Tashkent weather in March

In March, Tashkent sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 86 mm of precipitation across 11.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 Tashkent's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tashkent's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
86 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
64%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Tashkent is capital of Uzbekistan.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 42 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
5,908/km²
people per km²
Founded
~101 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 11°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tashkent reaches about 14°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 7°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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30176
31187

How March really feels in Tashkent

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tashkent weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°5910.359.40.1
Feb / -2°7410.33.910.31.1
Mar14° / 8611.81.511.74.0
Apr21° / 10011.80.213.16.2
May27° / 14°769.8014.36.7
Jun32° / 18°296.2014.94.7
Jul34° / 20°112.7014.73.7
Aug33° / 18°61.5013.74.7
Sep28° / 13°91.7012.37.7
Oct21° / 315.10.110.97.6
Nov13° / 577.81.59.73.8
Dec / -2°619.349.10.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
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63862
73862
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113763
123763
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143862
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294060
304159
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tashkent gets around 86 mm of rain and snow over 11.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1368
2368
3368
4368
5368
6368
7368
8368
9377
10377
11377
12386
13386
14386
15395
16395
17394
18394
19403
20403
21403
22402
23402
24402
25402
26402
27401
28411
29411
30411
31421

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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21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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277calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:07 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:076:05
211.07:066:06
311.17:046:08
411.17:036:09
511.17:016:10
611.27:006:11
711.26:586:12
811.36:566:13
911.36:556:15
1011.46:536:16
1111.46:516:17
1211.56:506:18
1311.56:486:19
1411.66:466:20
1511.66:456:21
1611.76:436:23
1711.76:416:24
1811.86:406:25
1911.86:386:26
2011.86:366:27
2111.96:346:28
2211.96:336:29
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:286:33
2612.16:266:34
2712.26:246:35
2812.26:226:36
2912.36:216:37
3012.36:196:38
3112.46:176:39

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 1.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 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
33.5Moderate
43.6Moderate
53.6Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
144.0Moderate
154.0Bright
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
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tashkent

In seasonPeak

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

Tashkent's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Tashkent?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tashkent for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tashkent in March

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

In March, Tashkent sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tashkent 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 Tashkent peaks around June 12 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 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 12UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec2Low

Air quality in Tashkent 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 Tashkent is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tashkent's WHO annual average of 42 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1251 µg/m³Jan 1232 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb36Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov39Poor
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tashkent?

Tashkent sits at 41.3°N, 69.2°E, 424 m above sea level, in Uzbekistan. The nearest listed city is Chilanzar, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Tashkent

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tashkent has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 425 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,055 m.

The land around Tashkent is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (56%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
3,055 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chilanzar 4.0 km · Sergeli 7.0 km · Bektemir 12 km · Yunusobod 13 km · Salor 17 km · Yangiyŭl 22 km · Saryaghash 22 km · Abay 24 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 Tashkent (41.2647°, 69.2163°, elevation 424 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).