Manāli Weather in March
Manāli in March
The short of it: Manāli in March averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 3 °C (37 °F), with 110 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 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 13° · low 3° · rain 110 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: October & November
March in Manāli brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 3°, with about 110 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 13°, with nights near 3°. Wet spells are common — about 110 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 54 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, Manāli runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Nagar, 13 km to the S, is 3° warmer by day.
March in Manāli, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- January
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NagarHimachal Pradesh | 13 km S | 16° | 5° | 112 mm |
| KuluHimachal Pradesh | 34 km S | 18° | 8° | 107 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 38 km NNW | 3° | -8° | 83 mm |
| ShamshiHimachal Pradesh | 44 km S | 21° | 10° | 106 mm |
| BhuntarHimachal Pradesh | 44 km S | 21° | 10° | 106 mm |
| JogindarnagarHimachal Pradesh | 47 km SW | 23° | 12° | 84 mm |
| PālampurHimachal Pradesh | 60 km WSW | 22° | 11° | 86 mm |
| MandiHimachal Pradesh | 65 km SSW | 24° | 13° | 78 mm |