Pushkar weather in March

In March, Pushkar sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Pushkar's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pushkar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
23%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Pushkar is pilgrimage and cattle fair city in Rajasthan, India.

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 29°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pushkar reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42916
52916
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How March really feels in Pushkar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 14 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
14
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.

Pushkar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°51.210.59.0
Feb26° / 13°61.111.18.8
Mar32° / 18°51.311.85.4
Apr37° / 24°51.412.62.0
May40° / 28°61.913.30.2
Jun38° / 28°416.113.60.9
Jul34° / 27°15115.513.52.6
Aug32° / 25°14514.912.93.6
Sep33° / 24°496.612.24.1
Oct33° / 21°91.511.44.6
Nov29° / 16°50.810.77.5
Dec25° / 11°20.410.49.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
38911
48911
58911
68911
78812
88713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pushkar gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
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109820
119820
129820
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 7:03 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:036:27
211.47:026:28
311.57:016:29
411.57:006:29
511.56:596:30
611.56:586:30
711.66:576:31
811.66:566:31
911.66:556:32
1011.66:546:32
1111.76:536:33
1211.76:526:34
1311.76:516:34
1411.86:496:35
1511.86:486:35
1611.86:476:36
1711.86:466:36
1811.96:456:37
1911.96:446:37
2011.96:436:38
2111.96:426:38
2212.06:416:39
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:386:40
2512.06:376:40
2612.16:366:41
2712.16:356:41
2812.16:346:42
2912.26:336:42
3012.26:326:43
3112.26:316:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
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246.6Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pushkar

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Pushkar?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pushkar in March

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

In March, Pushkar sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pushkar 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 Pushkar peaks around June 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeExtremeVery highModerateJun 14UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Pushkar 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 Pushkar is worst in December — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 45 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1976 µg/m³Oct 1045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr46Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul63Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov73Unhealthy
Dec76Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pushkar?

Pushkar sits at 26.5°N, 74.6°E, 495 m above sea level, in India. The nearest listed city is Jaipur, 132 km away.

UdaipurFatehpur SikriAgraDelhiJaisalmerMultan

Topography around Pushkar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pushkar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 512 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 495 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Pushkar is covered by shrubs (33%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
495 m
80 km
676 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jaipur 132 km · Jodhpur 156 km · Udaipur 228 km · Fatehpur Sikri 316 km · Agra 352 km · Delhi 357 km · Jaisalmer 365 km · Multan 510 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 Pushkar (26.4902°, 74.5521°, elevation 495 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).