Hisor weather in March

In March, Hisor sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 134 mm of precipitation across 15.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hisor's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hisor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
134 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
67%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Hisor is city in Tajikistan.

Density
2,498/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 9°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hisor reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 19°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)
19-1
29-1
39-1
49-1
510-1
6100
7100
8100
9100
10110
11111
12111
13111
14111
15121
16121
17122
18122
19132
20132
21132
22133
23133
24143
25143
26143
27143
28144
29154
30154
31154

How March really feels in Hisor

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Hisor weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°7911.49.79.60.0
Feb / -4°10713.38.810.50.5
Mar12° / 13415.94.811.72.6
Apr18° / 14315.51.1135.0
May23° / 11°11914.50.114.16.3
Jun27° / 14°367.7014.67.0
Jul30° / 16°122.5014.46.3
Aug29° / 15°51.6013.57.1
Sep25° / 11°101.9012.38.9
Oct19° / 315.50.2117.1
Nov12° / 648.23.29.93.4
Dec / -4°6910.17.19.40.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43763
53763
63763
73763
83763
93763
103763
113763
123763
133664
143763
153763
163763
173862
183763
193763
203763
213763
223862
233763
243763
253763
263862
273862
283961
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hisor gets around 134 mm of rain and snow over 15.9 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 52% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14926
25025
35025
45024
55024
65023
75023
85022
95022
105021
115020
125120
135119
145118
155217
165216
175215
185214
195213
205212
215211
225210
23539
24539
25538
26538
27538
28537
29547
30547
31547

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
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:076:11
211.17:066:12
311.17:046:13
411.27:036:14
511.27:016:15
611.37:006:16
711.36:596:17
811.46:576:18
911.46:566:19
1011.46:546:20
1111.56:536:21
1211.56:516:22
1311.66:496:23
1411.66:486:24
1511.66:466:25
1611.76:456:26
1711.76:436:27
1811.86:426:28
1911.86:406:29
2011.96:386:30
2111.96:376:31
2211.96:356:32
2312.06:346:33
2412.06:326:34
2512.16:306:35
2612.16:296:36
2712.26:276:37
2812.26:266:38
2912.26:246:39
3012.36:226:40
3112.36:216:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
114.1Bright
124.1Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hisor

In seasonPeak

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

Hisor's rainy season runs December–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Hisor?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hisor.

What to pack for Hisor in March

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

In March, Hisor sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Hisor in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hisor peaks around June 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highModerateJun 16UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hisor 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 Hisor is worst in May — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1535 µg/m³Jan 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May35Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hisor?

Hisor sits at 38.5°N, 68.6°E, 800 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Dushanbe, 20 km away.

VahdatYovonDenovNorakBokhtar

Topography around Hisor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hisor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 802 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,565 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,019 m.

The land around Hisor is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
1,565 m
80 km
5,019 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewatermoss and lichen
March weather nearby: Dushanbe 20 km · Boshkengash 23 km · Tursunzoda 28 km · Vahdat 40 km · Yovon 48 km · Denov 64 km · Norak 69 km · Bokhtar 79 km

Tajikistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 28% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,637
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
15.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 409
Religion
Muslim 98%

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 Hisor (38.525°, 68.5512°, elevation 800 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).