Ārt Khwājah weather in March

In March, Ārt Khwājah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 10.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Ārt Khwājah's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ārt Khwājah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
10.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ārt Khwājah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1142
2143
3143
4143
5153
6154
7154
8154
9164
10164
11164
12165
13165
14175
15175
16176
17176
18186
19186
20186
21187
22187
23197
24197
25197
26198
27198
28208
29208
30208
31208

How March really feels in Ārt Khwājah

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.

Ārt Khwājah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°447.849.71.7
Feb11° / 599.64.510.62.7
Mar17° / 7210.71.611.75.2
Apr23° / 11°7410.50.212.96.7
May28° / 16°4770146.3
Jun34° / 20°61.8014.53.7
Jul37° / 23°10.2014.32.3
Aug35° / 21°00.1013.43.6
Sep30° / 16°20.5012.36.8
Oct23° / 10°132.40.1118.6
Nov16° / 376.31105.5
Dec11° / -0°376.92.89.52.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 59%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84060
94060
104060
114060
124060
134060
144060
153961
164060
174060
184060
194060
204159
214159
224159
234159
244159
254258
264258
274258
284258
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ārt Khwājah gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 10.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13311
23311
33311
43310
53310
6339
7339
8338
9338
10337
11337
12347
13346
14346
15356
16355
17355
18355
19364
20364
21364
22363
23363
24373
25373
26372
27372
28372
29372
30372
31372

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:32 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:325:39
211.16:315:40
311.26:295:41
411.26:285:42
511.36:275:42
611.36:255:43
711.36:245:44
811.46:225:45
911.46:215:46
1011.56:195:47
1111.56:185:48
1211.56:175:49
1311.66:155:50
1411.66:145:51
1511.76:125:52
1611.76:115:53
1711.76:095:54
1811.86:085:55
1911.86:065:56
2011.96:055:57
2111.96:035:57
2211.96:015:58
2312.06:005:59
2412.05:586:00
2512.15:576:01
2612.15:556:02
2712.25:546:03
2812.25:526:04
2912.25:516:05
3012.35:496:06
3112.35:486:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ārt Khwājah?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ārt Khwājah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ārt Khwājah in March

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

In March, Ārt Khwājah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ārt Khwājah 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 Ārt Khwājah peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ārt Khwājah 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 Ārt Khwājah is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2129 µg/m³Dec 2113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ārt Khwājah?

Ārt Khwājah sits at 37.1°N, 69.5°E, 481 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Rustāq, 31 km away.

Hulbuk

Topography around Ārt Khwājah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ārt Khwājah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 891 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,718 m.

The land around Ārt Khwājah is covered by cropland (48%), grassland (23%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
891 m
80 km
3,718 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Rustāq 31 km · Taloqan 39 km · Farkhor 46 km · Khanabad 55 km · Chubek 62 km · Qarāwul 64 km · Kunduz 68 km · Hulbuk 81 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 Ārt Khwājah (37.0857°, 69.4796°, elevation 481 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).