Climate averages 1991–2020
Janakpur weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Janakpur: daytime highs average 31.6°C and nights cool to about 17.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Madhubani (44 km away). In March its highs average 31.9°C, about as warm as Janakpur, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 16 cities listed in Nepal, Janakpur ranks 1st of 16 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 16 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 16 cities is 28.4°C; Janakpur is 3.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 27 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
Janakpur climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.8°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 13 | 1.8 | 10.711 h |
| February | 25.5°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 13 | 2.0 | 11.211 h |
| March, selected | 31.6°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 11 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 35.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 27 | 5.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 35.2°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 87 | 11.4 | 13.413 h |
| June | 33.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 229 | 20.6 | 13.814 h |
| July | 30.9°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 397 | 26.9 | 13.614 h |
| August | 30.9°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 270 | 26.2 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.4°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 224 | 21.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 53 | 5.5 | 11.512 h |
| November | 27.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 2.6 | 0.4 | 10.911 h |
| December | 23.6°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 5.0 | 0.7 | 10.510 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
- Madhubani in MarchIndia · 44 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 16 mm rain
- Lahān in MarchNepal · 55 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.8°C · 12 mm rain
- Darbhanga in MarchIndia · 64 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 16 mm rain
- Triyuga in MarchNepal · 77 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 16.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Benipur in MarchIndia · 78 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Muzaffarpur in MarchIndia · 86 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Mothīhāri in MarchIndia · 101 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Birgañj in MarchNepal · 109 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.0°C · 12 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 Janakpur) is explained once on the Janakpur year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.