Climate averages 1991–2020
Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sargodha (35 km away). In March its highs average 26.4°C, about as warm as Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 166 cities listed in Pakistan, Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan ranks 113th of 166 for the warmest March highs and 113th of 166 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 166 cities is 27.7°C; Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.6°C to 33.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 46 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
Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.6°C6.2°C | 6.2°C | 20 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 21.4°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 41 | 5.2 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 26.6°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 46 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.2°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 33 | 5.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 39.0°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 22 | 5.3 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.0°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 49 | 7.4 | 14.214 h |
| July | 36.7°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 139 | 15.0 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.3°C27.0°C | 27.0°C | 128 | 15.5 | 13.313 h |
| September | 34.5°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 65 | 8.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.9°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 20 | 3.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 26.1°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 12 | 1.7 | 10.611 h |
| December | 21.1°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 14 | 1.9 | 10.110 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
- Sargodha in MarchPakistan · 35 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 13.3°C · 56 mm rain
- Jauharabad in MarchPakistan · 35 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 12.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Khushāb in MarchPakistan · 36 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 12.7°C · 53 mm rain
- Bhawana in MarchPakistan · 54 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 38 mm rain
- Rabwah in MarchPakistan · 60 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 14.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Bhalwal in MarchPakistan · 62 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 63 mm rain
- Chiniot in MarchPakistan · 67 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 14.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Jhang Sadr in MarchPakistan · 78 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 14.6°C · 33 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 Sahiwal) is explained once on the Sahiwal (Punjab, 31.97°N 72.33°E), Pakistan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.