Saýat weather in March

In March, Saýat sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6.3 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Saýat's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saýat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:04 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Saýat is place in Lebap Region, 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 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Saýat reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 25°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)
1143
2144
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8165
9165
10165
11165
12175
13176
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16176
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28208
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31219

How March really feels in Saýat

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.

Saýat 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°214.51.49.61.6
Feb11° / 275.1110.53.0
Mar17° / 316.30.211.76.1
Apr25° / 12°224.10137.7
May31° / 17°82.2014.15.4
Jun36° / 21°20.4014.72.7
Jul38° / 23°00.1014.41.7
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.52.9
Sep31° / 15°10.2012.36.6
Oct23° / 51.20118.8
Nov15° / 133.60.39.95.5
Dec / 153.80.69.32.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34753
44654
54555
64654
74654
84753
94654
104654
114753
124852
134852
144852
154852
164951
174951
185050
195050
205149
215248
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245347
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275347
285248
295248
305248
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Saýat gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 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 21% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1162
2172
3172
4172
5182
6182
7181
8191
9191
10191
11191
12191
13191
14191
15201
16201
17201
18211
19210
20210
21210
22210
23210
24210
25210
26210
27210
28210
29210
30210
31200

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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31991

Wind in March

Winds average 12 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
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1812light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:26 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:266:29
211.17:256:30
311.17:236:31
411.27:226:32
511.27:206:33
611.37:196:35
711.37:176:36
811.37:166:37
911.47:146:38
1011.47:136:39
1111.57:116:40
1211.57:106:41
1311.67:086:42
1411.67:076:43
1511.67:056:44
1611.77:046:45
1711.77:026:46
1811.87:006:47
1911.86:596:48
2011.96:576:49
2111.96:566:50
2211.96:546:51
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:516:53
2512.16:496:54
2612.16:476:55
2712.26:466:56
2812.26:446:57
2912.26:436:58
3012.36:416:59
3112.36:396:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.76 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.56 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
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Saýat

In seasonPeak

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

Saýat sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Saýat?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Saýat for sightseeing.

What to pack for Saýat in March

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

In March, Saýat sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Saýat 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 Saýat peaks around June 16 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 10UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Saýat 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 Saýat is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateJul 2245 µg/m³Jan 1625 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr41Poor
May35Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct34Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Saýat?

Saýat sits at 38.8°N, 63.9°E, 203 m above sea level, in Turkmenistan. The nearest listed city is Türkmenabat, 41 km away.

Karakul’SeydiHalaçBukharaKogon ShahriMuborakVobkent Shahri

Topography around Saýat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saýat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around Saýat is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
181 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Türkmenabat 41 km · Karakul’ 83 km · Seydi 114 km · Halaç 118 km · Bukhara 119 km · Kogon Shahri 120 km · Muborak 122 km · Vobkent Shahri 145 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 Saýat (38.7839°, 63.8803°, elevation 203 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).