Madhyapur Thimi weather in March

In March, Madhyapur Thimi sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 11.4 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Madhyapur Thimi's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madhyapur Thimi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
60 mm
11.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Madhyapur Thimi is human settlement.

Density
10,458/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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Madhyapur Thimi reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Madhyapur Thimi 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 435.4110.45.0
Feb17° / 507.90.9115.7
Mar20° / 6011.40.111.86.4
Apr23° / 11°8614.4012.66.3
May24° / 14°18622.7013.45.1
Jun25° / 18°40227.4013.74.0
Jul25° / 19°71830.9013.63.4
Aug25° / 19°57130.80133.4
Sep24° / 17°30427.9012.24.0
Oct22° / 13°7913.8011.36.3
Nov19° / 184.6010.67.1
Dec16° / 202.60.210.36.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27228
37228
47228
57228
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127228
137228
147129
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Madhyapur Thimi gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 11.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 37% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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232
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431
531
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1132
1233
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1434
1535
1636
1737
1838
1939
2040
2141
2241
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3145

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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210000
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:355:58
211.46:345:59
311.46:335:59
411.56:326:00
511.56:316:01
611.56:306:01
711.56:296:02
811.66:286:02
911.66:276:03
1011.66:266:04
1111.76:256:04
1211.76:246:05
1311.76:236:05
1411.76:216:06
1511.86:206:06
1611.86:196:07
1711.86:186:08
1811.96:176:08
1911.96:166:09
2011.96:156:09
2111.96:146:10
2212.06:126:10
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:096:12
2612.16:086:12
2712.16:076:13
2812.16:056:13
2912.26:046:14
3012.26:036:14
3112.26:026:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Madhyapur Thimi

In seasonPeak

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

Madhyapur Thimi'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 Madhyapur Thimi?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Madhyapur Thimi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Madhyapur Thimi in March

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

In March, Madhyapur Thimi sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Madhyapur Thimi 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 Madhyapur Thimi 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 Madhyapur Thimi 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 Madhyapur Thimi is worst in January — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 10144 µg/m³Jul 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan144Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr84Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun46Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov111Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Madhyapur Thimi?

Madhyapur Thimi sits at 27.7°N, 85.4°E, 1,341 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Bhaktapur, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Madhyapur Thimi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madhyapur Thimi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,320 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,665 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,101 m.

The land around Madhyapur Thimi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,665 m
80 km
7,101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Bhaktapur 4.0 km · Kathmandu 7.0 km · Patan 7.0 km · Ki̇̄rtipur 11 km · Nagarkot 14 km · Banepā 14 km · Dhulikhel 17 km · Panauti 17 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 Madhyapur Thimi (27.6806°, 85.3875°, elevation 1,341 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).