March is one of the warmer months of the year in Chikkamagaluru, with average highs near 33.5°C and lows around 18.1°C (mean 25.8°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 10 mm of rainfall and 58% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Chikkamagaluru. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Chikkamagaluru was 2019 — when the month averaged 27.7°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 23.4°C. Typical March days reach 33.5°C with nights near 18.1°C. The long-term March temperature trend is broadly flat.
March is one of the drier months in Chikkamagaluru, averaging 10 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2008 with 186 mm, while the driest were 2000, 2001 and 2012, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Chikkamagaluru during March averages 58%. The most humid March was 2008 at 68%, and the least humid was 2019 at 46%.
March receives about 6.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Chikkamagaluru. The sunniest March was 2000 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1984 at 5.8.
Average wind speed in Chikkamagaluru during March is 0.7 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1996, 2004 and 2023, among others at 0.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2006 and 2007 at 0.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.6°C | 25.9°C | 25.7°C | 26.0°C | 25.8°C | +0.2°C |
| Avg High | 33.2°C | 34.0°C | 33.2°C | 33.6°C | 33.2°C | 0°C |
| Avg Low | 17.9°C | 17.8°C | 18.1°C | 18.4°C | 18.5°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 6 mm | 3 mm | 25 mm | 8 mm | 8 mm | +2 mm |
March temperatures in Chikkamagaluru have stayed relatively stable across the record.
March has ranged from a record low of 12.2°C (2000) to a record high of 38.4°C (2019).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 10 mm, with a wettest year of 186 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs rose about 0°C per decade while lows rose 0.2°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
A good time to visit Chikkamagaluru
March is a good time to visit Chikkamagaluru, with days averaging 33.5°C and nights around 18.1°C (mean 25.8°C, warmer than Chikkamagaluru's yearly average) and low rainfall. February and January are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.2°C | 26.6°C | 19.1°C | 36.0°C | 14.4°C | 15 mm | 57% | 0.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2024 | 35.1°C | 27.4°C | 19.8°C | 38.0°C | 16.9°C | 4 mm | 55% | 0.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 33.1°C | 25.2°C | 17.2°C | 36.1°C | 14.4°C | 1 mm | 53% | 0.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2022 | 31.2°C | 24.6°C | 18.1°C | 33.5°C | 13.4°C | 21 mm | 64% | 0.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2021 | 31.9°C | 24.7°C | 17.5°C | 34.7°C | 14.5°C | 2 mm | 59% | 0.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 33.9°C | 26.5°C | 19.2°C | 37.0°C | 16.8°C | 5 mm | 60% | 0.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2019 🔥 | 35.9°C | 27.7°C | 19.5°C | 38.4°C | 16.0°C | 3 mm | 46% | 0.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2018 | 33.9°C | 26.2°C | 18.5°C | 35.7°C | 14.9°C | 20 mm | 51% | 0.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2017 | 35.1°C | 26.8°C | 18.4°C | 37.8°C | 14.6°C | 5 mm | 51% | 0.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2016 | 34.9°C | 27.4°C | 19.9°C | 37.8°C | 17.6°C | 1 mm | 56% | 0.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 31.8°C | 25.0°C | 18.1°C | 34.9°C | 14.7°C | 26 mm | 65% | 0.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 33.0°C | 25.3°C | 17.7°C | 36.5°C | 15.1°C | 4 mm | 57% | 0.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 32.8°C | 25.8°C | 18.7°C | 35.8°C | 14.4°C | 16 mm | 62% | 0.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 34.4°C | 26.2°C | 17.9°C | 36.2°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 55% | 0.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2011 | 32.0°C | 24.4°C | 16.8°C | 34.5°C | 13.0°C | 0 mm | 61% | 0.8 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2010 | 32.7°C | 25.6°C | 18.5°C | 36.3°C | 15.8°C | 5 mm | 62% | 0.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 33.2°C | 25.9°C | 18.7°C | 36.3°C | 15.7°C | 19 mm | 59% | 0.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 ❄️ 🌧️ | 29.7°C | 23.4°C | 17.1°C | 32.5°C | 12.6°C | 186 mm | 68% | 0.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2007 | 32.8°C | 25.6°C | 18.4°C | 35.7°C | 15.1°C | 3 mm | 64% | 0.