Rishīkesh Weather in March
Rishīkesh in March
The short of it: Rishīkesh in March averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 40 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 11 h 55 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 15° · rain 40 mm · daylight 11 h 55 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
March in Rishīkesh brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 15°, with about 40 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 29°; nights run about 15°. Rain is modest, about 40 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 55 min in mid-March, 50 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Rishīkesh runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Birbhaddar, 4 km to the SSW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Rishīkesh, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 8.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 55 min
- Average wind
- 5 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BirbhaddarUttarakhand | 4 km SSW | 30° | 15° | 39 mm |
| NarendranagarUttarakhand | 6 km N | 29° | 14° | 40 mm |
| Rāīwāla BaraUttarakhand | 12 km SSW | 30° | 15° | 36 mm |
| DoiwālaUttarakhand | 19 km WNW | 29° | 14° | 38 mm |
| HaridwarUttarakhand | 22 km SW | 31° | 15° | 32 mm |
| RāipurUttarakhand | 30 km NW | 28° | 14° | 42 mm |
| DevaprayāgUttarakhand | 30 km E | 27° | 13° | 45 mm |
| Clement TownUttarakhand | 32 km WNW | 28° | 14° | 40 mm |