Gyzylarbat weather in March

In March, Gyzylarbat sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 32 mm of precipitation across 6.2 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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Gyzylarbat's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gyzylarbat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:34 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Gyzylarbat is city in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan.

Founded
1750

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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gyzylarbat reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 24°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
3133
4143
5143
6143
7144
8144
9154
10154
11154
12154
13155
14155
15165
16165
17165
18165
19166
20176
21176
22176
23176
24187
25187
26187
27187
28197
29198
30198
31198

How March really feels in Gyzylarbat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gyzylarbat 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 / -1°1641.69.61.4
Feb10° / 255.31.910.52.4
Mar16° / 326.20.511.75.5
Apr23° / 12°314.90137.7
May30° / 18°193.6014.16.0
Jun35° / 23°112014.73.0
Jul38° / 26°40.9014.51.5
Aug37° / 24°71.3013.52.3
Sep31° / 18°91.6012.36.0
Oct23° / 11°163.50118.3
Nov14° / 204.30.49.94.9
Dec / 143.419.31.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35248
45248
55149
65248
75248
85248
95248
105248
115248
125248
135248
145149
155149
165149
175149
185050
195149
205149
215149
225248
235248
245248
255248
265248
275248
285347
295248
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gyzylarbat gets around 32 mm of rain and snow over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1173
2173
3173
4173
5183
6183
7183
8193
9193
10203
11203
12203
13203
14203
15212
16212
17212
18212
19212
20212
21221
22211
23211
24211
25211
26210
27210
28200
29200
30200
31190

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
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261000
271000
281000
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301000
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light 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 7:57 AM to 7:10 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:576:59
211.17:557:01
311.17:547:02
411.27:527:03
511.27:517:04
611.37:497:05
711.37:487:06
811.37:467:07
911.47:457:08
1011.47:437:09
1111.57:427:10
1211.57:407:11
1311.67:397:12
1411.67:377:13
1511.67:367:14
1611.77:347:15
1711.77:327:16
1811.87:317:17
1911.87:297:18
2011.97:287:19
2111.97:267:20
2211.97:247:21
2312.07:237:22
2412.07:217:23
2512.17:207:24
2612.17:187:25
2712.27:167:26
2812.27:157:27
2912.37:137:28
3012.37:117:29
3112.37:107:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Bright
54.0Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gyzylarbat

In seasonPeak

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

Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gyzylarbat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gyzylarbat in March

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

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

a warm layer

UV index in Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat peaks around July 17 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Gyzylarbat 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 Gyzylarbat is worst in September — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1751 µg/m³Jan 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gyzylarbat?

Gyzylarbat sits at 39.0°N, 56.3°E, 103 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Magtymguly, 60 km away.

BereketBäherdenGumdagĀshkhānehGökdepeBalkanabatArkadag

Topography around Gyzylarbat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gyzylarbat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 112 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,896 m.

The land around Gyzylarbat is covered by artificial surfaces (41%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
112 m
16 km
869 m
80 km
1,896 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Magtymguly 60 km · Bereket 72 km · Bäherden 117 km · Gumdag 148 km · Āshkhāneh 167 km · Gökdepe 172 km · Balkanabat 175 km · Arkadag 185 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 Gyzylarbat (38.9764°, 56.2758°, elevation 103 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).