Hom Weather in March
Hom in March
The short of it: Hom in March averages a high of -3 °C (26 °F) and a low of -15 °C (5 °F), with 8.0 mm (0.31 in) of rain and about 11 h 45 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high -3° · low -15° · rain 8.0 mm · daylight 11 h 45 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Hom an average March high of -3°, a low of -15° and some 8.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 7° from February to about -3°, with nights near -15°. Rain is scarce, about 8.0 mm, the 11th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 45 min in mid-March, 98 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack the buffalo coat, mittens and fur-lined boots. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Hom runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Qongkur, 54 km to the SSW, is 5° warmer by day.
March in Hom, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 7° warmer, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 11° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Oct–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 45 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h