Cherkasy weather in March

In March, Cherkasy sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8.6 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cherkasy's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cherkasy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:15 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
2.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Cherkasy is city in Ukraine.

Density
3,459/km²
people per km²
Founded
1284

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 3°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cherkasy reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -0°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13-3
23-3
33-2
44-2
54-2
64-2
74-2
84-2
95-1
105-1
115-1
125-1
135-1
146-1
156-1
166-1
1760
1860
1960
2070
2170
2270
2370
2481
2581
2681
2791
2891
2992
30102
31102

How March really feels in Cherkasy

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.

Cherkasy 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-1° / -5°348.16.18.40.0
Feb / -5°316.85.39.80.0
Mar / -1°398.63.711.50.7
Apr14° / 378.10.413.44.4
May21° / 11°5510015.16.5
Jun25° / 15°6410.70166.8
Jul27° / 17°609.6015.66.8
Aug26° / 16°406.6014.27.4
Sep20° / 11°538012.46.6
Oct13° / 417.40.310.53.7
Nov / 387.32.48.90.5
Dec / -4°378.15.280.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 72%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32179
42179
52278
62377
72377
82476
92476
102674
112674
122674
132872
142872
152971
162872
172872
182971
192971
202971
213169
223169
233268
243367
253367
263466
273466
283565
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cherkasy gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12716
22715
32715
42715
52815
62815
72814
82914
92914
102914
113014
123014
133014
143014
153014
163013
173013
182913
192912
202912
212811
222811
232710
24279
25268
26267
27257
28256
29255
30255
31255

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 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 114 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.66:465:24
210.76:445:25
310.76:425:27
410.86:405:28
510.96:385:30
610.96:365:32
711.06:345:33
811.06:325:35
911.16:305:37
1011.26:285:38
1111.26:265:40
1211.36:245:41
1311.46:225:43
1411.46:195:45
1511.56:175:46
1611.56:155:48
1711.66:135:49
1811.76:115:51
1911.76:095:53
2011.86:065:54
2111.96:045:56
2211.96:025:57
2312.06:005:59
2412.05:586:00
2512.15:556:02
2612.25:536:04
2712.25:516:05
2812.35:496:07
2912.45:476:08
3012.45:446:10
3112.55:426:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.3Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.5Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.6Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.7Moderate
112.7Moderate
122.8Moderate
132.8Moderate
142.9Moderate
152.9Moderate
163.0Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.1Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.4Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.5Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cherkasy?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cherkasy.

What to pack for Cherkasy in March

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

In March, Cherkasy sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Cherkasy 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 Cherkasy peaks around July 13 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug6High
Sep5Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Cherkasy?

Cherkasy sits at 49.4°N, 32.1°E, 110 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Zolotonosha, 25 km away.

PereiaslavBohuslavBahacheve

Topography around Cherkasy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cherkasy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Cherkasy is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), trees (29%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (34%), trees (26%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (58%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Zolotonosha 25 km · Smila 27 km · Kaniv 54 km · Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi 58 km · Shpola 68 km · Pereiaslav 82 km · Bohuslav 86 km · Bahacheve 88 km

Ukraine travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,866
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
88%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
10.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 526

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 Cherkasy (49.4445°, 32.0574°, elevation 110 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).