Climate averages 1991–2020
Vijayawada weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Vijayawada: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 23.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.3 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 2nd 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 Mangalagiri (12 km away). In March its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as Vijayawada, with 7.6 mm of rain.
Among the 692 cities listed in India, Vijayawada ranks joint 70th of 692 for the warmest March highs and joint 202nd of 692 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 692 cities is 32.4°C; Vijayawada is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 37.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.3 mm to 17 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
Vijayawada climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 6.2 | 1.6 | 11.311 h |
| February | 32.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 9.0 | 1.5 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 35.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 8.3 | 1.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.5°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 17 | 3.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 39.4°C28.5°C | 28.5°C | 36 | 4.7 | 12.913 h |
| June | 35.7°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 144 | 14.3 | 13.113 h |
| July | 32.5°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 175 | 18.8 | 13.013 h |
| August | 31.6°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 179 | 17.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 31.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 197 | 17.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.8°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 141 | 15.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 29.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 63 | 6.9 | 11.411 h |
| December | 29.1°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 11.211 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
- Mangalagiri in MarchIndia · 12 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 23.3°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Amaravati in MarchIndia · 14 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 7.6 mm rain
- Thenali in MarchIndia · 29 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 8.6 mm rain
- Guntur in MarchIndia · 31 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 23.4°C · 7.5 mm rain
- Gudivāda in MarchIndia · 38 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 8.7 mm rain
- Eluru in MarchIndia · 54 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 8.0 mm rain
- Machilīpatnam in MarchIndia · 63 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 24.2°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Chilakalūrupet in MarchIndia · 69 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 23.3°C · 7.9 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 Vijayawada) is explained once on the Vijayawada year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.