Bogd weather in March

In March, Bogd sees average daytime highs of 3°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 6 mm of precipitation across 1.7 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 -0°C in the first days to 8°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 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 Bogd's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
8th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
5th coldest
Precipitation
6 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:33 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
39%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Bogd is settlement in Mongolia.

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 -0°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bogd reaches about 3°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 10°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)
1-1-12
2-1-12
30-12
40-11
50-11
60-11
71-11
81-10
91-10
102-10
112-10
122-9
132-9
143-9
153-8
163-8
174-8
184-7
194-7
205-7
215-7
225-6
236-6
246-6
256-5
267-5
277-5
287-4
298-4
308-4
318-3

How March really feels in Bogd

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
25 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Bogd 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-9° / -19°10.40.790.0
Feb-5° / -15°10.50.910.10.0
Mar / -8°61.71.811.60.3
Apr12° / 92.41.913.24.0
May19° / 143.50.714.67.2
Jun25° / 13°244.40.115.37.8
Jul27° / 16°305.80157.3
Aug25° / 14°254.6013.97.9
Sep19° / 142.70.212.37.4
Oct10° / -1°71.81.410.73.1
Nov-0° / -10°311.39.40.0
Dec-8° / -17°20.81.18.70.0

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47228
57228
67228
77129
87030
97030
106931
116931
126832
136832
146733
156733
166733
176733
186733
196733
206733
216634
226634
236733
246733
256733
266733
276832
286733
296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bogd gets around 6 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
135
245
345
445
545
645
745
845
945
1045
1145
1255
1355
1456
1556
1656
1766
1866
1966
2066
2166
2266
2366
2466
2566
2666
2766
2866
2977
3077
3177

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
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 8:00 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.88:006:49
210.97:586:51
310.97:566:52
411.07:546:54
511.07:536:55
611.17:516:56
711.17:496:58
811.27:476:59
911.27:457:00
1011.37:447:02
1111.47:427:03
1211.47:407:04
1311.57:387:05
1411.57:367:07
1511.67:347:08
1611.67:337:09
1711.77:317:11
1811.77:297:12
1911.87:277:13
2011.87:257:15
2111.97:237:16
2211.97:217:17
2312.07:197:18
2412.07:177:20
2512.17:157:21
2612.17:137:22
2712.27:127:24
2812.37:107:25
2912.37:087:26
3012.47:067:27
3112.47:047:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bogd

In seasonPeak

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

Bogd 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 Bogd?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogd.

What to pack for Bogd in March

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

In March, Bogd sees daytime highs around 3°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: sun protection.

a warm layera heavy coatsun protection

UV index in Bogd in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogd peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowJul 19UV 9Jan 10UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Bogd 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 Bogd is worst in May — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateMay 1556 µg/m³Dec 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr51Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bogd?

Bogd sits at 44.7°N, 102.2°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Mongolia. The nearest listed city is Hovd, 16 km away.

ArvayheerBayanhongorDalandzadgadTsetserlegBulganAltaiZuunmod

Topography around Bogd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,538 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,024 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,621 m.

The land around Bogd is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
1,024 m
80 km
2,621 m
grasslandbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hovd 16 km · Arvayheer 183 km · Bayanhongor 204 km · Dalandzadgad 217 km · Tsetserleg 317 km · Bulgan 472 km · Altai 498 km · Zuunmod 499 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 Bogd (44.6702°, 102.1749°, elevation 1,525 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).