Biratnagar weather in March

In March, Biratnagar sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°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 Biratnagar's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biratnagar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Biratnagar is metropolitan city in Nepal.

Founded
1914

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 30°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Biratnagar reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 19 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
19
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.

Biratnagar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°101.410.59.0
Feb27° / 14°121.711.18.3
Mar32° / 19°122.411.84.9
Apr35° / 23°356.212.62.7
May35° / 25°11814.913.32.5
Jun33° / 26°30624.413.62.3
Jul32° / 26°41229.413.52.2
Aug32° / 26°34628.412.92.2
Sep32° / 26°27823.212.22.9
Oct31° / 22°776.211.45.2
Nov29° / 17°40.610.77.5
Dec25° / 13°40.510.49.1

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78812
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Biratnagar gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
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55
65
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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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
149371210
250371210
351361210
450361310
551351310
652341310
752341310
853331310
953331310
1054321310
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1453301430
1552291531
1651291631
1751281641
1850281741
1948281851
2047271951
2146272061
2244272171
2343262381
2441262481
2540252591
26382526101
27372427111
28362327121
29352328132
30342229142
31332229152

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
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48calm
58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
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159calm
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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 6:27 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:52
211.46:265:52
311.56:255:53
411.56:245:53
511.56:235:54
611.56:225:54
711.66:215:55
811.66:205:56
911.66:195:56
1011.66:185:57
1111.76:175:57
1211.76:165:58
1311.76:155:58
1411.86:145:59
1511.86:125:59
1611.86:116:00
1711.86:106:00
1811.96:096:01
1911.96:086:01
2011.96:076:02
2111.96:066:02
2212.06:056:03
2312.06:046:03
2412.06:036:04
2512.06:016:04
2612.16:006:05
2712.15:596:05
2812.15:586:06
2912.25:576:06
3012.25:566:07
3112.25:556:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.9Bright
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306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Biratnagar

In seasonPeak

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

Biratnagar's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Biratnagar?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Biratnagar in March

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

In March, Biratnagar sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biratnagar 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 Biratnagar peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 18UV 11Nov 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Biratnagar 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 Biratnagar is worst in January — around 243 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12241 µg/m³Jul 1747 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan243Very unhealthy
Feb196Very unhealthy
Mar138Unhealthy
Apr97Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct124Unhealthy
Nov191Very unhealthy
Dec231Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Biratnagar?

Biratnagar sits at 26.5°N, 87.3°E, 74 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Inaruwa, 21 km away.

RājbirājDhankutāTriyugaBhadrapurIlām

Topography around Biratnagar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biratnagar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,727 m.

The land around Biratnagar is covered by cropland (44%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
47 m
80 km
2,727 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Inaruwa 21 km · Īṭahari̇̄ 23 km · Dharān 40 km · Rājbirāj 53 km · Dhankutā 59 km · Triyuga 68 km · Bhadrapur 83 km · Ilām 83 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 Biratnagar (26.455°, 87.2701°, elevation 74 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).