Dharān weather in March

In March, Dharān sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Dharān's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dharān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
31%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Dharān is city in Sunsari District, Nepal.

Density
14,153/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dharān reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°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 Dharān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Dharān weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°10210.58.2
Feb24° / 12°132.411.18.5
Mar29° / 16°153.411.87.0
Apr32° / 20°448.412.64.4
May31° / 23°12718.413.33.6
Jun30° / 24°31826.513.72.9
Jul30° / 25°48029.813.52.7
Aug30° / 25°37129.812.92.7
Sep29° / 23°27724.712.23.5
Oct28° / 20°738.111.46.6
Nov26° / 15°71.110.78.9
Dec22° / 11°50.910.38.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78515
88515
98515
108515
118614
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317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dharān gets around 15 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
18
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
148
158
168
179
1810
1910
2011
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3020
3121

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1672850
2672850
3672850
4672850
5682840
6672850
7682750
8682750
9692650
10692650
11692560
12682561
13682471
14682471
15672481
16662491
17642592
186325102
196225112
205926123
215826133
225627143
235427154
245228164
255128174
264928184
274729195
284629215
294428225
304328245
314227255

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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46calm
56calm
66calm
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126calm
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317calm

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 5:51 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:275:51
211.46:265:52
311.56:255:52
411.56:245:53
511.56:235:54
611.56:225:54
711.66:215:55
811.66:205:55
911.66:195:56
1011.66:185:56
1111.76:175:57
1211.76:165:58
1311.76:155:58
1411.76:145:59
1511.86:135:59
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
2412.06:026:04
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 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dharān

In seasonPeak

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

Dharān'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 Dharān?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Dharān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Dharān in March

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

In March, Dharān sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dharān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dharān peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Nov 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dharān 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 Dharān is worst in January — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14112 µg/m³Jul 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan112Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May55Unhealthy
Jun42Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov85Unhealthy
Dec107Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dharān?

Dharān sits at 26.8°N, 87.3°E, 375 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Īṭahari̇̄, 17 km away.

TriyugaRājbirājKhā̃dbāri̇̄Ilām

Topography around Dharān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dharān has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,958 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,606 m.

The land around Dharān is covered by trees (55%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
612 m
16 km
1,958 m
80 km
4,606 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Īṭahari̇̄ 17 km · Dhankutā 20 km · Inaruwa 27 km · Biratnagar 40 km · Triyuga 58 km · Rājbirāj 61 km · Khā̃dbāri̇̄ 63 km · Ilām 65 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 Dharān (26.8144°, 87.2797°, elevation 375 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).