Jaleshwar weather in March

In March, Jaleshwar sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.7 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 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Jaleshwar's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaleshwar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:17 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Jaleshwar is municipality in Mahottari District, 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 30°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jaleshwar reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°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 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13016
23016
33016
43016
53116
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How March really feels in Jaleshwar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 20 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
20
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.

Jaleshwar 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
Jan23° / 11°131.910.58.8
Feb27° / 14°152.111.18.2
Mar33° / 19°132.711.84.6
Apr37° / 23°315.712.62.0
May37° / 26°9612.713.31.6
Jun35° / 27°22421.513.61.9
Jul33° / 27°41427.813.52.1
Aug33° / 27°29127.112.92.2
Sep32° / 26°23822.412.22.8
Oct32° / 22°576.211.45.0
Nov29° / 16°30.510.77.4
Dec25° / 12°60.710.49.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 (%)
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28614
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48614
58614
68614
78614
88713
98713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jaleshwar gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
116
127
137
147
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167
178
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219
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2712
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
153351200
253351200
354351100
455341100
556341000
656341000
75634910
85733910
95733910
105932810
115832820
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135831920
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1557301030
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2152281550
2251271651
2349271761
2448261961
2547262071
2646252171
2745242371
2844242481
2943232581
3042222591
31412126101

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
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
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3110calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:335:57
211.46:325:58
311.56:315:58
411.56:305:59
511.56:296:00
611.56:286:00
711.66:276:01
811.66:266:01
911.66:256:02
1011.66:246:02
1111.76:236:03
1211.76:226:03
1311.76:216:04
1411.86:196:05
1511.86:186:05
1611.86:176:06
1711.86:166:06
1811.96:156:07
1911.96:146:07
2011.96:136:08
2111.96:126:08
2212.06:116:09
2312.06:106:09
2412.06:086:10
2512.06:076:10
2612.16:066:11
2712.16:056:11
2812.16:046:12
2912.26:036:12
3012.26:026:13
3112.26:016:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jaleshwar

In seasonPeak

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

Jaleshwar'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 Jaleshwar?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jaleshwar in March

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

In March, Jaleshwar sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jaleshwar 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 Jaleshwar peaks around July 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highModerateJul 20UV 10Nov 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jaleshwar 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 Jaleshwar is worst in January — around 247 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 12245 µg/m³Jul 1951 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan247Very unhealthy
Feb200Very unhealthy
Mar153Very unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct134Unhealthy
Nov196Very unhealthy
Dec236Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jaleshwar?

Jaleshwar sits at 26.6°N, 85.8°E, 72 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Janakpur, 15 km away.

GaurLahānTriyugaRājbirājBirgañj

Topography around Jaleshwar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaleshwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m.

The land around Jaleshwar is covered by cropland (61%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
2,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Janakpur 15 km · Malaṅgawā 33 km · Siraha 41 km · Gaur 54 km · Lahān 68 km · Triyuga 91 km · Rājbirāj 95 km · Birgañj 100 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 Jaleshwar (26.6487°, 85.8°, elevation 72 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).