Trashigang weather in March

In March, Trashigang sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 120 mm of rain across 17.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Trashigang's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trashigang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 120 mm; 17.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:09 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 64%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.5; out of 10

Trashigang is city.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Trashigang reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

Trashigang weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 3°	35	8.7	10.5	4.0
Feb	15° / 4°	63	12.2	11	4.1
Mar	17° / 7°	120	17.9	11.8	4.5
Apr	19° / 10°	207	23	12.6	4.2
May	21° / 13°	320	27.9	13.3	3.9
Jun	22° / 16°	610	29.7	13.7	3.4
Jul	22° / 17°	871	31	13.6	3.3
Aug	23° / 17°	616	31	13	3.3
Sep	22° / 15°	391	28.7	12.2	3.6
Oct	21° / 11°	108	11.2	11.3	6.4
Nov	18° / 7°	21	4.7	10.7	6.6
Dec	15° / 5°	24	5.8	10.3	5.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	40	39	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	42	43	43	42	43	43	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	39
Cloudier (%)	60	61	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	59	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	58	57	57	58	57	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Trashigang gets around 120 mm of rain over 17.9 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 58% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	52	53	53	54	54	55	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	67	68	69	70	71	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	53
14	53
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	57
19	58
20	59
21	60
22	61
23	63
24	64
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	71
31	72

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:25 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:05 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:53	5:52
Sunset (PM)	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:25	5:49
2	11.4	6:24	5:49
3	11.4	6:23	5:50
4	11.5	6:22	5:51
5	11.5	6:21	5:51
6	11.5	6:20	5:52
7	11.6	6:19	5:52
8	11.6	6:18	5:53
9	11.6	6:17	5:54
10	11.6	6:16	5:54
11	11.7	6:15	5:55
12	11.7	6:14	5:55
13	11.7	6:13	5:56
14	11.7	6:12	5:56
15	11.8	6:11	5:57
16	11.8	6:09	5:57
17	11.8	6:08	5:58
18	11.9	6:07	5:58
19	11.9	6:06	5:59
20	11.9	6:05	6:00
21	11.9	6:04	6:00
22	12.0	6:03	6:01
23	12.0	6:02	6:01
24	12.0	6:00	6:02
25	12.0	5:59	6:02
26	12.1	5:58	6:03
27	12.1	5:57	6:03
28	12.1	5:56	6:04
29	12.2	5:55	6:04
30	12.2	5:53	6:05
31	12.2	5:52	6:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 4.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.4	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.7	Bright
15	4.7	Bright
16	4.7	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.7	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Trashigang

In seasonPeak

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

Trashigang's monsoon runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Trashigang?

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

4.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Trashigang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Trashigang in March

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

In March, Trashigang sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Trashigang 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 Trashigang peaks around July 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	5	6	9	9	11	13	14	12	11	8	6	5
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	14	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Trashigang 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 Trashigang is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	64	73	67	55	36	27	20	24	28	36	45	54
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	73	Unhealthy
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Poor
May	36	Poor
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	20	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Trashigang?

Trashigang sits at 27.3°N, 91.6°E, 0 m above sea level, in Bhutan. The nearest listed city is Mongar, 32 km away.

Topography around Trashigang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trashigang has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,730 m around an average of 1,273 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,540 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,299 m.

The land around Trashigang is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

1,730 m

trees 63%

16 km

3,540 m

trees 79%

80 km

6,299 m

trees 78%

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← February Trashigang year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Mongar 32 km · Samdrup Jongkhar 59 km · Jakar 83 km · Trongsa 105 km · Tsirang 146 km · Punakha 168 km · Thimphu 189 km · Paro 212 km

Bhutan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / D / F / G / M; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 23% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $4,493; 2025
Happiness: 5.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2018
Safe drinking water: 66%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.5; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 16.2; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 473
Religion

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 Trashigang (27.3331°, 91.5542°, 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	53
14	53
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	57
19	58
20	59
21	60
22	61
23	63
24	64
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	71
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	53
14	53
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	57
19	58
20	59
21	60
22	61
23	63
24	64
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	71
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	6
5	16	6
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	17	7
16	17	7
17	17	7
18	17	7
19	17	7
20	17	7
21	17	7
22	18	8
23	18	8
24	18	8
25	18	8
26	18	8
27	18	8
28	18	8
29	18	8
30	18	8
31	18	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	40	60
2	39	61
3	40	60
4	40	60
5	40	60
6	40	60
7	40	60
8	40	60
9	40	60
10	41	59
11	41	59
12	41	59
13	41	59
14	42	58
15	42	58
16	42	58
17	43	57
18	42	58
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	42	58
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	42	58
25	41	59
26	40	60
27	40	60
28	40	60
29	39	61
30	39	61
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	52
2	52
3	52
4	52
5	52
6	52
7	52
8	52
9	52
10	52
11	52
12	52
13	53
14	53
15	54
16	54
17	55
18	57
19	58
20	59
21	60
22	61
23	63
24	64
25	66
26	67
27	68
28	69
29	70
30	71
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	97	3
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	95	5
25	95	5
26	95	5
27	95	5
28	95	5
29	94	6
30	94	6
31	94	6