Gumdag weather in March

In March, Gumdag sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 26 mm of precipitation across 5 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 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gumdag's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gumdag's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
26 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:41 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
50%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Gumdag is town in Balkan Province, 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gumdag reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1133
2133
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8154
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14165
15165
16166
17166
18166
19176
20176
21177
22177
23187
24187
25187
26188
27198
28198
29198
30198
31209

How March really feels in Gumdag

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 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
3
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gumdag 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 / -0°102.70.49.61.6
Feb10° / 133.70.810.52.7
Mar16° / 2650.311.75.7
Apr23° / 12°234.80137.7
May30° / 18°133.2014.15.9
Jun36° / 24°91.6014.72.7
Jul38° / 26°61.1014.51.2
Aug37° / 25°40.9013.51.7
Sep32° / 20°81.6012.35.6
Oct23° / 12°142.70118.4
Nov14° / 163.70.19.95.0
Dec / 102.70.49.31.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75644
85644
95644
105644
115545
125545
135545
145446
155446
165347
175446
185446
195446
205446
215446
225446
235545
245545
255545
265545
275545
285644
295644
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gumdag gets around 26 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1122
2122
3121
4131
5131
6141
7141
8151
9151
10161
11161
12171
13171
14171
15171
16181
17181
18181
19181
20181
21181
22181
23181
24180
25180
26180
27170
28170
29170
30170
31160

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
1415light breeze
1515light breeze
1615light breeze
1715light breeze
1815light breeze
1915light breeze
2015light breeze
2115light breeze
2215light breeze
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2515light breeze
2615light breeze
2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 8:04 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.08:047:06
211.18:027:07
311.18:017:08
411.27:597:09
511.27:587:10
611.27:567:11
711.37:557:12
811.37:537:13
911.47:527:15
1011.47:507:16
1111.57:497:17
1211.57:477:18
1311.67:467:19
1411.67:447:20
1511.67:427:21
1611.77:417:22
1711.77:397:23
1811.87:387:24
1911.87:367:25
2011.97:347:26
2111.97:337:27
2211.97:317:28
2312.07:297:29
2412.07:287:30
2512.17:267:31
2612.17:257:32
2712.27:237:33
2812.27:217:34
2912.37:207:35
3012.37:187:36
3112.37:167:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gumdag

In seasonPeak

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

Gumdag 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 Gumdag?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gumdag for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gumdag in March

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

In March, Gumdag sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Gumdag 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 Gumdag peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJul 17UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gumdag 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 Gumdag is worst in September — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (January, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorSep 1983 µg/m³Jan 2130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar53Poor
Apr46Poor
May45Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep85Unhealthy
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gumdag?

Gumdag sits at 39.2°N, 54.6°E, 5 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Balkanabat, 39 km away.

BereketGyzylarbatTürkmenbaşyMagtymgulyKalālehGonbad-e Kāvūs

Topography around Gumdag

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gumdag has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,915 m.

The land around Gumdag is covered by bare terrain (80%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
1,915 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Balkanabat 39 km · Jebel 57 km · Bereket 80 km · Gyzylarbat 148 km · Türkmenbaşy 167 km · Magtymguly 170 km · Kalāleh 218 km · Gonbad-e Kāvūs 223 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 Gumdag (39.2061°, 54.5906°, elevation 5 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).