Banihāl Weather in March
Banihāl in March
The short of it: Banihāl in March averages a high of 15 °C (58 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 15° · low 3° · rain 154 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
Thirty years of records give Banihāl an average March high of 15°, a low of 3° and some 154 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 15°; nights run about 3°. Wet spells are common — about 154 mm, the 2nd wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and November.
Against its neighbours, Banihāl runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Dooru Verinag, 14 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Banihāl, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 15 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dooru VerinagJammu and Kashmir | 14 km NNE | 15° | 3° | 158 mm |
| KokernagJammu and Kashmir | 19 km NE | 12° | 0° | 160 mm |
| RāmbanJammu and Kashmir | 22 km S | 21° | 10° | 100 mm |
| QāzigundJammu and Kashmir | 23 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 146 mm |
| Patha DeōsarJammu and Kashmir | 25 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 144 mm |
| AchhībalJammu and Kashmir | 28 km N | 16° | 4° | 148 mm |
| KulgamJammu and Kashmir | 28 km NW | 16° | 4° | 144 mm |
| Ashmuji KhalsaJammu and Kashmir | 29 km NNW | 17° | 4° | 140 mm |