Ashgabat weather in March

In March, Ashgabat sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 61 mm of precipitation across 10.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Ashgabat's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ashgabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
61 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:25 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Ashgabat is capital city of Turkmenistan.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
1,346/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ashgabat reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9165
10165
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16176
17177
18177
19177
20177
21187
22188
23188
24188
25188
26198
27198
28199
29199
30209
31209

How March really feels in Ashgabat

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.

Ashgabat weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 306.22.59.72.2
Feb11° / 438.12.710.53.0
Mar17° / 6110.20.811.75.4
Apr23° / 12°4680137.1
May30° / 18°234.40146.0
Jun35° / 23°41.3014.63.2
Jul37° / 25°20.3014.41.8
Aug36° / 24°20.3013.52.7
Sep31° / 19°30.6012.36.1
Oct24° / 12°102.70118.6
Nov16° / 2550.59.95.6
Dec10° / 225.11.49.42.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35644
45545
55545
65545
75545
85446
95446
105347
115347
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175149
185149
195149
205149
215050
225050
235050
245050
255050
265050
275050
285050
295050
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ashgabat gets around 61 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2294
3304
4304
5314
6314
7324
8324
9324
10334
11334
12344
13343
14353
15353
16353
17353
18362
19352
20352
21352
22342
23341
24331
25321
26321
27311
28301
29291
30281
31281

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:47 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:476:52
211.17:466:53
311.27:456:54
411.27:436:55
511.27:426:56
611.37:406:57
711.37:396:58
811.47:376:59
911.47:367:00
1011.47:347:01
1111.57:337:02
1211.57:317:03
1311.67:307:04
1411.67:287:05
1511.77:277:06
1611.77:257:07
1711.77:247:08
1811.87:227:09
1911.87:217:10
2011.97:197:11
2111.97:177:12
2211.97:167:13
2312.07:147:14
2412.07:137:15
2512.17:117:16
2612.17:107:17
2712.27:087:17
2812.27:067:18
2912.27:057:19
3012.37:037:20
3112.37:027:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ashgabat

In seasonPeak

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

Ashgabat sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ashgabat?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ashgabat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ashgabat in March

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

In March, Ashgabat sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ashgabat 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 Ashgabat peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ashgabat 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 Ashgabat is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Ashgabat's WHO annual average of 22.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1628 µg/m³Jan 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ashgabat?

Ashgabat sits at 38.0°N, 58.4°E, 219 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Änew, 14 km away.

ShīrvānDargazQūchānBäherden

Topography around Ashgabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ashgabat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 225 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,887 m.

The land around Ashgabat is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
875 m
80 km
2,887 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Änew 14 km · Abadan 20 km · Arkadag 31 km · Gökdepe 44 km · Shīrvān 73 km · Dargaz 85 km · Qūchān 95 km · Bäherden 99 km

Turkmenistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type B / C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,540
2025
Happiness
5.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
13.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 93%Christian 6%

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 Ashgabat (37.95°, 58.3833°, elevation 219 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).