Zheleznovodsk weather in March

In March, Zheleznovodsk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 50 mm of precipitation across 10.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Zheleznovodsk's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zheleznovodsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
50 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:29 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Zheleznovodsk is town in Stavropol Krai, Russia.

Density
560/km²
people per km²
Founded
1810

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 6°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zheleznovodsk reaches about 8°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
16-2
26-2
36-1
46-1
56-1
67-1
77-1
87-1
97-1
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How March really feels in Zheleznovodsk

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
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Zheleznovodsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°287.47.19.10.0
Feb / -4°286.85.810.20.0
Mar / 5010.54.911.61.5
Apr15° / 5910.30.613.24.5
May21° / 11°7312.20.114.56.1
Jun26° / 15°7210.7015.26.6
Jul29° / 18°528.60156.0
Aug28° / 17°527.7013.86.4
Sep23° / 13°488.2012.37.1
Oct16° / 518.60.510.85.1
Nov / 367.63.39.41.3
Dec / -3°3486.28.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52674
62674
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82575
92575
102575
112575
122476
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242773
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273070
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303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Zheleznovodsk gets around 50 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13019
23018
33018
43118
53118
63117
73117
83217
93217
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113217
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31329

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.96:565:47
210.96:545:48
311.06:525:49
411.06:515:51
511.16:495:52
611.16:475:53
711.26:455:55
811.26:445:56
911.36:425:57
1011.36:405:59
1111.46:386:00
1211.46:366:01
1311.56:346:02
1411.56:336:04
1511.66:316:05
1611.66:296:06
1711.76:276:08
1811.76:256:09
1911.86:236:10
2011.86:226:11
2111.96:206:13
2211.96:186:14
2312.06:166:15
2412.06:146:16
2512.16:126:18
2612.16:106:19
2712.26:086:20
2812.26:066:21
2912.36:056:23
3012.46:036:24
3112.46:016:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.9Moderate
22.9Moderate
32.9Moderate
43.0Moderate
53.0Moderate
63.0Moderate
73.0Moderate
83.0Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.4Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Zheleznovodsk?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Zheleznovodsk.

What to pack for Zheleznovodsk in March

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

In March, Zheleznovodsk sees daytime highs around 8°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Zheleznovodsk in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zheleznovodsk peaks around July 11 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 11UV 9Jan 11UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Zheleznovodsk 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 Zheleznovodsk is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMar 2016 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zheleznovodsk?

Zheleznovodsk sits at 44.1°N, 43.0°E, 530 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Lermontov, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Zheleznovodsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zheleznovodsk has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m around an average of 573 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,093 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,078 m.

The land around Zheleznovodsk is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
476 m
16 km
1,093 m
80 km
3,078 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lermontov 5.0 km · Inozemtsevo 9.0 km · Pyatigorsk 11 km · Mineralnye Vody 13 km · Svobody 14 km · Goryachevodskiy 15 km · Yessentuki 16 km · Yessentukskaya 17 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 Zheleznovodsk (44.1432°, 43.0048°, elevation 530 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).