Skardu weather in March

In March, Skardu sees average daytime highs of -5°C and overnight lows near -13°C, with 111 mm of precipitation across 16.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Skardu's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skardu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-5°
8th warmest
Overnight low
-13°
5th coldest
Precipitation
111 mm
16.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:15 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
2 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Skardu is city in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

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 -7°C in the first days to -3°C by the end.

A typical March day in Skardu reaches about -5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and -1°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-7-15
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3-7-15
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5-7-15
6-7-14
7-7-14
8-6-14
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19-4-12
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27-3-11
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30-3-11
31-3-11

How March really feels in Skardu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Skardu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-12° / -19°7213.615.79.90.0
Feb-9° / -16°9514.616.410.70.0
Mar-5° / -13°11116.117.111.70.0
Apr-1° / -10°10814.415.112.90.0
May / -6°9013.812.913.80.0
Jun / -2°8711.14.514.31.9
Jul17° / 14817.90.314.14.5
Aug17° / 13619.30.213.34.5
Sep12° / 11117.54.912.22.7
Oct / -11°5911.410.311.10.2
Nov-7° / -17°539.21010.10.0
Dec-11° / -19°6011.812.89.70.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
34060
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94258
104159
114159
124258
134060
144060
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214159
224159
234060
244060
254060
263961
274060
284060
294060
304060
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Skardu gets around 111 mm of rain and snow over 16.1 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 53% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 17 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
15459
25359
35358
45358
55358
65357
75357
85357
95356
105356
115356
125356
135456
145456
155457
165457
175456
185456
195456
205356
215355
225355
235255
245255
255254
265154
275154
285153
295053
305053
315053

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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7100
8100
9100
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11100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 2 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 2 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
112calm
122calm
132calm
142calm
152calm
162calm
172calm
182calm
192calm
202calm
212calm
222calm
232calm
242calm
252calm
262calm
272calm
282calm
292calm
302calm
312calm

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 6:36 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:365:46
211.26:345:47
311.26:335:47
411.36:325:48
511.36:315:49
611.36:295:50
711.46:285:51
811.46:275:52
911.56:255:53
1011.56:245:54
1111.56:225:55
1211.66:215:55
1311.66:205:56
1411.66:185:57
1511.76:175:58
1611.76:155:59
1711.86:146:00
1811.86:136:01
1911.86:116:01
2011.96:106:02
2111.96:086:03
2212.06:076:04
2312.06:056:05
2412.06:046:06
2512.16:026:06
2612.16:016:07
2712.15:596:08
2812.25:586:09
2912.25:576:10
3012.35:556:10
3112.35:546:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 8.11 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Skardu?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Skardu.

What to pack for Skardu in March

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

In March, Skardu sees daytime highs around -5°C and nights near -13°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Skardu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Skardu peaks around May 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highModerateMay 20UV 15Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Skardu 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 Skardu is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1623 µg/m³Sep 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skardu?

Skardu sits at 35.3°N, 75.6°E, 2,241 m above sea level, in Pakistan. The nearest listed city is Gilgit, 138 km away.

GilgitHunzaLehMuzaffarabadMurreeIslamabadSialkotĀsmār

Topography around Skardu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skardu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m around an average of 2,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,143 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,010 m.

The land around Skardu is covered by bare terrain (51%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (44%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
649 m
16 km
3,143 m
80 km
6,010 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Gilgit 138 km · Hunza 144 km · Leh 218 km · Muzaffarabad 223 km · Murree 257 km · Islamabad 295 km · Sialkot 328 km · Āsmār 390 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 Skardu (35.2979°, 75.6337°, elevation 2,241 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).