Vorgashor weather in March

In March, Vorgashor sees average daytime highs of -11°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 9.6 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -13°C in the first days to -9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 06 min at the start of March to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Vorgashor's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vorgashor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
4th coldest
Precipitation
33 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
5:23 AM – 4:26 PM
Cloud cover
81%
5th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
1.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Vorgashor is urban-type settlement in Komi Republic, Russia.

Founded
1964

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 -13°C in the first days to -9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vorgashor reaches about -11°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -21°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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

How March really feels in Vorgashor

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.

Vorgashor weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-18° / -25°298.912.52.30.0
Feb-17° / -24°25810.87.10.0
Mar-11° / -18°339.61211.10.0
Apr-5° / -13°379.710.415.10.0
May / -5°5010.57.519.40.0
Jun12° / 61122.423.82.8
Jul17° / 6811.10.121.95.2
Aug13° / 7412.90.116.93.3
Sep / 6012.61.912.81.0
Oct-1° / -6°6414.6128.80.0
Nov-10° / -16°4911.713.74.40.0
Dec-14° / -21°4111.114.20.20.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41684
51684
61585
71585
81585
91684
101783
111783
121684
131684
141684
151783
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201981
211981
221981
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252278
262278
272278
282377
292377
302377
312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Vorgashor gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13242
23342
33342
43342
53342
63341
73341
83241
93240
103240
113239
123139
133138
143138
153138
163138
173138
183138
193137
203137
213037
223037
233037
243037
253138
263138
273138
283138
293138
303137
313137

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
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
120breezy
220breezy
320breezy
420breezy
520breezy
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3121breezy

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 06 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 234 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 4:19 AM, and sunset from 3:30 PM to 5:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.16:263:30
29.26:223:34
39.36:173:38
49.56:133:42
59.66:093:45
69.76:053:49
79.96:013:53
810.05:563:57
910.15:524:00
1010.35:484:04
1110.45:444:08
1210.55:404:11
1310.75:354:15
1410.85:314:19
1510.95:274:22
1611.15:234:26
1711.25:194:30
1811.35:144:33
1911.45:104:37
2011.65:064:41
2111.75:024:44
2211.84:584:48
2312.04:534:51
2412.14:494:55
2512.24:454:59
2612.44:415:02
2712.54:365:06
2812.64:325:09
2912.84:285:13
3012.94:245:17
3113.04:195:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 1.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0 kWh/m² to a high of 4.94 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 1.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.0Dim
21.1Dim
31.1Dim
41.2Dim
51.2Dim
61.3Dim
71.3Dim
81.4Dim
91.4Dim
101.5Dim
111.6Dim
121.6Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.8Dim
161.9Dim
171.9Dim
182.0Dim
192.0Moderate
202.1Moderate
212.2Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.4Moderate
252.5Moderate
262.5Moderate
272.6Moderate
282.7Moderate
292.7Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vorgashor?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Vorgashor.

What to pack for Vorgashor in March

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

In March, Vorgashor sees daytime highs around -11°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain geara windbreaker

UV index in Vorgashor 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 Vorgashor peaks around June 19 at about 4 (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 3 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateLowJun 19UV 4Jan 1UV 0
UV index (midday)Level
Jan0Low
Feb0Low
Mar1Low
Apr2Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun5Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep2Low
Oct1Low
Nov0Low
Dec0Low
Location & terrain

Where is Vorgashor?

Vorgashor sits at 67.6°N, 63.8°E, 199 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Vorkuta, 14 km away.

Nadym

Topography around Vorgashor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vorgashor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m.

The land around Vorgashor is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
1,184 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Vorkuta 14 km · Labytnangi 153 km · Salekhard 169 km · Inta 234 km · Usinsk 325 km · Pechora 399 km · Nadym 448 km · Beloyarskiy 450 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 Vorgashor (67.5836°, 63.794°, elevation 199 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).