Bukhara weather in March

In March, Bukhara sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 32 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 14°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 Bukhara's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukhara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
32 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:02 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
57%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Bukhara is city in Bukhara Province of Uzbekistan.

Density
7,111/km²
people per km²
Founded
~500 CE

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 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bukhara reaches about 17°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°C warmer than February and about 8°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1142
2143
3143
4143
5143
6153
7154
8154
9154
10164
11164
12165
13165
14165
15175
16175
17176
18176
19186
20186
21186
22187
23197
24197
25197
26197
27208
28208
29208
30208
31218

How March really feels in Bukhara

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.

Bukhara 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°214.91.59.51.2
Feb10° / 265.20.910.42.7
Mar17° / 326.30.411.75.8
Apr25° / 12°244.80137.6
May31° / 17°102.5014.25.6
Jun36° / 21°20.5014.82.7
Jul38° / 23°10.2014.51.7
Aug36° / 21°00.1013.63.0
Sep30° / 16°10.2012.36.6
Oct23° / 51.7010.98.7
Nov15° / 153.80.39.85.2
Dec / -0°143.30.59.21.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 53%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104456
114357
124555
134555
144555
154555
164555
174654
184654
194753
204852
214852
224951
235149
245149
255248
265248
275248
285248
295248
305248
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bukhara gets around 32 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 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1182
2182
3182
4192
5192
6192
7192
8202
9202
10202
11202
12202
13202
14202
15202
16212
17211
18211
19211
20221
21221
22211
23211
24210
25210
26210
27210
28210
29200
30200
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
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
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
813light 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 7:25 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:256:26
211.17:246:27
311.17:226:28
411.17:216:29
511.27:196:30
611.27:176:32
711.37:166:33
811.37:146:34
911.47:136:35
1011.47:116:36
1111.57:106:37
1211.57:086:38
1311.57:076:39
1411.67:056:40
1511.67:036:41
1611.77:026:42
1711.77:006:43
1811.86:586:44
1911.86:576:45
2011.96:556:46
2111.96:536:47
2211.96:526:48
2312.06:506:49
2412.06:486:50
2512.16:476:52
2612.16:456:53
2712.26:436:54
2812.26:426:55
2912.36:406:56
3012.36:396:57
3112.36:376:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bukhara

In seasonPeak

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

Bukhara 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 Bukhara?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bukhara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bukhara in March

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

In March, Bukhara sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bukhara 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 Bukhara peaks around June 16 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 highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 1UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Bukhara 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 Bukhara is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2252 µg/m³Jan 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr44Poor
May41Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bukhara?

Bukhara sits at 39.8°N, 64.4°E, 220 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Kogon Shahri, 12 km away.

MuborakNavoiyTürkmenabat

Topography around Bukhara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukhara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 649 m.

The land around Bukhara is covered by artificial surfaces (89%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
37 m
80 km
649 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kogon Shahri 12 km · Vobkent Shahri 26 km · Shofirkon Shahri 39 km · G’ijduvon Shahri 43 km · Karakul’ 58 km · Muborak 84 km · Navoiy 88 km · Türkmenabat 107 km

Uzbekistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,968
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
11.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 439
Religion
Muslim 88%Eastern Orthodox 9%other 3%

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 Bukhara (39.7703°, 64.4307°, elevation 220 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).