Srinagar Weather in March
Srinagar in March
The short of it: Srinagar in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 4 °C (40 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 4° · rain 99 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Srinagar an average March high of 17°, a low of 4° and some 99 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 17°, with nights near 4°. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 58 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 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and September.
Against its neighbours, Srinagar runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Badāmibāgh, 5 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Srinagar, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 16 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 3 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BadāmibāghJammu and Kashmir | 5 km ESE | 16° | 4° | 107 mm |
| SoyībugJammu and Kashmir | 9 km W | 17° | 5° | 96 mm |
| KrālapurJammu and Kashmir | 10 km S | 17° | 4° | 108 mm |
| BadgāmJammu and Kashmir | 11 km SW | 17° | 4° | 102 mm |
| YechagāmJammu and Kashmir | 12 km SSW | 17° | 4° | 108 mm |
| PāmpurJammu and Kashmir | 13 km SE | 17° | 4° | 111 mm |
| ChadooraJammu and Kashmir | 16 km S | 17° | 4° | 112 mm |
| GanderbalJammu and Kashmir | 16 km N | 16° | 4° | 90 mm |