Shimla Weather in March
Shimla in March
The short of it: Shimla in March averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 60 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Shimla an average March high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 60 mm of rain. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 19°; nights run about 9°. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 52 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 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Shimla runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Sabāthu, 22 km to the SW, is 6° warmer by day.
March in Shimla, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 18 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SabāthuHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SW | 24° | 12° | 48 mm |
| SolanHimachal Pradesh | 22 km SSW | 21° | 10° | 51 mm |
| KasauliHimachal Pradesh | 30 km SW | 21° | 11° | 49 mm |
| ParwanooHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SSW | 23° | 12° | 45 mm |
| KālkaHimachal Pradesh | 36 km SW | 26° | 13° | 41 mm |
| BaddiHimachal Pradesh | 39 km WSW | 28° | 15° | 38 mm |
| PinjaurHaryana | 41 km SW | 27° | 14° | 38 mm |
| NālāgarhHimachal Pradesh | 43 km W | 28° | 15° | 41 mm |