Laya Weather in March
Laya in March
The short of it: Laya in March averages a high of 7 °C (44 °F) and a low of -7 °C (19 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 11 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 7° · low -7° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 11 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Laya an average March high of 7°, a low of -7° and some 9.0 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 7°, nights near -7°. Pack the buffalo coat. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 8th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 56 min in mid-March, 46 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Laya runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Gasa, 18 km to the SSE, is 9° warmer by day.
March in Laya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- Feb–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GasaGasa | 18 km SSE | 15° | 2° | 16 mm |
| PunākhaPunakha | 56 km SSE | 23° | 8° | 39 mm |
| PajoPunakha | 62 km SSE | 24° | 11° | 46 mm |
| Tashi Chho DzongOther | 65 km S | 14° | 2° | 38 mm |
| LungtenzampaThimphu District | 66 km S | 16° | 4° | 35 mm |
| ThimphuThimphu District | 66 km S | 16° | 4° | 35 mm |
| SamtengangOther | 67 km SSE | 22° | 9° | 38 mm |
| Wangdue PhodrangWangdi Phodrang | 67 km SSE | 23° | 11° | 49 mm |