Hyderabad weather in March

In March, Hyderabad sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hyderabad's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hyderabad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
25%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Hyderabad is capital of Telangana, India.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 40.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,406/km²
people per km²
Founded
1592

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 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hyderabad reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Hyderabad weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°61.211.17.3
Feb32° / 19°30.811.45.6
Mar35° / 22°101.711.93.3
Apr37° / 25°164.612.41.8
May38° / 27°195.112.81.2
Jun33° / 25°10714.6132.7
Jul30° / 24°17019.112.93.6
Aug29° / 23°16617.612.64.1
Sep30° / 23°13015.512.14.2
Oct30° / 21°9811.511.64.8
Nov29° / 19°203.311.26.5
Dec28° / 16°30.7117.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3928
4928
5928
6928
7919
8919
9919
10919
11919
12919
139010
149010
159010
169010
17919
18919
19919
20919
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31928

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hyderabad gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
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95
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184
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204
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225
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246
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278
289
299
3010
3110

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
150221990
250221990
349222090
4482220100
5472320100
6452420100
7442620110
8422720110
9412920110
10393020110
11383220110
12363320110
13353420110
14343521100
15333621100
16323722100
17313722100
18303723100
1929372490
2029372590
21273625101
22273626101
23263527101
24253528111
25243429121
26233330131
27223231141
28203132151
29193033161
30183033171
31172934191

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
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159calm
169calm
179calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:406:18
211.66:406:19
311.76:396:19
411.76:386:19
511.76:386:20
611.76:376:20
711.76:366:20
811.76:366:20
911.86:356:21
1011.86:346:21
1111.86:336:21
1211.86:336:21
1311.86:326:22
1411.86:316:22
1511.96:306:22
1611.96:296:22
1711.96:296:22
1811.96:286:23
1911.96:276:23
2011.96:266:23
2112.06:256:23
2212.06:256:23
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:236:24
2512.06:226:24
2612.06:216:24
2712.16:216:24
2812.16:206:25
2912.16:196:25
3012.16:186:25
3112.16:176:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
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146.4Intense
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186.5Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hyderabad

In seasonPeak

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

Hyderabad's rainy season runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Hyderabad?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hyderabad. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Hyderabad in March

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

In March, Hyderabad sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hyderabad in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hyderabad peaks around July 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highJul 17UV 13Jan 10UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Hyderabad 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 Hyderabad is worst in December — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hyderabad's WHO annual average of 40.1 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2357 µg/m³Jul 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb47Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hyderabad?

Hyderabad sits at 17.4°N, 78.5°E, 515 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Hampi, 312 km away.

HampiAurangabadElloraBengaluruManaliChennaiPanajiGoa

Topography around Hyderabad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hyderabad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 514 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 500 m.

The land around Hyderabad is covered by artificial surfaces (87%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
103 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
500 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Hampi 312 km · Aurangabad 430 km · Ellora 454 km · Bengaluru 499 km · Manali 508 km · Chennai 516 km · Panaji 537 km · Goa 543 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 Hyderabad (17.384°, 78.4564°, elevation 515 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).