Bayanhongor weather in March

In March, Bayanhongor sees average daytime highs of -1°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 7 mm of precipitation across 1.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bayanhongor's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bayanhongor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-1°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
5th coldest
Precipitation
7 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:39 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
44%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Bayanhongor is city in Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia.

Density
483/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 -5°C in the first days to 3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bayanhongor reaches about -1°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 6°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-5-19
2-5-19
3-5-19
4-5-18
5-4-18
6-4-18
7-4-18
8-4-17
9-3-17
10-3-17
11-3-16
12-2-16
13-2-16
14-2-15
15-2-15
16-1-14
17-1-14
18-1-14
190-13
200-13
210-13
221-12
231-12
242-11
252-11
262-11
273-10
283-10
293-9
304-9
314-9

How March really feels in Bayanhongor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bayanhongor 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-13° / -25°10.40.88.80.0
Feb-9° / -22°311.4100.0
Mar-1° / -14°71.82.511.60.0
Apr / -5°143.52.813.31.4
May14° / 245.22.114.74.7
Jun20° / 398.20.315.56.4
Jul21° / 10°6210.8015.26.4
Aug20° / 447.90146.7
Sep14° / 2041.112.34.8
Oct / -7°92.22.110.70.8
Nov-4° / -16°30.91.59.20.0
Dec-11° / -22°20.60.98.50.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36832
46832
56832
66733
76634
86535
96535
106436
116337
126238
136238
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216238
226238
236139
246139
256238
266238
276238
286139
296238
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bayanhongor gets around 7 mm of rain and snow over 1.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
156
245
345
445
545
645
746
846
946
1046
1157
1257
1357
1458
1568
1669
1769
1869
1969
2079
21710
22710
23710
24810
25810
26810
27810
28810
29810
30910
31910

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:07 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:076:53
210.88:066:55
310.98:046:56
410.98:026:58
511.08:006:59
611.07:587:01
711.17:567:02
811.17:547:03
911.27:537:05
1011.37:517:06
1111.37:497:08
1211.47:477:09
1311.47:457:10
1411.57:437:12
1511.57:417:13
1611.67:397:15
1711.67:377:16
1811.77:357:17
1911.87:337:19
2011.87:317:20
2111.97:297:21
2211.97:277:23
2312.07:257:24
2412.07:237:26
2512.17:217:27
2612.27:197:28
2712.27:177:30
2812.37:157:31
2912.37:137:32
3012.47:117:34
3112.47:097:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.1Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bayanhongor?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bayanhongor.

What to pack for Bayanhongor in March

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

In March, Bayanhongor sees daytime highs around -1°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Bayanhongor in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bayanhongor peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 19UV 9Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bayanhongor 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 Bayanhongor is worst in June — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 3 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1218 µg/m³Dec 184 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov8Good
Dec3Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bayanhongor?

Bayanhongor sits at 46.2°N, 100.7°E, 1,873 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Tsetserleg, 153 km away.

TsetserlegArvayheerBogdHovdUliastayAltaiBulganMörön

Topography around Bayanhongor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bayanhongor has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m around an average of 1,905 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 742 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,165 m.

The land around Bayanhongor is covered by grassland (53%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
277 m
16 km
742 m
80 km
2,165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Tsetserleg 153 km · Arvayheer 158 km · Bogd 204 km · Hovd 214 km · Uliastay 341 km · Altai 343 km · Bulgan 360 km · Mörön 385 km

Mongolia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,108
2025
Happiness
5.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 447
Religion
Buddhist 52%no religion 41%Muslim 3%Shaman 3%

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 Bayanhongor (46.1944°, 100.7181°, elevation 1,873 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).