Magdanly weather in March

In March, Magdanly sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8 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 15°C in the first days to 21°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 Magdanly's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdanly's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Magdanly is city district of 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 15°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Magdanly reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 26°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)
1155
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How March really feels in Magdanly

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.

Magdanly 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° / 306.629.72.4
Feb12° / 447.71.510.53.5
Mar18° / 4780.511.76.0
Apr25° / 13°335.5012.97.4
May32° / 18°163.40145.1
Jun37° / 22°20.4014.62.1
Jul39° / 24°00.1014.31.0
Aug37° / 22°00013.52.2
Sep32° / 17°10.1012.35.6
Oct25° / 11°41.10118.9
Nov17° / 204.20.4106.2
Dec11° / 2451.19.43.3

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54654
64654
74654
84654
94753
104753
114654
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Magdanly gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1253
2253
3253
4253
5253
6253
7253
8263
9263
10263
11263
12262
13272
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15272
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21271
22261
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25251
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31230

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:17 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:176:22
211.17:156:23
311.27:146:24
411.27:126:25
511.27:116:26
611.37:096:27
711.37:086:28
811.47:076:29
911.47:056:30
1011.47:046:31
1111.57:026:32
1211.57:016:33
1311.66:596:34
1411.66:586:34
1511.76:566:35
1611.76:556:36
1711.76:536:37
1811.86:516:38
1911.86:506:39
2011.96:486:40
2111.96:476:41
2211.96:456:42
2312.06:446:43
2412.06:426:44
2512.16:416:45
2612.16:396:46
2712.26:376:47
2812.26:366:48
2912.26:346:49
3012.36:336:50
3112.36:316:50

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 2.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 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
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
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184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
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244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Magdanly

In seasonPeak

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

Magdanly sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Magdanly?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Magdanly for sightseeing.

What to pack for Magdanly in March

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

In March, Magdanly sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Magdanly 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 Magdanly peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 19UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Magdanly 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 Magdanly is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1534 µg/m³Jan 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdanly?

Magdanly sits at 37.8°N, 66.0°E, 430 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Qarqīn, 44 km away.

KerkiG‘uzorHalaçBoysunBeshkentQarshiAndkhoy

Topography around Magdanly

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdanly has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 787 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,885 m.

The land around Magdanly is covered by grassland (51%), artificial surfaces (26%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
787 m
80 km
2,885 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Qarqīn 44 km · Kerki 73 km · G‘uzor 92 km · Halaç 106 km · Boysun 111 km · Beshkent 117 km · Qarshi 119 km · Andkhoy 126 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 Magdanly (37.8124°, 66.0466°, elevation 430 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).