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 32.2°C | 25.1°C | 18.1°C | 35.6°C | 13.3°C | 17 mm | 65% | 0.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 34.6°C | 26.5°C | 18.4°C | 37.0°C | 15.8°C | 1 mm | 55% | 0.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2004 | 34.9°C | 26.7°C | 18.4°C | 37.0°C | 15.1°C | 17 mm | 49% | 0.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 33.4°C | 26.2°C | 19.0°C | 36.0°C | 16.7°C | 5 mm | 59% | 0.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 34.2°C | 26.1°C | 18.0°C | 36.6°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 55% | 0.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2001 | 33.5°C | 25.9°C | 18.2°C | 36.4°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 58% | 0.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2000 | 33.4°C | 25.1°C | 16.8°C | 35.6°C | 12.2°C | 0 mm | 56% | 0.7 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 34.1°C | 26.1°C | 18.1°C | 36.7°C | 14.7°C | 3 mm | 58% | 0.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1998 | 34.2°C | 26.3°C | 18.4°C | 37.0°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 61% | 0.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 33.9°C | 25.9°C | 17.9°C | 35.4°C | 12.4°C | 4 mm | 55% | 0.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 34.6°C | 26.1°C | 17.7°C | 37.5°C | 13.5°C | 2 mm | 51% | 0.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1995 | 33.6°C | 25.6°C | 17.6°C | 35.2°C | 15.1°C | 1 mm | 57% | 0.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1994 | 34.0°C | 25.9°C | 17.8°C | 36.5°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 57% | 0.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1993 | 32.1°C | 24.8°C | 17.5°C | 35.3°C | 14.5°C | 20 mm | 65% | 0.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1992 | 35.6°C | 26.2°C | 16.9°C | 37.9°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 50% | 0.7 m/s | 7 |
| 1991 | 35.0°C | 27.0°C | 18.9°C | 37.4°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 56% | 0.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1990 | 33.2°C | 25.4°C | 17.6°C | 35.9°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 61% | 0.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1989 | 33.5°C | 25.9°C | 18.3°C | 35.5°C | 14.5°C | 6 mm | 56% | 0.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 33.0°C | 25.5°C | 18.0°C | 35.5°C | 15.4°C | 2 mm | 61% | 0.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1987 | 33.3°C | 25.1°C | 16.8°C | 36.8°C | 14.1°C | 1 mm | 54% | 0.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1986 | 33.3°C | 26.2°C | 19.1°C | 36.8°C | 16.9°C | 3 mm | 61% | 0.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 34.0°C | 26.4°C | 18.7°C | 36.4°C | 14.3°C | 7 mm | 57% | 0.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 31.3°C | 24.6°C | 17.9°C | 34.6°C | 14.5°C | 26 mm | 64% | 0.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 34.4°C | 25.6°C | 16.9°C | 36.7°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 55% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 33.6°C | 25.7°C | 17.8°C | 36.5°C | 15.4°C | 1 mm | 58% | 0.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.5°C | 25.1°C | 17.8°C | 35.2°C | 14.3°C | 8 mm | 59% | 0.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 33.5°C with lows near 18.1°C (mean 25.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 10 mm of rainfall in Chikkamagaluru, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 186 mm in 2008.
The hottest March reached 38.4°C in 2019. The coldest dipped to 12.2°C in 2000.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.2°C — but days and nights have moved in opposite directions. Overnight lows rose from 17.8°C to 18.3°C while daytime highs eased from 33.2°C to 33.1°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
March is one of the warmer months of the year in Chikkamagaluru and one of the drier months, so plan for around 33.5°C daytime highs and 18.1°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 10th coolest month in Chikkamagaluru, averaging 25.8°C.
For March in Chikkamagaluru, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.5°C and lows of 18.1°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 58% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 0.7 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 0.9 m/s (1987).
The wettest March on record was 2008 with 186 mm. On average, March sees 10 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Chikkamagaluru behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
