Henichesk weather in March

In March, Henichesk sees average daytime highs of 7°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 7.5 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Henichesk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Henichesk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:03 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Henichesk is city in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine.

Density
3,250/km²
people per km²
Founded
1784

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 5°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Henichesk reaches about 7°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 2°C and 12°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)
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450
561
661
761
861
961
1061
1171
1271
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1882
1982
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2183
2283
2393
2493
2593
2694
2794
28104
29104
30104
31115

How March really feels in Henichesk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Henichesk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°307.23.28.80.0
Feb / -2°265.92.1100.0
Mar / 317.51.911.61.1
Apr14° / 346.90.113.34.5
May21° / 14°388.3014.76.9
Jun25° / 18°458.7015.57.2
Jul28° / 20°285.1015.27.3
Aug27° / 19°254.30147.6
Sep22° / 15°295012.37.7
Oct15° / 275.2010.75.0
Nov / 295.80.49.21.4
Dec / -1°316.42.28.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42773
52872
62872
72872
82971
92971
103070
113070
123169
133169
143169
153268
163367
173466
183466
193466
203664
213664
223664
233862
243961
254060
264060
274159
284258
294357
304258
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Henichesk gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1217
2217
3217
4217
5227
6227
7227
8237
9237
10237
11247
12247
13247
14257
15257
16257
17257
18257
19257
20267
21266
22266
23266
24255
25255
26254
27254
28253
29253
30253
31252

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
1417light breeze
1517light breeze
1617light breeze
1717light breeze
1817light breeze
1917light breeze
2017light breeze
2117light breeze
2217light breeze
2317light breeze
2417light breeze
2517light breeze
2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:31 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:315:17
210.86:295:18
310.96:275:20
410.96:255:21
511.06:245:23
611.06:225:24
711.16:205:26
811.26:185:27
911.26:165:28
1011.36:145:30
1111.36:125:31
1211.46:105:33
1311.46:085:34
1411.56:075:35
1511.56:055:37
1611.66:035:38
1711.76:015:40
1811.75:595:41
1911.85:575:42
2011.85:555:44
2111.95:535:45
2211.95:515:47
2312.05:495:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:455:51
2612.25:435:52
2712.25:415:53
2812.35:395:55
2912.35:375:56
3012.45:355:57
3112.45:335:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.97 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 3.39 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
93.0Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.4Moderate
183.4Moderate
193.5Moderate
203.5Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.8Moderate
253.8Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.1Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Henichesk?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Henichesk.

What to pack for Henichesk in March

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

In March, Henichesk sees daytime highs around 7°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Henichesk in March

The nearest coast averages about 4°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 5 to Sep 19 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan4Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar4Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May16Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep21Refreshing
Oct15Cool
Nov10Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Henichesk 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 Henichesk peaks around July 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 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 19UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul8Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Henichesk?

Henichesk sits at 46.2°N, 34.8°E, 16 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Dzhankoy, 60 km away.

Yany KapuArmyanskMelitopolBilohirskKakhovkaNova KakhovkaFeodosiya

Topography around Henichesk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Henichesk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m.

The land around Henichesk is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, water (56%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
72 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Dzhankoy 60 km · Yany Kapu 82 km · Armyansk 86 km · Melitopol 87 km · Bilohirsk 125 km · Kakhovka 125 km · Nova Kakhovka 129 km · Feodosiya 134 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 Henichesk (46.1682°, 34.8086°, elevation 16 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).