Shahrisabz weather in March

In March, Shahrisabz sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 112 mm of precipitation across 12.6 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 12°C in the first days to 17°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shahrisabz's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shahrisabz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
112 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:52 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
65%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Shahrisabz is city in Uzbekistan.

Founded
~700 BCE

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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shahrisabz reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2121
3122
4122
5122
6132
7132
8132
9133
10133
11143
12143
13143
14144
15144
16154
17154
18154
19155
20165
21165
22165
23165
24166
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30186
31187

How March really feels in Shahrisabz

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.

Shahrisabz 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 / -3°7711.65.89.61.0
Feb / -1°9311.84.810.51.8
Mar15° / 11212.62.111.74.1
Apr21° / 9710.70.3136.4
May26° / 13°466.2014.17.5
Jun31° / 17°71.7014.75.9
Jul33° / 18°20.5014.54.7
Aug32° / 17°10.3013.55.7
Sep27° / 12°40.9012.38.4
Oct21° / 193.50118.1
Nov14° / 517.31.29.94.6
Dec / -1°598.93.49.31.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
43961
53961
63862
73862
83862
93862
103763
113763
123664
133763
143763
153664
163763
173763
183763
193862
203862
213862
223961
233961
243961
254159
264159
274159
284159
294258
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shahrisabz gets around 112 mm of rain and snow over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13911
23911
33911
43911
53911
63910
74010
84010
9409
10419
11419
12419
13428
14428
15428
16427
17427
18426
19426
20425
21415
22415
23414
24414
25414
26413
27403
28403
29403
30403
31402

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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 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 7:15 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:156:17
211.17:136:18
311.17:126:19
411.27:106:20
511.27:096:21
611.37:076:22
711.37:066:24
811.37:046:25
911.47:036:26
1011.47:016:27
1111.57:006:28
1211.56:586:29
1311.66:576:30
1411.66:556:31
1511.66:536:32
1611.76:526:33
1711.76:506:34
1811.86:496:35
1911.86:476:36
2011.96:456:37
2111.96:446:38
2211.96:426:39
2312.06:416:40
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:376:42
2612.16:366:43
2712.26:346:44
2812.26:326:45
2912.36:316:46
3012.36:296:47
3112.36:286:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.09 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.09 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.6Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
124.0Moderate
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shahrisabz

In seasonPeak

In March, Shahrisabz sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Shahrisabz's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Shahrisabz?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Shahrisabz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shahrisabz in March

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

In March, Shahrisabz sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Shahrisabz 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 Shahrisabz peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 16UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shahrisabz 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 Shahrisabz is worst in May — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1233 µg/m³Jan 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shahrisabz?

Shahrisabz sits at 39.1°N, 66.8°E, 631 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Kitob, 8.0 km away.

PanjakentBulung’ur Shahri

Topography around Shahrisabz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shahrisabz has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 628 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,997 m.

The land around Shahrisabz is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
3,997 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kitob 8.0 km · Chiroqchi 23 km · Urgut Shahri 54 km · Samarkand 67 km · G‘uzor 70 km · Juma Shahri 75 km · Panjakent 83 km · Bulung’ur Shahri 87 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 Shahrisabz (39.0578°, 66.8342°, elevation 631 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).