Kerki weather in March

In March, Kerki sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 42 mm of precipitation across 7.7 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 16°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Kerki's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
42 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:58 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
57%
10th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kerki is city in Lebap Province, Turmenistan.

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 16°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kerki reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2165
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How March really feels in Kerki

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.

Kerki 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
Jan10° / 265.91.79.72.4
Feb12° / 396.41.310.53.6
Mar19° / 427.70.411.76.2
Apr26° / 14°305.4012.97.2
May33° / 19°142.90144.5
Jun38° / 23°10.4014.61.3
Jul40° / 25°00.1014.40.1
Aug38° / 22°00013.51.2
Sep33° / 17°10.1012.34.8
Oct25° / 11°41.10118.7
Nov17° / 174.10.2106.2
Dec11° / 214.50.99.43.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114753
124753
134753
144753
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kerki gets around 42 mm of rain and snow over 7.7 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3222
4222
5232
6232
7232
8232
9242
10242
11242
12242
13242
14242
15252
16252
17251
18251
19261
20261
21261
22261
23261
24261
25261
26260
27260
28250
29250
30250
31240

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 99% 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
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 7:20 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:206:25
211.17:196:26
311.27:176:27
411.27:166:28
511.27:146:29
611.37:136:30
711.37:116:31
811.47:106:32
911.47:086:33
1011.47:076:34
1111.57:056:35
1211.57:046:36
1311.67:026:37
1411.67:016:38
1511.76:596:39
1611.76:586:40
1711.76:566:41
1811.86:556:42
1911.86:536:43
2011.96:526:44
2111.96:506:44
2211.96:496:45
2312.06:476:46
2412.06:456:47
2512.16:446:48
2612.16:426:49
2712.26:416:50
2812.26:396:51
2912.26:386:52
3012.36:366:53
3112.36:346:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kerki

In seasonPeak

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

Kerki 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 Kerki?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kerki for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kerki in March

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

In March, Kerki sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Kerki 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 Kerki peaks around June 21 at about 9 (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 highModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Kerki 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 Kerki is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1335 µg/m³Jan 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr35Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kerki?

Kerki sits at 37.8°N, 65.2°E, 244 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Halaç, 39 km away.

MagdanlyQarqīnAndkhoyBeshkentQarshiG‘uzorKoson

Topography around Kerki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m.

The land around Kerki is covered by artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (38%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
124 m
80 km
833 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Halaç 39 km · Magdanly 73 km · Qarqīn 87 km · Andkhoy 98 km · Beshkent 116 km · Qarshi 125 km · G‘uzor 126 km · Koson 138 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 Kerki (37.8357°, 65.2106°, elevation 244 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).