Rawalpindi weather in March
In March, Rawalpindi has daytime highs averaging 23 °C, nights around 9.9 °C, with 9.3 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 22.6°C Average high
- 9.9°C Average low
- 9.3days Wet days
- 104mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 20.5 °C | 8.0 °C | 31 % |
| 11–20 March | 22.5 °C | 10.0 °C | 31 % |
| 21–31 March | 24.5 °C | 11.5 °C | 28 % |
- Average highs rise from 20.5 °C early in March to 24.5 °C by the end of it.
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 8.1 of 31 | 26 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 1.1 of 31 | 4 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 9.3 of 31 | 30 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 16 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 35 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 1.7 °C |
| Relative humidity | 64 % |
| Wind speed | 13 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 49 % |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.8 °C | 60 mm | 41 % |
| February | 17.9 °C | 104 mm | 47 % |
| March | 22.6 °C | 104 mm | 49 % |
| April | 28.4 °C | 69 mm | 45 % |
| May | 34.2 °C | 32 mm | 34 % |
See all twelve months for Rawalpindi
- March is the 9th warmest month here.
- It is the 9th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 12th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 9.3 of 31 days — 30 % of the month.
- Nights are about 13 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 35 °C, 12 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Rawalpindi, answered
How warm is Rawalpindi in March?
Daily highs average 23 °C and nights fall to about 9.9 °C, a spread of 13 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 8th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Rawalpindi in March?
March averages 104 mm of rain, spread over about 9 of the 31 days — 30 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 49 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Rawalpindi averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.