Climate averages 1991–2020
Zhezqazghan weather
in March.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cold month in Zhezqazghan: daytime highs average 2.7°C and nights cool to about -7.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kyzylorda (368 km away). In March its highs average 9.8°C, 7.1°C warmer than Zhezqazghan, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 26 cities listed in Kazakhstan, Zhezqazghan ranks 12th of 26 for the warmest March highs and 10th of 26 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 26 cities is 3.7°C; Zhezqazghan is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 12.4°C to 15.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 20 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
Zhezqazghan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -8.7°C-15.9°C | -15.9°C | 14 | 4.6 | 8.99 h |
| February | -6.5°C-15.3°C | -15.3°C | 16 | 4.4 | 10.210 h |
| March, selected | 2.7°C-7.8°C | -7.8°C | 19 | 4.7 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.1°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 20 | 4.8 | 13.614 h |
| May | 22.6°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 19 | 4.6 | 15.115 h |
| June | 28.3°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 17 | 4.2 | 15.916 h |
| July | 29.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 18 | 4.8 | 15.616 h |
| August | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 14.314 h |
| September | 21.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 7.2 | 1.8 | 12.613 h |
| October | 12.3°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 3.7 | 10.911 h |
| November | 1.4°C-5.9°C | -5.9°C | 19 | 5.0 | 9.39 h |
| December | -6.0°C-13.1°C | -13.1°C | 17 | 5.0 | 8.58 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
- Kyzylorda in MarchKazakhstan · 368 kmHigh 9.8°C · Low -1.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Baikonur in MarchKazakhstan · 413 kmHigh 8.3°C · Low -2.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Karagandy in MarchKazakhstan · 454 kmHigh -1.2°C · Low -10.1°C · 25 mm precipitation
- Temirtau in MarchKazakhstan · 458 kmHigh -1.7°C · Low -10.3°C · 24 mm precipitation
- Astana in MarchKazakhstan · 463 kmHigh -1.1°C · Low -10.0°C · 20 mm precipitation
- Turkistan in MarchKazakhstan · 502 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low 1.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Balqash in MarchKazakhstan · 558 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -5.6°C · 14 mm precipitation
- Taraz in MarchKazakhstan · 615 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low -1.1°C · 49 mm rain
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 Zhezqazghan) is explained once on the Zhezqazghan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.