Kunduz weather in March

In March, Kunduz sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 76 mm of precipitation across 10.6 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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% 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 Kunduz's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kunduz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
76 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:13 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kunduz is city in northern Afghanistan.

Founded
~328 BCE

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 Kunduz reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°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 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3154
4154
5155
6155
7165
8165
9165
10166
11176
12176
13176
14176
15177
16187
17187
18187
19187
20198
21198
22198
23198
24198
25209
26209
27209
28209
29209
302110
312110

How March really feels in Kunduz

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.

Kunduz 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 / -1°448.12.89.81.8
Feb11° / 599310.62.9
Mar18° / 7610.60.811.75.5
Apr24° / 12°7610.20.112.96.8
May30° / 17°456.2013.95.4
Jun36° / 21°41.3014.52.4
Jul39° / 23°10.1014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°00.1013.42.2
Sep32° / 17°30.6012.25.5
Oct25° / 11°122.1011.18.6
Nov16° / 426.50.7105.6
Dec10° / 376.61.79.52.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94456
104357
114357
124258
134258
144258
154258
164159
174159
184159
194159
204258
214258
224357
234357
244357
254357
264456
274555
284555
294654
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kunduz gets around 76 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1327
2327
3326
4326
5326
6325
7325
8325
9324
10324
11334
12333
13333
14343
15343
16342
17352
18352
19352
20362
21361
22361
23361
24371
25371
26371
27371
28360
29360
30360
31360

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20982
21982
22982
23982
24973
25973
26964
27964
28955
29955
30946
31937

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:34 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:345:41
211.26:335:42
311.26:325:43
411.26:305:44
511.36:295:45
611.36:275:46
711.46:265:47
811.46:255:48
911.46:235:49
1011.56:225:50
1111.56:205:51
1211.66:195:52
1311.66:175:53
1411.66:165:54
1511.76:145:55
1611.76:135:56
1711.76:115:56
1811.86:105:57
1911.86:085:58
2011.96:075:59
2111.96:056:00
2211.96:046:01
2312.06:026:02
2412.06:016:03
2512.15:596:04
2612.15:586:04
2712.25:566:05
2812.25:556:06
2912.25:536:07
3012.35:526:08
3112.35:506:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kunduz

In seasonPeak

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

Kunduz sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kunduz?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kunduz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kunduz in March

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

In March, Kunduz sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kunduz 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 Kunduz peaks around May 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateMay 23UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kunduz 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 Kunduz is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Jan 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kunduz?

Kunduz sits at 36.7°N, 68.9°E, 402 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Khanabad, 23 km away.

NahrīnPul-e KhumrīAībak

Topography around Kunduz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kunduz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,941 m.

The land around Kunduz is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
3,941 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Khanabad 23 km · Qarāwul 55 km · Taloqan 60 km · Baghlān 68 km · Ārt Khwājah 68 km · Nahrīn 78 km · Pul-e Khumrī 88 km · Aībak 91 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 Kunduz (36.7289°, 68.857°, elevation 402 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).