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March Weather in Qarah Bāgh Afghanistan

Daily high temperatures increase by 11°F, from 55°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 39°F or exceeding 80°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 9°F, from 32°F to 41°F, rarely falling below 21°F or exceeding 51°F.

For reference, on July 11, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Qarah Bāgh typically range from 72°F to 97°F, while on January 11, the coldest day of the year, they range from 25°F to 47°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Qarah Bāgh

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Qarah Bāgh

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Qarah BāghMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowfreezingvery coldvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of March in Qarah Bāgh experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 41% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43% on March 15.

The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 61% of the time.

For reference, on March 15, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on August 28, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Qarah Bāgh

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprAug 28100%Aug 28100%Mar 158%Mar 158%Mar 3161%Mar 3161%Mar 1158%Mar 1158%Mar 2158%Mar 2158%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Qarah Bāgh, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 19% and ending it at 16%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 19% on March 12, and its lowest chance is 0% on August 12.

Over the course of March in Qarah Bāgh, the chance of a day with only rain increases from 11% to 14%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain decreases from 5% to 2%, and the chance of a day with only snow decreases from 3% to 0%.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Qarah Bāgh

Probability of Precipitation in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%20%20%FebAprMar 1219%Mar 1219%Mar 119%Mar 119%Mar 3116%Mar 3116%Mar 2118%Mar 2118%NowNowsnowmixedrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Qarah Bāgh is essentially constant, remaining about 1.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 2.5 inches or falling below 0.1 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.2 inches on March 15.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Qarah Bāgh

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Snowfall

As with rainfall, we consider the snowfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day snowfall during March in Qarah Bāgh is rapidly decreasing, starting the month at 4.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 10.7 inches, and ending the month at 1.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.9 inches.

Average Monthly Snowfall in March in Qarah Bāgh

The average snowfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average rainfall.

Over the course of March in Qarah Bāgh, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 6 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 12 seconds, and weekly increase of 15 minutes, 22 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 27 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 33 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Qarah Bāgh

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 27 minMar 111 hr, 27 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Qarah Bāgh is 6:52 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 41 minutes earlier at 6:10 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:18 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 25 minutes later at 6:43 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Qarah Bāgh during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:09 AM and sets 14 hours, 30 minutes later, at 7:39 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:26 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 5:15 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Qarah Bāgh

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Qarah Bāgh

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Qarah BāghMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405060NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Qarah Bāgh

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Qarah BāghMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 103:30 AMFeb 103:30 AMFeb 245:01 PMFeb 245:01 PMMar 101:31 PMMar 101:31 PMMar 2511:31 AMMar 2511:31 AMApr 810:52 PMApr 810:52 PMApr 244:20 AMApr 244:20 AM7:43 AM7:43 AM6:34 PM6:34 PM6:07 PM6:07 PM7:31 AM7:31 AM6:44 AM6:44 AM6:34 PM6:34 PM5:54 PM5:54 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM5:40 AM5:40 AM6:33 PM6:33 PM6:37 PM6:37 PM5:38 AM5:38 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
76%-9:31 AMWSW11:51 PMESE4:11 AMS247,920 mi
2
66%-10:03 AMWSW-4:57 AMS245,336 mi
3
50%12:55 AMESE10:42 AMWSW-5:48 AMS242,180 mi
4
45%1:59 AMSE11:29 AMSW-6:44 AMS238,553 mi
5
34%3:02 AMSE12:27 PMSW-7:44 AMS234,640 mi
6
24%4:00 AMSE1:34 PMWSW-8:47 AMS230,715 mi
7
14%4:51 AMESE2:47 PMWSW-9:49 AMS227,123 mi
8
7%5:34 AMESE4:03 PMWSW-10:49 AMS224,233 mi
9
2%6:11 AMESE5:20 PMWSW-11:45 AMS222,372 mi
10
0%6:44 AME6:34 PMW-12:38 PMS221,765 mi
11
2%7:15 AME7:48 PMW-1:29 PMS222,484 mi
12
6%7:45 AME9:01 PMWNW-2:20 PMS224,442 mi
13
13%8:16 AMENE10:14 PMWNW-3:11 PMS227,407 mi
14
23%8:50 AMENE11:26 PMWNW-4:04 PMS231,055 mi
15
33%9:29 AMENE--4:59 PMS235,026 mi
16
44%-12:35 AMWNW10:13 AMENE5:55 PMS238,981 mi
17
50%-1:40 AMNW11:05 AMNE6:51 PMS242,643 mi
18
65%-2:37 AMNW12:01 PMNE7:46 PMS245,813 mi
19
74%-3:26 AMNW1:01 PMENE8:37 PMS248,377 mi
20
82%-4:07 AMWNW2:02 PMENE9:25 PMS250,294 mi
21
89%-4:42 AMWNW3:02 PMENE10:10 PMS251,578 mi
22
94%-5:11 AMWNW4:01 PMENE10:51 PMS252,278 mi
23
98%-5:36 AMWNW4:58 PME11:31 PMS252,456 mi
24
99%-5:59 AMW5:54 PME--
25
100%-6:22 AMW6:49 PME12:09 AMS252,173 mi
26
100%-6:44 AMW7:46 PME12:48 AMS251,474 mi
27
98%-7:08 AMWSW8:44 PMESE1:28 AMS250,386 mi
28
94%-7:34 AMWSW9:45 PMESE2:10 AMS248,914 mi
29
88%-8:05 AMWSW10:47 PMESE2:55 AMS247,048 mi
30
81%-8:41 AMWSW11:51 PMESE3:44 AMS244,777 mi
31
72%-9:24 AMSW-4:37 AMS242,106 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Qarah Bāgh is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on May 9, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Qarah Bāgh

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Qarah Bāgh is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 10.7 miles per hour to 9.9 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 25, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 18.3 miles per hour, while on April 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Qarah Bāgh

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Qarah Bāgh throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 43% on March 29.

Wind Direction in March in Qarah Bāgh

Wind Direction in March in Qarah BāghSNMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowsouthnortheastwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Qarah Bāgh typically lasts for 6.9 months (209 days), from around March 29 to around October 24, rarely starting before March 10 or after April 19, and rarely ending before October 3 or after November 20.

During March in Qarah Bāgh, the chance that a given day is within the growing season is very rapidly increasing rising from 3% to 54% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Qarah Bāgh

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 13%Mar 13%54%Mar 3154%Mar 31Mar 1111%Mar 1111%Mar 2128%Mar 2128%90%Apr 1990%Apr 19NowNowfreezingvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmhotfrigid
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Qarah Bāgh are gradually increasing during March, increasing by 139°F, from 68°F to 207°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Qarah Bāgh

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Qarah Bāgh is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 4.6 kWh to 5.9 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Qarah Bāgh

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Qarah BāghMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 14.6 kWhMar 14.6 kWhMar 315.9 kWhMar 315.9 kWhMar 115.0 kWhMar 115.0 kWhMar 215.4 kWhMar 215.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Qarah Bāgh are 34.940 deg latitude, 61.776 deg longitude, and 3,123 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Qarah Bāgh contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 459 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,198 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (4,226 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,074 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Qarah Bāgh is covered by cropland (72%) and bare soil (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and bare soil (27%), and within 50 miles by grassland (33%) and bare soil (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Qarah Bāgh, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Herat International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Qarah Bāgh.

At a distance of 91 kilometers from Qarah Bāgh, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Qarah Bāgh according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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