Korosten weather in March

In March, Korosten sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Korosten's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Korosten's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:30 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
2.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Korosten is city in Ukraine.

Density
1,817/km²
people per km²
Founded
~945 CE

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 Korosten reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°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)
12-4
23-4
33-3
43-3
53-3
63-3
74-3
84-3
94-3
104-2
114-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
176-2
186-2
196-1
206-1
216-1
227-1
237-1
247-1
258-1
2680
2780
2880
2990
3090
3191

How March really feels in Korosten

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.

Korosten weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -6°328.46.78.20.0
Feb / -6°318.46.99.70.0
Mar / -2°42104.811.50.5
Apr14° / 439.70.813.53.9
May20° / 6411.2015.36.1
Jun23° / 13°6911.3016.26.6
Jul25° / 15°9113.2015.86.4
Aug24° / 13°609.5014.37.0
Sep19° / 508.8012.46.1
Oct12° / 458.40.510.43.2
Nov / -0°418.23.18.70.4
Dec-0° / -4°379.167.80.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% 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 (%)
11981
22080
32080
42179
52179
62377
72476
82476
92476
102575
112575
122674
132674
142674
152773
162773
172872
182872
193070
203070
213070
223169
233169
243169
253268
263466
273466
283664
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Korosten gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13322
23321
33320
43319
53319
63318
73318
83317
93317
103317
113317
123317
133417
143417
153417
163417
173416
183316
193316
203316
213215
223215
233214
243113
253113
263112
273011
283010
29309
30308
31318

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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
716light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
1516light breeze
1616light breeze
1716light breeze
1816light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
2315light breeze
2415light breeze
2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 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 120 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:025:35
210.67:005:37
310.76:585:38
410.76:565:40
510.86:545:42
610.96:525:44
710.96:505:45
811.06:475:47
911.16:455:49
1011.16:435:50
1111.26:415:52
1211.36:395:54
1311.36:365:56
1411.46:345:57
1511.56:325:59
1611.56:306:01
1711.66:276:02
1811.76:256:04
1911.76:236:06
2011.86:206:07
2111.96:186:09
2211.96:166:11
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:116:14
2512.16:096:16
2612.26:076:17
2712.26:046:19
2812.36:026:21
2912.46:006:22
3012.45:576:24
3112.55:556:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 2.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 2.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.2Moderate
22.2Moderate
32.3Moderate
42.3Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.7Moderate
132.7Moderate
142.8Moderate
152.8Moderate
162.9Moderate
173.0Moderate
183.0Moderate
193.1Moderate
203.1Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.2Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.4Moderate
263.4Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Korosten?

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

0.5
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 Korosten.

What to pack for Korosten in March

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

In March, Korosten sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Korosten 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 Korosten peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 18UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Korosten?

Korosten sits at 51.0°N, 28.6°E, 169 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Ovruch, 43 km away.

BohuniyaKorostyshivZhytomyrKorolyovZvyahel

Topography around Korosten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Korosten has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m.

The land around Korosten is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
95 m
16 km
153 m
80 km
296 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Ovruch 43 km · Malyn 47 km · Radomyshl 66 km · Bohuniya 75 km · Korostyshiv 76 km · Zhytomyr 77 km · Korolyov 79 km · Zvyahel 83 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 Korosten (50.9512°, 28.6386°, elevation 169 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).