Amritsar weather in March

In March, Amritsar sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 56 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Amritsar's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amritsar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
56 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Amritsar is city in the north-western part of Punjab, India.

Air quality
Severe
PM10 170 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
6,819/km²
people per km²
Founded
1574

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 24°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Amritsar reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22412
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42412
52412
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72513
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112513
122614
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192715
202715
212815
222816
232816
242816
252916
262916
272916
282917
293017
303017
313017

How March really feels in Amritsar

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Amritsar weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 424.910.26.8
Feb21° / 10°656.210.87.3
Mar27° / 14°566.111.87.3
Apr34° / 20°315.312.83.6
May39° / 24°246.613.60.7
Jun38° / 27°8010.1140.9
Jul34° / 27°19420.213.92.2
Aug33° / 27°1712013.22.7
Sep33° / 24°738.912.23.9
Oct31° / 19°142.211.25.6
Nov26° / 13°141.510.48.6
Dec20° / 172.2108.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77129
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137030
147030
156931
166931
176931
186931
196931
206931
216931
227030
237030
247030
257030
267129
277129
287129
297228
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Amritsar gets around 56 mm of rain over 6.1 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
122
221
321
421
521
621
721
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2219
2319
2419
2519
2619
2719
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1663040
2653140
3633250
4633250
5613360
6593470
7583570
8553681
9533791
105138101
114939111
124740121
134541132
144242142
154042162
163843172
173644182
183444192
193245203
203145223
212945233
222845243
232745253
242645263
252545264
262544274
272544274
282543284
292642284
302641284
312741284

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 8 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
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:066:22
211.37:046:23
311.37:036:23
411.47:026:24
511.47:016:25
611.47:006:26
711.56:596:26
811.56:576:27
911.56:566:28
1011.66:556:29
1111.66:546:29
1211.66:526:30
1311.76:516:31
1411.76:506:32
1511.76:496:32
1611.86:476:33
1711.86:466:34
1811.86:456:34
1911.96:436:35
2011.96:426:36
2111.96:416:36
2212.06:406:37
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:38
2512.16:366:39
2612.16:346:40
2712.16:336:40
2812.26:326:41
2912.26:306:42
3012.26:296:42
3112.36:286:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Amritsar

In seasonPeak

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

Amritsar's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Amritsar?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Amritsar for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Amritsar in March

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

In March, Amritsar sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Amritsar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Amritsar peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 14UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Amritsar 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 Amritsar is worst in November — around 237 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 93 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyNov 22236 µg/m³Aug 1695 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan217Very unhealthy
Feb182Very unhealthy
Mar144Unhealthy
Apr108Unhealthy
May109Unhealthy
Jun106Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug93Unhealthy
Sep104Unhealthy
Oct180Very unhealthy
Nov237Very unhealthy
Dec229Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amritsar?

Amritsar sits at 31.6°N, 74.9°E, 244 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Lahore, 50 km away.

FaisalabadShimlaIslamabadMurreeMuzaffarabad

Topography around Amritsar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amritsar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 235 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m.

The land around Amritsar is covered by artificial surfaces (82%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
92 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Lahore 50 km · Sialkot 102 km · Nankana Sahib 112 km · Faisalabad 171 km · Shimla 225 km · Islamabad 290 km · Murree 290 km · Muzaffarabad 332 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 Amritsar (31.6223°, 74.8753°, elevation 244 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).