Nagarkot weather in March

In March, Nagarkot sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 11.9 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 45% 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 Nagarkot's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nagarkot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nagarkot is village in 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nagarkot 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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Nagarkot 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
Jan15° / 415.3110.45.1
Feb17° / 527.90.9115.7
Mar20° / 6211.90.111.86.3
Apr23° / 11°9014.7012.66.2
May24° / 14°19222.6013.45.1
Jun25° / 18°41027.3013.74.0
Jul25° / 19°73630.9013.63.4
Aug25° / 19°57330.80133.4
Sep24° / 17°31127.9012.24.0
Oct22° / 13°8213.9011.36.3
Nov19° / 184.4010.67.2
Dec16° / 192.40.210.36.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97228
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nagarkot gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 11.9 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 38% and peaks near 46% 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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532
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832
933
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1335
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1536
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1738
1839
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2041
2142
2243
2344
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2746
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3146

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 (%)
110000
210000
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510000
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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
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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 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:355:58
211.46:345:58
311.46:335:59
411.56:325:59
511.56:316:00
611.56:306:01
711.56:296:01
811.66:286:02
911.66:266:02
1011.66:256:03
1111.76:246:04
1211.76:236:04
1311.76:226:05
1411.76:216:05
1511.86:206:06
1611.86:196:06
1711.86:186:07
1811.96:166:08
1911.96:156:08
2011.96:146:09
2111.96:136:09
2212.06:126:10
2312.06:116:10
2412.06:096:11
2512.06:086:11
2612.16:076:12
2712.16:066:12
2812.16:056:13
2912.26:046:13
3012.26:026:14
3112.26:016:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nagarkot

In seasonPeak

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

Nagarkot'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 Nagarkot?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nagarkot for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nagarkot in March

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

In March, Nagarkot sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nagarkot 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 Nagarkot peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 13Dec 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nagarkot 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 Nagarkot 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 Nagarkot?

Nagarkot sits at 27.7°N, 85.5°E, 0 m above sea level, in Nepal. The nearest listed city is Banepā, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Nagarkot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nagarkot has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m around an average of 1,671 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,790 m.

The land around Nagarkot is covered by trees (74%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,088 m
16 km
1,894 m
80 km
7,790 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icemoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Banepā 9.0 km · Bhaktapur 10 km · Dhulikhel 11 km · Madhyapur Thimi 14 km · Panauti 15 km · Kathmandu 20 km · Chautārā 20 km · Patan 21 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 Nagarkot (27.7152°, 85.5208°, elevation 0 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).