalinskKorsakov

Topography around Vilyuchinsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilyuchinsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m around an average of 72 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,421 m.

The land around Vilyuchinsk is covered by trees (51%) and water (33%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
557 m
16 km
936 m
80 km
3,421 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 21 km · Yelizovo 29 km · Magadan 873 km · Okha 1,028 km · Poronaysk 1,144 km · Nikolayevsk-on-Amure 1,179 km · Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 1,299 km · Korsakov 1,318 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 Vilyuchinsk (52.932°, 158.4058°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).