Climate averages 1991–2020
Raigarh weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th 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 Raigarh: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Brajarajnagar (54 km away). In March its highs average 34.8°C, about as warm as Raigarh, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Raigarh ranks joint 106th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 341st of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Raigarh is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 39.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 15 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
Raigarh climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 20 | 2.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 30.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 11.411 h |
| March, selected | 35.2°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 14 | 2.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 39.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 15 | 3.6 | 12.613 h |
| May | 40.7°C28.0°C | 28.0°C | 26 | 5.3 | 13.213 h |
| June | 35.3°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 258 | 19.1 | 13.413 h |
| July | 30.1°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 432 | 27.4 | 13.313 h |
| August | 29.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 393 | 27.5 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 248 | 21.6 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 64 | 8.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 28.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 12 | 1.5 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.5°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 12 | 1.2 | 10.811 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
- Brajarajnagar in MarchIndia · 54 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.8°C · 13 mm rain
- Jharsuguda in MarchIndia · 63 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 20.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Bargarh in MarchIndia · 67 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Sambalpur in MarchIndia · 77 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Korba in MarchIndia · 88 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 19.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Bilāspur in MarchIndia · 130 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Balāngīr in MarchIndia · 133 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Ambikāpur in MarchIndia · 137 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 17.2°C · 24 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 Raigarh) is explained once on the Raigarh year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.