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March Weather in Salāya India

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 85°F to 90°F, rarely falling below 79°F or exceeding 95°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 69°F to 75°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 78°F.

For reference, on May 10, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Salāya typically range from 81°F to 92°F, while on January 10, the coldest day of the year, they range from 62°F to 79°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Salāya

Average High and Low Temperature in March in SalāyaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313155°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FFebAprMar 185°FMar 185°F69°F69°FMar 3190°FMar 3190°F75°F75°FMar 1187°FMar 1187°F71°F71°FMar 2188°FMar 2188°F73°F73°FNowNow
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 Salāya

Average Hourly Temperature in March in SalāyaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebAprNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmhot
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.

Paso de la Mina 2da. Sección (Barrial), Mexico (9,445 miles away); Chetumal, Mexico (9,256 miles); and Darwin, Australia (4,796 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Salāya (view comparison).

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The month of March in Salāya experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 16% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 86% of the time.

For reference, on July 28, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 71%, while on February 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 89%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Salāya

Cloud Cover Categories in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 186%Mar 186%Mar 3183%Mar 3183%Mar 1184%Mar 1184%Mar 2183%Mar 2183%NowNowclearovercastmostly cloudymostly clearpartly cloudy
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.

Over the course of March in Salāya, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 39 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 17 seconds, and weekly increase of 9 minutes, 1 second.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 22 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Salāya

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 43 minMar 111 hr, 43 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 Salāya is 7:12 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 27 minutes earlier at 6:45 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:55 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 11 minutes later at 7:06 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Salāya during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets 13 hours, 30 minutes later, at 7:38 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:26 AM and sets 10 hours, 46 minutes later, at 6:12 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Salāya

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 Salāya

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in SalāyaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebApr00101020202030304040505050606070800001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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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 Salāya

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in SalāyaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 104:30 AMFeb 104:30 AMFeb 246:01 PMFeb 246:01 PMMar 102:31 PMMar 102:31 PMMar 2512:31 PMMar 2512:31 PMApr 811:52 PMApr 811:52 PMApr 245:20 AMApr 245:20 AM7:49 AM7:49 AM7:19 PM7:19 PM6:50 PM6:50 PM7:48 AM7:48 AM7:03 AM7:03 AM7:07 PM7:07 PM6:25 PM6:25 PM6:50 AM6:50 AM6:11 AM6:11 AM6:53 PM6:53 PM6:49 PM6:49 PM6:24 AM6:24 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%-10:21 AMWSW11:52 PMESE4:40 AMS247,968 mi
2
67%-11:00 AMWSW-5:26 AMS245,397 mi
3
50%12:50 AMESE11:44 AMWSW-6:16 AMS242,253 mi
4
46%1:49 AMESE12:35 PMWSW-7:12 AMS238,635 mi
5
35%2:50 AMESE1:33 PMWSW-8:12 AMS234,726 mi
6
24%3:49 AMESE2:38 PMWSW-9:14 AMS230,799 mi
7
14%4:45 AMESE3:45 PMWSW-10:16 AMS227,196 mi
8
7%5:35 AMESE4:54 PMWSW-11:15 AMS224,287 mi
9
2%6:21 AMESE6:01 PMWSW-12:11 PMS222,401 mi
10
0%7:03 AME7:07 PMW-1:04 PMS221,764 mi
11
1%7:42 AME8:11 PMW-1:55 PMS222,454 mi
12
6%8:20 AME9:15 PMW-2:46 PMS224,385 mi
13
13%9:00 AMENE10:19 PMWNW-3:37 PMS227,331 mi
14
22%9:42 AMENE11:24 PMWNW-4:30 PMS230,968 mi
15
33%10:28 AMENE--5:25 PMN234,936 mi
16
44%-12:27 AMWNW11:18 AMENE6:22 PMN238,897 mi
17
50%-1:29 AMWNW12:11 PMENE7:19 PMN242,568 mi
18
65%-2:26 AMWNW1:07 PMENE8:14 PMN245,751 mi
19
74%-3:17 AMWNW2:04 PMENE9:05 PMN248,329 mi
20
82%-4:03 AMWNW3:00 PMENE9:54 PMS250,260 mi
21
89%-4:43 AMWNW3:54 PMENE10:38 PMS251,557 mi
22
94%-5:18 AMWNW4:46 PMENE11:20 PMS252,269 mi
23
96%-5:51 AMWNW5:36 PME--
24
98%-6:21 AMW6:25 PME12:00 AMS252,457 mi
25
100%-6:50 AMW7:14 PME12:38 AMS252,183 mi
26
100%-7:19 AMW8:03 PME1:17 AMS251,493 mi
27
98%-7:50 AMWSW8:54 PMESE1:57 AMS250,413 mi
28
94%-8:23 AMWSW9:48 PMESE2:38 AMS248,949 mi
29
88%-8:59 AMWSW10:44 PMESE3:23 AMS247,091 mi
30
81%-9:41 AMWSW11:42 PMESE4:12 AMS244,830 mi
31
72%-10:29 AMWSW-5:05 AMS242,168 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 Salāya is very rapidly increasing during March, rising from 37% to 69% over the course of the month.

For reference, on June 17, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on January 6, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 12% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Salāya

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 137%Mar 137%Mar 3169%Mar 3169%Mar 1148%Mar 1148%Mar 2160%Mar 2160%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
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 Salāya is gradually increasing during March, increasing from 9.5 miles per hour to 10.2 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.8 miles per hour, while on October 21, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.6 miles per hour.

The lowest daily average wind speed during March is 9.5 miles per hour on March 2.

Average Wind Speed in March in Salāya

Average Wind Speed in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphFebAprMar 29.5 mphMar 29.5 mphMar 3110.2 mphMar 3110.2 mphMar 119.6 mphMar 119.6 mphMar 219.8 mphMar 219.8 mphNowNow
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 Salāya throughout March is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 77% on March 31.

Wind Direction in March in Salāya

Wind Direction in March in SalāyaNWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowwestnorth
northeastsouthwest
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).

Salāya is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Salāya is increasing during March, rising by 4°F, from 74°F to 78°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in March in Salāya

Average Water Temperature in March in SalāyaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313170°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°FFebAprMar 174°FMar 174°FMar 3178°FMar 3178°FMar 1175°FMar 1175°FMar 2177°FMar 2177°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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).

Temperatures in Salāya are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Salāya

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
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 Salāya are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 855°F, from 1,318°F to 2,173°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Salāya

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 Salāya is gradually increasing during March, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 6.4 kWh to 7.1 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Salāya

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in SalāyaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 16.4 kWhMar 16.4 kWhMar 317.1 kWhMar 317.1 kWhMar 116.6 kWhMar 116.6 kWhMar 216.9 kWhMar 216.9 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 Salāya are 22.310 deg latitude, 69.604 deg longitude, and 26 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Salāya contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 102 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 26 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (282 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,041 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Salāya is covered by cropland (54%) and grassland (27%), within 10 miles by cropland (43%) and grassland (21%), and within 50 miles by water (44%) and cropland (37%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Salāya, 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 are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Salāya.

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

The estimated value at Salāya is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Salāya and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Bhuj Airport (VABJ, 54%, 68 mi, north, 240 ft elevation change)
  • Rajkot Airport (VARK, 46%, 75 mi, east, 413 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Salāya and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

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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