Andkhoy weather in March

In March, Andkhoy sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 53 mm of precipitation across 8.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Andkhoy's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Andkhoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
53 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:28 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Andkhoy is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Andkhoy reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2145
3155
4155
5155
6155
7165
8166
9166
10166
11166
12176
13177
14177
15177
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21198
22198
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27209
28209
292010
302110
312110

How March really feels in Andkhoy

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Andkhoy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 3471.99.82.0
Feb12° / 488.11.610.63.0
Mar18° / 538.90.611.75.7
Apr25° / 13°325.9012.97.3
May32° / 19°153.5013.94.7
Jun38° / 23°30.4014.51.7
Jul39° / 25°00.1014.30.5
Aug38° / 23°00013.41.7
Sep32° / 17°00.1012.35.3
Oct25° / 11°41.30118.9
Nov16° / 224.60.4105.8
Dec10° / 295.61.19.52.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74951
84852
94852
104852
114753
124753
134852
144753
154852
164852
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Andkhoy gets around 53 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1274
2274
3284
4284
5284
6284
7284
8283
9283
10283
11283
12283
13283
14282
15282
16282
17282
18292
19291
20291
21291
22291
23291
24291
25291
26290
27290
28280
29280
30280
31270

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27973
28973
29973
30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:495:56
211.26:485:57
311.26:475:58
411.26:455:59
511.36:446:00
611.36:436:01
711.36:416:02
811.46:406:03
911.46:386:04
1011.56:376:05
1111.56:356:06
1211.56:346:07
1311.66:326:08
1411.66:316:09
1511.76:296:09
1611.76:286:10
1711.76:266:11
1811.86:256:12
1911.86:236:13
2011.96:226:14
2111.96:206:15
2211.96:196:16
2312.06:176:17
2412.06:166:18
2512.16:146:19
2612.16:136:19
2712.26:116:20
2812.26:106:21
2912.26:086:22
3012.36:076:23
3112.36:056:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Andkhoy

In seasonPeak

None of Andkhoy's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Andkhoy sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Andkhoy?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Andkhoy for sightseeing.

What to pack for Andkhoy in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Andkhoy sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Andkhoy in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Andkhoy peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Andkhoy in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Andkhoy is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1634 µg/m³Jan 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Andkhoy?

Andkhoy sits at 37.0°N, 65.1°E, 306 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Shibirghān, 64 km away.

QarqīnKerkiSar-e PulMaymanaMagdanlyHalaçBalkh

Topography around Andkhoy

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Andkhoy.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Andkhoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 842 m.

The land around Andkhoy is covered by bare terrain (65%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
842 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Shibirghān 64 km · Qarqīn 97 km · Kerki 98 km · Sar-e Pul 109 km · Maymana 119 km · Magdanly 126 km · Halaç 126 km · Balkh 159 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Andkhoy (36.9529°, 65.1238°, elevation 306 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).