Peshawar weather in March

In March, Peshawar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 85 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Peshawar's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Peshawar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
51%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Peshawar is capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 79.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,786/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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Peshawar reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32110
42110
52110
62110
72111
82111
92211
102211
112211
122212
132212
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212413
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232413
242514
252514
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282514
292614
302615
312615

How March really feels in Peshawar

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.

Peshawar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 354.7106.1
Feb18° / 666.910.76.5
Mar23° / 12°859.611.77.0
Apr29° / 17°747.812.85.8
May35° / 22°325.713.72.6
Jun38° / 26°406.514.20.9
Jul36° / 26°15416.5141.7
Aug34° / 25°15218.413.32.6
Sep33° / 23°741012.23.9
Oct29° / 17°364.611.16.7
Nov23° / 11°233.110.28.5
Dec19° / 182.29.87.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105644
115743
125743
135644
145644
155644
165644
175545
185545
195545
205644
215644
225545
235545
245644
255644
265743
275842
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Peshawar gets around 85 mm of rain over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
430
531
631
731
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1330
1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2130
2230
2330
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3030
3130

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39910
49820
59820
69730
79730
89640
99640
109451
119361
129361
139271
149181
159181
169091
1789101
1889101
1988111
2088111
2187121
2287121
2386131
2485141
2585141
2684151
2784151
2883161
2983161
3082171
3182171

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:516:03
211.26:506:04
311.36:486:05
411.36:476:06
511.36:466:06
611.46:456:07
711.46:436:08
811.56:426:09
911.56:416:10
1011.56:396:11
1111.66:386:11
1211.66:376:12
1311.66:356:13
1411.76:346:14
1511.76:336:15
1611.76:316:15
1711.86:306:16
1811.86:286:17
1911.86:276:18
2011.96:266:19
2111.96:246:19
2212.06:236:20
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:206:22
2512.16:196:22
2612.16:176:23
2712.16:166:24
2812.26:146:25
2912.26:136:26
3012.26:126:26
3112.36:106:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Peshawar

In seasonPeak

In March, Peshawar sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Peshawar's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Peshawar sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Peshawar?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Peshawar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Peshawar in March

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

In March, Peshawar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Peshawar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peshawar peaks around May 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateModerateMay 23UV 10Nov 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov2Low
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Peshawar 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 Peshawar is worst in December — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 57 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Peshawar's WHO annual average of 79.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1999 µg/m³May 1358 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep73Unhealthy
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec100Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Peshawar?

Peshawar sits at 34.0°N, 71.6°E, 340 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn, 81 km away.

AsadābādJalālābādĀsmārIslamabadMehtar LāmMurreeKhōst

Topography around Peshawar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peshawar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,041 m.

The land around Peshawar is covered by artificial surfaces (86%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
3,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Markaz-e Woluswalī-ye Āchīn 81 km · Asadābād 104 km · Jalālābād 114 km · Āsmār 116 km · Islamabad 139 km · Mehtar Lām 146 km · Murree 167 km · Khōst 170 km

Pakistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,596
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
45%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
13
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 493
Religion
Muslim 96%Hindu 2%Christian 1%

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 Peshawar (34.008°, 71.5785°, elevation 340 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).