Kandahar weather in March
Temperature, rain and sunshine in March: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in March
Excellent
Best time to visit: March – April, October – December
What is the weather like in Kandahar in March?
In March, Kandahar is warm: daytime highs average 22 °C, and nights cool down to about 7 °C. The sun shines for around 8 hours a day. Rain falls on about 5 days, adding up to 40 mm. All in all, March is an excellent month for a holiday in Kandahar.
March compared
How the weather changes from February to April. Tap a month to open it.
| FebruaryFeb | MarchMar | AprilApr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 77 | 93 | 88 |
| Day | 15° | 22° | 29° |
| Night | 3° | 7° | 13° |
| Sun | 7 h | 8 h | 9 h |
| Rain days | 6 | 5 | 3 |
More details for March
- Daylight
- 11 h 56 min06:19 – 18:15
- UV index
- 8 · very highclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 16 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 36 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 1 day30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+4:30Asia/Kabul
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %77 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %91 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in March
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- A jumper for the evenings
Kandahar in March: quick answers
Is Kandahar hot in March?
Warm rather than hot: in March, daytime highs in Kandahar average 22 °C and nights cool to about 7 °C. On about 1 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Kandahar in March?
Rain falls on about 5 days, adding up to 40 mm.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences