Podilsk weather in March

In March, Podilsk sees average daytime highs of 8°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 5°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Podilsk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Podilsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:24 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Podilsk is city in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. Residence of Podilsk urban hromada (municipality) and Podilsk Raion (district).

Density
1,544/km²
people per km²
Founded
1865

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 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Podilsk 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 0°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
15-2
25-2
35-2
45-2
55-1
66-1
76-1
86-1
96-1
106-1
117-1
127-1
1370
1470
1570
1680
1780
1880
1980
2080
2190
2291
2391
2491
25101
26101
27101
28102
29112
30112
31112

How March really feels in Podilsk

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.

Podilsk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-0° / -5°327.25.18.70.0
Feb / -4°2763.99.90.0
Mar / -0°3582.911.61.3
Apr15° / 448.70.413.44.7
May21° / 11°5510.4014.96.5
Jun25° / 15°6810.7015.76.7
Jul27° / 16°639.4015.46.7
Aug27° / 16°467.3014.17.1
Sep21° / 11°567.7012.46.9
Oct14° / 386.70.110.64.5
Nov / 356.129.10.9
Dec / -3°316.848.30.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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
22872
32872
42971
53070
63169
73169
83169
93169
103169
113169
123169
133268
143268
153367
163466
173466
183367
193565
203565
213565
223664
233664
243763
253763
263862
273862
284060
293961
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Podilsk gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 8 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 25% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12313
22413
32412
42412
52411
62511
72511
82510
92510
102510
112610
12269
13269
14269
15269
16269
17269
18269
19269
20269
21269
22269
23269
24268
25268
26267
27267
28266
29266
30266
31265

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 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light 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
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 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 108 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:36 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:545:36
210.86:525:38
310.86:505:39
410.96:485:41
510.96:475:42
611.06:455:44
711.06:435:45
811.16:415:47
911.26:395:48
1011.26:375:50
1111.36:355:51
1211.36:335:53
1311.46:315:54
1411.56:295:56
1511.56:265:57
1611.66:245:59
1711.66:226:00
1811.76:206:02
1911.76:186:03
2011.86:166:05
2111.96:146:06
2211.96:126:07
2312.06:106:09
2412.06:086:10
2512.16:066:12
2612.26:046:13
2712.26:016:15
2812.35:596:16
2912.35:576:18
3012.45:556:19
3112.55:536:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 3.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.5Moderate
22.5Moderate
32.6Moderate
42.6Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.8Moderate
82.8Moderate
92.9Moderate
102.9Moderate
113.0Moderate
123.0Moderate
133.0Moderate
143.1Moderate
153.1Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.4Moderate
213.5Moderate
223.5Moderate
233.5Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.9Moderate
313.9Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Podilsk?

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

1.3
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 Podilsk.

What to pack for Podilsk in March

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

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

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Podilsk in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Podilsk peaks around July 14 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 14UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Podilsk?

Podilsk sits at 47.7°N, 29.5°E, 248 m above sea level, in Ukraine. The nearest listed city is Balta, 22 km away.

FloreştiChisinauStrășeniDurleşti

Topography around Podilsk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Podilsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 215 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Podilsk is covered by trees (34%), artificial surfaces (25%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
184 m
80 km
354 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Balta 22 km · Rîbniţa 39 km · Dubăsari 60 km · Orhei 67 km · Floreşti 94 km · Chisinau 97 km · Strășeni 97 km · Durleşti 99 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 Podilsk (47.7499°, 29.5307°, elevation 248 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).