Barisal weather in March

In March, Barisal sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Barisal's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Barisal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
28%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Barisal is city in Bangladesh.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 21.8 µg/m³ · 2018
Founded
2001

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 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Barisal reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23119
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How March really feels in Barisal

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 26 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
26
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Barisal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°71.110.89.1
Feb28° / 17°182.711.27.5
Mar32° / 22°40511.84.7
Apr34° / 25°12711.112.53.2
May33° / 26°22717.213.12.9
Jun32° / 27°36125.613.42.4
Jul31° / 27°36629.913.32.3
Aug31° / 27°32029.212.82.3
Sep31° / 26°26226.312.12.5
Oct31° / 25°15314.611.54.2
Nov29° / 20°452.310.97.2
Dec26° / 16°8110.68.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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59010
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Barisal gets around 40 mm of rain over 5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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2118
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3132

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15202834130
25192735140
34182735150
44182735160
54172635170
64162636180
74162536190
83152536200
93142436211
103142436231
113132336241
123122236261
132112136281
142102136301
15292035322
16281935352
17171834372
18171634402
19161533423
20151432443
21151331474
22141230495
23131128516
24031127527
25021025558
26029245510
27028225711
28017215813
29016205815
30016195717
31015185719

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:275:57
211.56:265:57
311.66:255:58
411.66:245:58
511.66:235:59
611.66:225:59
711.66:216:00
811.76:216:00
911.76:206:00
1011.76:196:01
1111.76:186:01
1211.76:176:02
1311.86:166:02
1411.86:156:03
1511.86:146:03
1611.86:136:03
1711.96:126:04
1811.96:116:04
1911.96:106:04
2011.96:096:05
2111.96:086:05
2212.06:076:06
2312.06:066:06
2412.06:056:06
2512.06:046:07
2612.16:036:07
2712.16:026:07
2812.16:016:08
2912.16:006:08
3012.25:596:08
3112.25:586:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Barisal

In seasonPeak

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

Barisal sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Barisal's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Barisal?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Barisal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Barisal in March

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

In March, Barisal sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Barisal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Barisal peaks around July 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 15 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 20UV 13Jan 15UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Barisal 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 Barisal is worst in January — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.1× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Barisal's WHO annual average of 21.8 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 1246 µg/m³Jul 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb33Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun10Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Barisal?

Barisal sits at 22.7°N, 90.4°E, 10 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Bagerhat, 60 km away.

BagerhatKhulnaDhakaJessoreChittagongKolkataCox's BazarMymensingh

Topography around Barisal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Barisal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m.

The land around Barisal is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and trees (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
20 m
80 km
27 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Bagerhat 60 km · Khulna 83 km · Dhaka 112 km · Jessore 129 km · Chittagong 156 km · Kolkata 207 km · Cox's Bazar 220 km · Mymensingh 228 km

Bangladesh travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / C / D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,597
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
59%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.3
per 100k, 2018
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 506
Religion
Muslim 91%Hindu 8%other 1%

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 Barisal (22.705°, 90.3701°, elevation 10 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).