Boldumsaz weather in March

In March, Boldumsaz sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Boldumsaz's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boldumsaz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
7:22 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Boldumsaz is human settlement in Turkmenistan.

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 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Boldumsaz reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°C warmer than February and about 9°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
18-2
29-2
39-2
49-2
510-1
610-1
710-1
810-1
9110
10110
11110
12110
13121
14121
15121
16121
17132
18132
19132
20142
21143
22143
23153
24153
25153
26164
27164
28164
29164
30175
31175

How March really feels in Boldumsaz

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 25 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
25
wind chill below the day's low

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

Boldumsaz 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 / -7°92.51.89.30.0
Feb / -5°102.21.110.30.3
Mar13° / 173.80.611.64.0
Apr21° / 174.2013.17.6
May28° / 15°133.4014.46.9
Jun34° / 20°51.40154.1
Jul35° / 22°20.7014.83.1
Aug34° / 19°10.2013.74.4
Sep27° / 13°40.7012.38.2
Oct19° / 71.80.110.87.7
Nov / -1°92.50.39.62.4
Dec / -5°92.51.190.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45446
55446
65347
75347
85248
95248
105149
115050
125050
135050
145050
155050
165050
174951
185050
195050
204951
215050
225149
235149
245149
255248
265149
275248
285248
295347
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Boldumsaz gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1103
2103
3103
4103
5103
6103
7103
8113
9113
10113
11123
12123
13123
14122
15132
16132
17132
18132
19142
20142
21141
22141
23141
24141
25131
26131
27131
28131
29131
30130
31130

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 90 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:18 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.97:476:43
211.07:456:44
311.07:436:45
411.17:426:46
511.17:406:47
611.27:396:49
711.27:376:50
811.37:356:51
911.37:346:52
1011.47:326:53
1111.47:306:55
1211.57:286:56
1311.57:276:57
1411.67:256:58
1511.67:236:59
1611.67:227:00
1711.77:207:02
1811.77:187:03
1911.87:167:04
2011.87:157:05
2111.97:137:06
2211.97:117:07
2312.07:097:08
2412.07:077:10
2512.17:067:11
2612.17:047:12
2712.27:027:13
2812.27:007:14
2912.36:597:15
3012.36:577:16
3112.46:557:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boldumsaz

In seasonPeak

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

Boldumsaz sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Boldumsaz?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Boldumsaz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Boldumsaz in March

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

In March, Boldumsaz sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Boldumsaz in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boldumsaz peaks around June 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 17UV 9Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Boldumsaz 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 Boldumsaz is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateMar 2049 µg/m³Jan 1326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boldumsaz?

Boldumsaz sits at 42.1°N, 59.7°E, 81 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Gubadag, 24 km away.

Topography around Boldumsaz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boldumsaz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Boldumsaz is covered by cropland (54%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%) and bare terrain (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
391 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Gubadag 24 km · Oýrat 28 km · Manghit 32 km · Yylanly 33 km · Xo‘jayli Shahri 36 km · Nukus 37 km · Daşoguz 41 km · Köneürgenç 48 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 Boldumsaz (42.1282°, 59.671°, elevation 81 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).