Paxtakor Shahri weather in March

In March, Paxtakor Shahri sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 63 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Paxtakor Shahri's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paxtakor Shahri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
63 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
66%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Paxtakor Shahri is human settlement.

Founded
1961

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 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Paxtakor Shahri 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 8°C and 23°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)
1122
2122
3133
4133
5133
6133
7143
8144
9144
10144
11154
12154
13155
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15155
16165
17165
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19166
20176
21176
22176
23176
24187
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27187
28187
29188
30198
31198

How March really feels in Paxtakor Shahri

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.

Paxtakor Shahri 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°387.73.69.50.9
Feb / -0°528.63.510.41.9
Mar16° / 6310.21.511.74.7
Apr22° / 11°568.80.2136.9
May29° / 15°286.2014.26.3
Jun34° / 20°113.2014.83.7
Jul35° / 21°30.8014.63.2
Aug33° / 19°20.6013.64.6
Sep28° / 14°40.9012.37.9
Oct21° / 173.10.110.98.1
Nov14° / 366.11.19.84.4
Dec / -1°427.93.19.21.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
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103664
113664
123763
133763
143763
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Paxtakor Shahri gets around 63 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1308
2308
3308
4308
5318
6318
7318
8327
9327
10327
11326
12326
13336
14335
15335
16335
17334
18334
19333
20333
21332
22332
23332
24342
25342
26342
27342
28342
29342
30342
31342

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
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:116:11
211.07:106:12
311.17:086:14
411.17:076:15
511.27:056:16
611.27:046:17
711.37:026:18
811.37:016:19
911.46:596:20
1011.46:586:21
1111.46:566:23
1211.56:546:24
1311.56:536:25
1411.66:516:26
1511.66:496:27
1611.76:486:28
1711.76:466:29
1811.86:446:30
1911.86:436:31
2011.96:416:32
2111.96:396:33
2211.96:386:34
2312.06:366:35
2412.06:346:36
2512.16:336:37
2612.16:316:39
2712.26:296:40
2812.26:286:41
2912.36:266:42
3012.36:246:43
3112.46:236:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Paxtakor Shahri

In seasonPeak

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

Paxtakor Shahri sees seasonal dust haze (May–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Paxtakor Shahri?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Paxtakor Shahri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paxtakor Shahri in March

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

In March, Paxtakor Shahri sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Paxtakor Shahri 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 Paxtakor Shahri peaks around June 14 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 highHighModerateLowJun 14UV 9Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Paxtakor Shahri 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 Paxtakor Shahri is worst in May — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1038 µg/m³Jan 1322 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Paxtakor Shahri?

Paxtakor Shahri sits at 40.3°N, 68.0°E, 306 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Jizzax, 23 km away.

Topography around Paxtakor Shahri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paxtakor Shahri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,995 m.

The land around Paxtakor Shahri is covered by cropland (59%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
82 m
80 km
2,995 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jizzax 23 km · Do’stlik Shahri 25 km · Gagarin Shahri 43 km · G’allaorol Shahri 45 km · Dashtobod 50 km · Zomin Shaharchasi 54 km · Zhetysay 60 km · Guliston 72 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 Paxtakor Shahri (40.3118°, 67.9567°, elevation 306 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).