Average temperature in March is 0.2 °C
Average daytime temperature is 5.3 °C
Average night temperature is -5.8 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 18 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -14.2 °C
Number of sunny days: 23
Number of rainy days: 7
Number of snow days: 1
Precipitation sum: 24 mm
* Weather data for Balqash Kazakhstan is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| March (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | -2.5 | 3 | 4.6 | -3.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 | -0.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 15.5 | 16 | 18 | 6.6 |
| Apparent max temperature | -6.5 | -0.9 | -2.7 | -7.7 | -1.9 | -2 | 2.2 | -1 | -3.4 | -3.2 | 3 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 1.2 | 2.9 | -4.6 | -4.7 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -8.8 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 15.5 | -0.6 |
| Mean temperature | -7.3 | 0 | -1.7 | -8.3 | -0.7 | -2.3 | 2.4 | -0.7 | -4.1 | -2 | 2.6 | 3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -2.9 | -2.6 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -5.9 | -3.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 0.8 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -18.6 | -11.4 | -17 | -19.3 | -13.6 | -10.7 | -9.7 | -13.5 | -15.5 | -16.2 | -8.3 | -6.5 | -12.1 | -12.2 | -12 | -12.4 | -12.1 | -12.2 | -16.9 | -17.8 | -16.7 | -14 | -11.3 | -8.7 | -7.1 | -6.2 | -4.3 | -3.7 | -2.7 | -10.1 | -11.4 |
| Minimum temperature | -12.8 | -6.7 | -11.5 | -14.2 | -7.4 | -5.9 | -4.7 | -7.9 | -8.9 | -9.6 | -2.5 | -0.2 | -5.9 | -6 | -6.7 | -7 | -6.2 | -6.5 | -7.5 | -9.5 | -9.6 | -7.4 | -5.5 | -3.3 | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 3 | -2.2 | -4.1 |
| Apparent min temperature | -12.2 | -4.3 | -7.7 | -13.5 | -5.7 | -6 | -2.1 | -5.5 | -9.5 | -7.8 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -7.1 | -5.5 | -6 | -7.4 | -8.1 | -6.7 | -5.8 | -14 | -9 | -5.7 | -3.9 | -1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 | -6.7 |
| March | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 12 | 12 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.8 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 7.7 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 10 | 2.1 | 8.9 | 5 | 0 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9 | 1.3 | 9 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.6 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 11 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 15.6 | 20.1 | 46.9 | 20 | 25.8 | 13.8 | 24.4 | 22 | 22.2 | 25.1 | 21.7 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 19.4 | 28.1 | 19 | 21.7 | 25.2 | 39.9 | 39.5 | 23.4 | 20.7 | 16.2 | 21.4 | 20.5 | 15.3 | 20.5 | 26.1 | 22.9 | 36.2 | 35.6 |
In March 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Balqash was 18°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -14.2°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during March in Balqash are -5.8°C and 5.3°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in March is about 24 mm.