Cherrapunjee Weather in March
Cherrapunjee in March
The short of it: Cherrapunjee in March averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 148 mm (5.8 in) of rain and about 11 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 11° · rain 148 mm · daylight 11 h 57 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give Cherrapunjee an average March high of 21°, a low of 11° and some 148 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 21°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 148 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 57 min in mid-March, 40 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, Cherrapunjee runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Shella, 15 km to the SSW, is 8° warmer by day.
March in Cherrapunjee, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 112 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ShellaMeghalaya | 15 km SSW | 29° | 17° | 125 mm |
| ChhātakSylhet Division | 29 km S | 31° | 18° | 116 mm |
| MairangMeghalaya | 30 km NNW | 20° | 10° | 100 mm |
| NongumlongMeghalaya | 32 km NNE | 22° | 11° | 99 mm |
| ShillongMeghalaya | 35 km NNE | 21° | 11° | 80 mm |
| NongthymmaiMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 21° | 11° | 80 mm |
| LaitumkhrahMeghalaya | 36 km NE | 21° | 11° | 80 mm |
| SunāmganjSylhet Division | 39 km SW | 31° | 18° | 102 mm |