Amargaḍhi̇̄ weather in March

In March, Amargaḍhi̇̄ sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 45 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Amargaḍhi̇̄'s 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amargaḍhi̇̄'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Amargaḍhi̇̄ is human settlement in Nepal.

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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Amargaḍhi̇̄ reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Amargaḍhi̇̄ 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 496.110.36.0
Feb19° / 577.310.96.7
Mar23° / 11°458.211.87.5
Apr28° / 15°439.612.76.5
May29° / 18°6213.113.45.3
Jun29° / 20°28220.513.84.3
Jul27° / 21°63130.213.73.4
Aug27° / 21°51930.113.13.5
Sep26° / 19°23622.112.24.8
Oct25° / 14°416.111.38.2
Nov22° / 10°92.110.58.5
Dec18° / 171.910.27.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Amargaḍhi̇̄ gets around 45 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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1826
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2528
2628
2728
2828
2929
3029
3129

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:566:16
211.46:556:17
311.46:546:17
411.46:536:18
511.56:516:19
611.56:506:19
711.56:496:20
811.56:486:21
911.66:476:21
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1211.76:446:23
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1411.76:416:25
1511.86:406:25
1611.86:396:26
1711.86:386:26
1811.86:366:27
1911.96:356:28
2011.96:346:28
2111.96:336:29
2212.06:326:29
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:286:31
2612.16:276:32
2712.16:266:32
2812.16:246:33
2912.26:236:33
3012.26:226:34
3112.26:216:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.65 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Amargaḍhi̇̄

In seasonPeak

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

Amargaḍhi̇̄'s monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Amargaḍhi̇̄?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Amargaḍhi̇̄ for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Amargaḍhi̇̄ in March

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

In March, Amargaḍhi̇̄ sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Amargaḍhi̇̄ 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 Amargaḍhi̇̄ peaks around August 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighModerateAug 14UV 10Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Amargaḍhi̇̄ 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 Amargaḍhi̇̄ is worst in January — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1480 µg/m³Jul 2433 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec78Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amargaḍhi̇̄?

Amargaḍhi̇̄ sits at 29.3°N, 80.6°E, 1,699 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Dipayal, 35 km away.

BhimdattaDārchulāDhangaḍhi̇̄ṬikāpurDailekhBirendranagarGulariyā

Topography around Amargaḍhi̇̄

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amargaḍhi̇̄ has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 722 m around an average of 1,622 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,999 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,504 m.

The land around Amargaḍhi̇̄ is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
722 m
16 km
1,999 m
80 km
6,504 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Dipayal 35 km · Bhimdatta 54 km · Dārchulā 59 km · Dhangaḍhi̇̄ 66 km · Ṭikāpur 100 km · Dailekh 121 km · Birendranagar 127 km · Gulariyā 142 km

Nepal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / D / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,536
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
16%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 514
Religion
Hindu 81%Buddhist 8%Muslim 5%Kirat 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 Amargaḍhi̇̄ (29.2992°, 80.5833°, elevation 1,699 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).