Climate averages 1991–2020
Paralakhemundi weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Paralakhemundi: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Srikakulam (57 km away). In March its highs average 31.8°C, 2.6°C cooler than Paralakhemundi, with 7.1 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Paralakhemundi ranks joint 189th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 465th of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Paralakhemundi is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.3°C to 35.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 33 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Paralakhemundi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 8.7 | 1.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 31.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 34.5°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 20 | 5.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 33 | 9.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.8°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 56 | 9.5 | 13.013 h |
| June | 33.5°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 223 | 20.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 346 | 25.8 | 13.113 h |
| August | 30.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 315 | 26.8 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 261 | 24.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 154 | 16.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 47 | 4.8 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 14 | 1.8 | 11.011 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Srikakulam in MarchIndia · 57 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Rāyagada in MarchIndia · 84 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Brahmapur in MarchIndia · 94 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 22.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Vizianagaram in MarchIndia · 103 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.7°C · 8.4 mm rain
- Rasapūdipalem in MarchIndia · 142 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Visakhapatnam in MarchIndia · 154 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 24.2°C · 6.9 mm rain
- Jeypore in MarchIndia · 161 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 10 mm rain
- Anakapalle in MarchIndia · 167 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 9.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Paralakhemundi) is explained once on the Paralakhemundi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.