Climate averages 1991–2020
Karagandy weather
in March.
A freezing month with light precipitation: the 8th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a freezing month in Karagandy: daytime highs average -1.2°C and nights cool to about -10.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of precipitation on roughly 7 days, which makes March a month with light precipitation (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Temirtau (30 km away). In March its highs average -1.7°C, about as warm as Karagandy, with 24 mm of precipitation.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Karagandy ranks joint 22nd of 26 for the warmest March highs and 17th of 26 for the driest March (precipitation, lowest first). The mean March high of those 26 cities is 3.7°C; Karagandy is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 13.1°C to 11.9°C, and monthly precipitation rises from 25 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Karagandy climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -10.7°C-17.5°C | -17.5°C | 18 | 5.5 | 8.69 h |
| February | -8.7°C-16.7°C | -16.7°C | 19 | 5.4 | 10.110 h |
| March, selected | -1.2°C-10.1°C | -10.1°C | 25 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.9°C-0.4°C | -0.4°C | 30 | 6.8 | 13.714 h |
| May | 19.4°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 35 | 7.5 | 15.415 h |
| June | 24.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 44 | 8.3 | 16.316 h |
| July | 25.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 51 | 10.5 | 15.916 h |
| August | 24.5°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 30 | 6.1 | 14.514 h |
| September | 18.0°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 22 | 5.2 | 12.713 h |
| October | 9.5°C0.2°C | 0.2°C | 28 | 6.2 | 10.811 h |
| November | -1.5°C-8.6°C | -8.6°C | 28 | 6.9 | 9.19 h |
| December | -8.4°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 23 | 6.8 | 8.28 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Temirtau in MarchKazakhstan · 30 kmHigh -1.7°C · Low -10.3°C · 24 mm precipitation
- Astana in MarchKazakhstan · 193 kmHigh -1.1°C · Low -10.0°C · 20 mm precipitation
- Ekibastuz in MarchKazakhstan · 265 kmHigh -0.4°C · Low -9.4°C · 16 mm precipitation
- Balqash in MarchKazakhstan · 357 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 14 mm precipitation
- Pavlodar in MarchKazakhstan · 386 kmHigh -1.2°C · Low -9.9°C · 15 mm precipitation
- Zhezqazghan in MarchKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh 2.7°C · Low -7.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Kokshetau in MarchKazakhstan · 464 kmHigh -1.1°C · Low -9.5°C · 18 mm precipitation
- Semey in MarchKazakhstan · 514 kmHigh 0.6°C · Low -9.9°C · 21 mm precipitation
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Karagandy) is explained once on the Karagandy year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.