Kŭlob weather in March

In March, Kŭlob sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 117 mm of precipitation across 13.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Kŭlob's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kŭlob's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
117 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
66%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kŭlob is city in Tajikistan.

Density
6,134/km²
people per km²
Founded
1201

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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kŭlob reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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22165
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31186

How March really feels in Kŭlob

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kŭlob weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°7010.87.29.70.5
Feb / -2°9511.66.110.51.4
Mar14° / 11713.63.411.73.9
Apr20° / 12413.70.7135.9
May25° / 13°99110146.8
Jun30° / 16°224.6014.66.1
Jul32° / 18°61.1014.45.1
Aug31° / 17°20.7013.55.9
Sep27° / 13°51012.38.5
Oct21° / 223.80.2117.9
Nov14° / 597.92.1104.3
Dec / -2°629.559.41.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83862
93862
103763
113763
123763
133763
143862
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224060
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244060
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264159
274159
284159
294258
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kŭlob gets around 117 mm of rain and snow over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14419
24319
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44318
54318
64317
74317
84316
94316
104315
114414
124414
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174510
18459
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21457
22457
23456
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30445
31445

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 (%)
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:026:07
211.17:006:08
311.26:596:09
411.26:576:10
511.26:566:11
611.36:556:12
711.36:536:13
811.46:526:14
911.46:506:15
1011.46:496:16
1111.56:476:17
1211.56:466:18
1311.66:446:19
1411.66:436:19
1511.76:416:20
1611.76:406:21
1711.76:386:22
1811.86:376:23
1911.86:356:24
2011.96:336:25
2111.96:326:26
2211.96:306:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:29
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:246:31
2712.26:226:32
2812.26:216:33
2912.26:196:34
3012.36:186:35
3112.36:166:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.65 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.0Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kŭlob

In seasonPeak

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

Kŭlob's rainy season runs November–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 Kŭlob?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kŭlob.

What to pack for Kŭlob in March

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

In March, Kŭlob sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Kŭlob 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 Kŭlob peaks around May 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateMay 22UV 10Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kŭlob 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 Kŭlob is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 2032 µg/m³Jan 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kŭlob?

Kŭlob sits at 37.9°N, 69.8°E, 609 m above sea level, in Tajikistan. The nearest listed city is Hulbuk, 17 km away.

DangharaFarkhorNorakYovonVakhshRustāq

Topography around Kŭlob

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kŭlob has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 616 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,348 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,027 m.

The land around Kŭlob is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
243 m
16 km
1,348 m
80 km
4,027 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Hulbuk 17 km · Chubek 34 km · Danghara 44 km · Farkhor 58 km · Norak 66 km · Yovon 79 km · Vakhsh 86 km · Rustāq 88 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 Kŭlob (37.9146°, 69.7845°, elevation 609 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).