Stepantsminda Weather in March
Stepantsminda in March
The short of it: Stepantsminda in March averages a high of 1 °C (34 °F) and a low of -8 °C (17 °F), with 91 mm (3.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 48 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 1° · low -8° · rain 91 mm · daylight 11 h 48 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & July
March in Stepantsminda brings afternoons near 1° and nights around -8°, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 1°, nights near -8°. Pack the buffalo coat. Wet spells are common — about 91 mm, the 5th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 48 min in mid-March, 79 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Stepantsminda runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Gudauri, 24 km to the SW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Stepantsminda, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 37 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 48 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GudauriMtskheta-Mtianeti | 24 km SW | 0° | -9° | 108 mm |
| TarskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 36 km NNE | 7° | -1° | 52 mm |
| VladikavkazNorth Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 8° | -1° | 54 mm |
| Gizel’North Ossetia–Alania | 43 km N | 8° | -1° | 54 mm |
| SunzhaNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km NNE | 8° | -1° | 48 mm |
| NogirNorth Ossetia–Alania | 47 km N | 8° | 0° | 52 mm |
| KambileyevskoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 8° | -1° | 49 mm |
| DachnoyeNorth Ossetia–Alania | 48 km N | 9° | -1° | 48 mm |