Agra weather in March

In March, Agra sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Agra's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
25%
6th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Agra is city in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 109.7 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
7,591/km²
people per km²

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 28°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Agra reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Agra

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 11 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
11
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.

Agra weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 162.310.58.2
Feb25° / 12°182.6118.6
Mar31° / 17°142.511.85.9
Apr37° / 23°82.212.61.9
May40° / 27°123.913.30.1
Jun39° / 29°748.313.70.6
Jul34° / 28°21320.713.52.0
Aug33° / 27°22621132.6
Sep33° / 26°10011.312.23.3
Oct33° / 21°221.911.34.7
Nov28° / 15°7110.77.9
Dec23° / 10°70.910.39.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28614
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58614
68614
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Agra gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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510
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910
109
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15530141
25531140
35531140
45332150
55332150
65233150
75133160
84934160
94835170
104736170
114537180
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223744182
233843172
243843172
253943162
264042162
274141162
284240152
294340152
304339153
314438153

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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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 6:49 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:13
211.46:486:14
311.46:476:14
411.56:466:15
511.56:456:15
611.56:446:16
711.66:436:17
811.66:426:17
911.66:416:18
1011.66:406:18
1111.76:396:19
1211.76:386:19
1311.76:376:20
1411.76:366:21
1511.86:356:21
1611.86:346:22
1711.86:326:22
1811.96:316:23
1911.96:306:23
2011.96:296:24
2111.96:286:24
2212.06:276:25
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:256:26
2512.06:236:26
2612.16:226:27
2712.16:216:27
2812.16:206:28
2912.26:196:28
3012.26:186:29
3112.26:166:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Agra

In seasonPeak

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

Agra's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Agra sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Agra?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Agra in March

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

In March, Agra sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Agra in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agra peaks around August 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateAug 17UV 10Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Agra 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 Agra is worst in December — around 186 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 56 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Agra's WHO annual average of 109.7 µg/m³.

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 21186 µg/m³Aug 1056 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan183Very unhealthy
Feb143Unhealthy
Mar111Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul57Unhealthy
Aug56Unhealthy
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct119Unhealthy
Nov173Very unhealthy
Dec186Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Agra?

Agra sits at 27.2°N, 78.0°E, 166 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Fatehpur Sikri, 37 km away.

DelhiJaipurBhimdattaDhangaḍhi̇̄KhajurahoRishikeshṬikāpur

Topography around Agra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 236 m.

The land around Agra is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
40 m
80 km
236 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fatehpur Sikri 37 km · Delhi 181 km · Jaipur 223 km · Bhimdatta 290 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 304 km · Khajuraho 323 km · Rishikesh 326 km · Ṭikāpur 340 km

India travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 23% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,702
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
15.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 484
Religion
Hindu 80%Muslim 14%Christian 2%other and unspecified 2%

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 Agra (27.1833°, 78.0167°, elevation 166 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).