March Weather at PAF Base Shahbaz Pakistan

Daily high temperatures increase by 12°F, from 82°F to 94°F, rarely falling below 74°F or exceeding 101°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 11°F, from 58°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 75°F.

For reference, on May 28, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at PAF Base Shahbaz typically range from 85°F to 112°F, while on January 6, the coldest day of the year, they range from 48°F to 71°F.

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.

Bilma, Niger (3,555 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to PAF Base Shahbaz (view comparison).

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The month of March at PAF Base Shahbaz experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 25% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 27% on March 16.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 77% of the time.

For reference, on July 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 31%, while on September 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 97%.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At PAF Base Shahbaz, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 5% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 12% on July 25, and its lowest chance is 1% on November 3.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.8 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.3 inches on March 18.

Over the course of March at PAF Base Shahbaz, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 51 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 41 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 50 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 36 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 26 minutes of daylight.

The latest sunrise of the month at PAF Base Shahbaz is 6:50 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 34 minutes earlier at 6:17 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:26 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 17 minutes later at 6:43 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed at PAF Base Shahbaz during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets 13 hours, 57 minutes later, at 7:26 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:14 AM and sets 10 hours, 21 minutes later, at 5:34 PM.

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.

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.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 31, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 71% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.0 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on July 5, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 9.3 miles per hour, while on October 29, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.4 miles per hour.

The hourly average wind direction at PAF Base Shahbaz throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 37% on March 19.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz 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.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 736°F, from 766°F to 1,502°F, over the course of the month.

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 at PAF Base Shahbaz is increasing during March, rising by 1.1 kWh, from 5.5 kWh to 6.6 kWh, over the course of the month.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of PAF Base Shahbaz are 28.284 deg latitude, 68.450 deg longitude, and 190 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of PAF Base Shahbaz is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 59 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 186 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (154 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (3,550 feet).

The area within 2 miles of PAF Base Shahbaz is covered by cropland (83%) and artificial surfaces (15%), within 10 miles by cropland (88%) and bare soil (10%), and within 50 miles by cropland (65%) and bare soil (28%).