Russia in March

March is Russia's 8th-best month (rank 8 of 12): its 20 destinations average 56/100, led by Elbrus at 91 — -2°C and 17 rainy days — while Yakutsk is cooler at -15°C and scores 40.

#8 of 12 months for Russia · 20 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇷🇺 Russia, month by month

56/100 in March

Where in Russia in March

#PlaceTypeFeels-like highRainComfortAt its best
1ElbrusSki resort-2°C112 mm · 17 days91 tier SYes
2SheregeshSki resort-3°C56 mm · 12 days90 tier SYes
3Krasnaya PolyanaSki resort9°C133 mm · 17 days64 tier C—
4KislovodskCity5°C76 mm · 14 days63 tier C—
5KaliningradCity3°C38 mm · 11 days62 tier C—
6SochiBeach10°C107 mm · 15 days61 tier C—
7VladivostokCity1°C32 mm · 6 days59 tier D—
8IrkutskCity-1°C12 mm · 4 days54 tier D—
9ChitaCity-3°C6 mm · 1 day53 tier D—
10Nizhny NovgorodCity-1°C28 mm · 8 days51 tier D—
11Saint PetersburgCity-1°C42 mm · 10 days51 tier D—
12KhabarovskCity-3°C26 mm · 6 days50 tier D—
13MoscowCity-1°C35 mm · 9 days50 tier D—
14Petropavlovsk-KamchatskyTrekking hub-6°C125 mm · 13 days50 tier D—
15YekaterinburgCity-3°C22 mm · 6 days50 tier D—
16KazanCity-3°C34 mm · 9 days49 tier F—
17NovosibirskCity-6°C26 mm · 8 days46 tier F—
18MurmanskCity-6°C34 mm · 11 days45 tier F—
19YakutskCity-15°C8 mm · 3 days40 tier F—
20MagadanCity-14°C35 mm · 8 days39 tier F—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means March is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in Russia in March

  • Amber after the storms · Kaliningrad · 15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)
  • Beringia sled dog race · Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky · 20 Feb – 5 Apr (usually)
  • Sagaalgan, the White Month · Chita · 25 Jan – 5 Mar (usually)
  • Maslenitsa · Nizhny Novgorod and 1 more place · 5 Feb – 20 Mar (usually)
  • Ramadan and Eid · Kazan · 1 Jan – 31 Dec (usually)
  • Festival of the North · Murmansk · 20 Mar – 10 Apr (usually)
  • Aurora season · Murmansk · 1 Sep – 10 Apr (usually)
  • Klyovaya Kolyma ice fishing · Magadan · 1–20 Mar (usually)

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