Padam Weather in March
Padam in March
The short of it: Padam in March averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -11 °C (12 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 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 -1° · low -11° · rain 40 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
March in Padam brings afternoons near -1° and nights around -11°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 5° against February, to near -1°; nights run about -11°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 2nd wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 57 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, Padam runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Bunjwah, 94 km to the WSW, is 13° warmer by day.
March in Padam, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Nov–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BunjwahJammu and Kashmir | 94 km WSW | 12° | 1° | 119 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 97 km NE | 8° | -5° | 13 mm |
| KyelangHimachal Pradesh | 100 km S | 3° | -8° | 83 mm |
| LehLadakh | 101 km NE | 6° | -7° | 9.0 mm |
| KishtwārJammu and Kashmir | 105 km W | 16° | 5° | 116 mm |
| BhadarwāhJammu and Kashmir | 121 km WSW | 16° | 5° | 119 mm |
| ChambaHimachal Pradesh | 124 km SW | 22° | 11° | 98 mm |
| DodaJammu and Kashmir | 129 km WSW | 20° | 9° | 108 mm |