Rangpur weather in March

In March, Rangpur sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 38 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 67% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Rangpur's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rangpur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:18 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
30%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Rangpur is city in Bangladesh.

Founded
1769

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 Rangpur 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 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43017
53017
63118
73118
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103118
113118
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How March really feels in Rangpur

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.

Rangpur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 12°131.810.68.9
Feb27° / 15°162.811.17.8
Mar32° / 19°385.811.85.0
Apr33° / 22°16215.712.63.3
May32° / 24°40325.113.22.7
Jun32° / 26°51428.413.62.2
Jul32° / 26°43229.313.42.1
Aug32° / 27°36528.612.92.1
Sep32° / 26°33426.412.22.5
Oct31° / 23°15413.111.44.5
Nov29° / 18°91.310.77.3
Dec26° / 14°50.710.48.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
118614
128614
138614
148515
158515
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208317
218317
228119
238119
247921
257822
267822
277624
287525
297327
307327
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rangpur gets around 38 mm of rain over 5.8 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 19% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1919
2020
2122
2224
2326
2428
2530
2631
2733
2834
2936
3037
3138

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1343623600
2343524600
3353524600
4353425600
5353325700
6353325700
7353225810
8343225810
9343125910
103431241010
113430241110
123329241210
133329241320
143228241420
153127241530
163026241630
172925251840
182824251940
192723252150
202522252350
212421252460
222320242670
232218242780
242117242990
2520162430100
2619152332100
2718142334110
2817132236120
2916122237130
3016112138140
3115102039151

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 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
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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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 6:33 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:335:59
211.56:326:00
311.56:316:00
411.56:306:01
511.56:306:01
611.66:296:02
711.66:286:02
811.66:276:03
911.66:266:04
1011.76:256:04
1111.76:246:05
1211.76:226:05
1311.76:216:06
1411.86:206:06
1511.86:196:07
1611.86:186:07
1711.86:176:07
1811.96:166:08
1911.96:156:08
2011.96:146:09
2111.96:136:09
2212.06:126:10
2312.06:116:10
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:096:11
2612.16:076:12
2712.16:066:12
2812.16:056:13
2912.16:046:13
3012.26:036:14
3112.26:026:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
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195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Rangpur

In seasonPeak

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

Rangpur'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 Rangpur?

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

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

What to pack for Rangpur in March

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

In March, Rangpur sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rangpur 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 Rangpur peaks around July 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighHighExtremeModerateJul 22UV 11Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Rangpur 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 Rangpur is worst in January — around 178 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17176 µg/m³Jul 1839 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan178Very unhealthy
Feb161Very unhealthy
Mar121Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct87Unhealthy
Nov128Unhealthy
Dec155Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rangpur?

Rangpur sits at 25.7°N, 89.3°E, 36 m above sea level, in Bangladesh. The nearest listed city is Paharpur, 85 km away.

PaharpurPhuentsholingBhadrapurMymensinghRajshahiIlām

Topography around Rangpur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rangpur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m.

The land around Rangpur is covered by trees (43%), artificial surfaces (32%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
174 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Paharpur 85 km · Phuentsholing 124 km · Bhadrapur 146 km · Mymensingh 160 km · Rajshahi 166 km · Tsirang 166 km · Darjeeling 173 km · Ilām 185 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 Rangpur (25.7466°, 89.2517°, elevation 36 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).