Thang Weather in March
Thang in March
The short of it: Thang in March averages a high of -1 °C (31 °F) and a low of -14 °C (8 °F), with 9.0 mm (0.35 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 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 -14° · rain 9.0 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Thang an average March high of -1°, a low of -14° and some 9.0 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about -1°, with nights near -14°. Rain is scarce, about 9.0 mm, the 4th wettest month. Snow lies on the ground; mind the passes.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 60 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, Thang runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Yougu, 64 km to the WNW, is 7° warmer by day.
March in Thang, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- Dec–Apr
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouguGilgit-Baltistan | 64 km WNW | 6° | -7° | 29 mm |
| KargilLadakh | 74 km SW | 5° | -8° | 53 mm |
| PitukLadakh | 111 km SE | 7° | -6° | 11 mm |
| LehLadakh | 111 km SE | 6° | -7° | 9.0 mm |
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 113 km WNW | 12° | -2° | 45 mm |
| ChoglamsarLadakh | 116 km SE | 8° | -5° | 13 mm |
| PadamLadakh | 163 km S | -1° | -11° | 40 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 169 km SW | 9° | -3° | 160 mm |