Hetauda weather in March

In March, Hetauda sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 29 mm of rain across 6 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Hetauda's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hetauda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Hetauda is city in Makwanpur District, Nepal.

Density
749/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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hetauda reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Hetauda

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.

Hetauda 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
Jan18° / 243.910.57.3
Feb21° / 10°285.3117.6
Mar26° / 13°29611.87.7
Apr30° / 17°5510.512.65.4
May30° / 20°15419.713.34.3
Jun29° / 22°3392613.73.4
Jul28° / 23°61630.813.63.2
Aug28° / 22°48630.8133.2
Sep28° / 21°25226.712.23.9
Oct26° / 18°5610.911.36.9
Nov23° / 13°10210.68.7
Dec20° / 101.510.38.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28119
38119
48119
58218
68218
78218
88317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hetauda gets around 29 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1891100
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5901000
6901000
7901000
8891010
9891010
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:36 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:366:00
211.46:356:00
311.46:346:01
411.56:336:02
511.56:326:02
611.56:316:03
711.66:306:03
811.66:296:04
911.66:286:05
1011.66:276:05
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1211.76:256:06
1311.76:246:07
1411.76:236:07
1511.86:226:08
1611.86:216:08
1711.86:196:09
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1911.96:176:10
2011.96:166:11
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2212.06:146:12
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:116:13
2512.06:106:13
2612.16:096:14
2712.16:086:14
2812.16:076:15
2912.26:066:15
3012.26:056:16
3112.26:036:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hetauda

In seasonPeak

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

Hetauda's monsoon runs June–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 Hetauda?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hetauda in March

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

In March, Hetauda sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hetauda 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 Hetauda peaks around July 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hetauda 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 Hetauda is worst in January — around 141 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14139 µg/m³Jul 2131 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan141Unhealthy
Feb123Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov104Unhealthy
Dec132Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hetauda?

Hetauda sits at 27.4°N, 85.0°E, 467 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Ki̇̄rtipur, 37 km away.

Madhyapur ThimiBhaktapurBirgañjPanautiBanepā

Topography around Hetauda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hetauda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m around an average of 528 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,219 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,773 m.

The land around Hetauda is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
557 m
16 km
2,219 m
80 km
4,773 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ki̇̄rtipur 37 km · Patan 39 km · Kathmandu 42 km · Madhyapur Thimi 45 km · Bhaktapur 48 km · Birgañj 48 km · Panauti 51 km · Banepā 53 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 Hetauda (27.4284°, 85.0322°, elevation 467 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).