Paharpur weather in March

In March, Paharpur sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 31 mm of rain across 4.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Paharpur's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paharpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Paharpur is Buddhist Monastery.

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Paharpur reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
53017
63017
73118
83118
93118
103118
113118
123118
133219
143219
153219
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273321
283321
293321
303321
313321

How March really feels in Paharpur

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 16 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
16
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.

Paharpur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°121.910.69.1
Feb28° / 15°202.511.17.9
Mar32° / 19°314.711.85.0
Apr34° / 23°11513.312.63.0
May34° / 25°27621.813.22.4
Jun33° / 26°38125.913.52.1
Jul32° / 27°35628.413.42.1
Aug32° / 27°29028.212.92.1
Sep32° / 26°27124.512.22.5
Oct31° / 23°13811.711.44.5
Nov29° / 18°13110.87.2
Dec26° / 14°50.710.58.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38812
48812
58713
68713
78614
88515
98515
108515
118416
128416
138416
148416
158515
168515
178515
188614
198614
208614
218614
228614
238614
248614
258614
268416
278416
288317
298218
308119
318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Paharpur gets around 31 mm of rain over 4.7 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1311
1411
1511
1612
1712
1813
1914
2015
2116
2218
2319
2421
2523
2624
2726
2828
2929
3031
3132

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13031271010
23031281010
33030291110
43029301110
53028301110
62928301210
72927311310
82827311310
92727311410
102627311520
112526311520
122426301630
132326301740
142225301840
152125301950
162024302060
171923292170
181822292280
191822282390
2017212825100
2116202726120
2215192627130
2314182528150
2414172429160
2513152331180
2612142232191
2712132133201
2811122034221
2911111835231
3010101736251
3110101636262

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:346:01
211.56:336:01
311.56:326:02
411.56:316:02
511.56:306:03
611.66:296:03
711.66:286:04
811.66:276:04
911.66:266:05
1011.76:256:05
1111.76:246:06
1211.76:236:06
1311.76:226:07
1411.86:216:07
1511.86:206:08
1611.86:196:08
1711.86:186:09
1811.96:176:09
1911.96:166:10
2011.96:156:10
2111.96:146:11
2212.06:136:11
2312.06:126:11
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:106:12
2612.16:096:13
2712.16:086:13
2812.16:066:14
2912.16:056:14
3012.26:046:14
3112.26:036:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.88 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Paharpur

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Paharpur?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Paharpur in March

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

In March, Paharpur sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Paharpur in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Paharpur peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 21UV 11Nov 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Paharpur 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 Paharpur is worst in January — around 184 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 16181 µg/m³Jul 1841 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan184Very unhealthy
Feb162Very unhealthy
Mar113Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov133Unhealthy
Dec162Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Paharpur?

Paharpur sits at 25.0°N, 89.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Rajshahi, 82 km away.

RajshahiRangpurMymensinghBhadrapurDhakaPhuentsholingJessore

Topography around Paharpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paharpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m.

The land around Paharpur is covered by cropland (62%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
24 m
80 km
48 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Rajshahi 82 km · Rangpur 85 km · Mymensingh 147 km · Bhadrapur 190 km · Dhaka 206 km · Phuentsholing 207 km · Jessore 208 km · Biratnagar 233 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 Paharpur (25.0269°, 88.9759°, elevation 0 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).