March is close to Nagapattinam's year-round average, with average highs near 30.8°C and lows around 26°C (mean 28.4°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 18 mm of rainfall and 73% relative humidity across the period.
March is close to Nagapattinam's year-round average. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Nagapattinam was 1988 — when the month averaged 29.5°C — while the coldest was 2008 at 27.1°C. Typical March days reach 30.8°C with nights near 26°C. The long-term March temperature trend is broadly flat.
March is one of the drier months in Nagapattinam, averaging 18 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2008 with 147 mm, while the driest was 2001 at 1 mm.
Relative humidity in Nagapattinam during March averages 73%. The most humid March was 2008 at 81%, and the least humid was 1992 at 69%.
March receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Nagapattinam. The sunniest Marchs were 1999 and 2019 at 6.7 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2008 at 5.3.
Average wind speed in Nagapattinam during March is 3.4 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1993, 2014 and 2023 at 3.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1984 at 2.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 28.3°C | 28.4°C | 28.3°C | 28.5°C | 28.4°C | +0.1°C |
| Avg High | 30.8°C | 31.1°C | 30.6°C | 30.8°C | 30.6°C | -0.2°C |
| Avg Low | 25.8°C | 25.8°C | 26.0°C | 26.2°C | 26.2°C | +0.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 20 mm | 7 mm | 32 mm | 15 mm | 20 mm | 0 mm |
March temperatures in Nagapattinam have stayed relatively stable across the record.
March has ranged from a record low of 23.3°C (1992) to a record high of 34.1°C (1988).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 18 mm, with a wettest year of 147 mm.
Daytime highs and overnight lows have shifted differently — highs fell about 0.1°C per decade while lows rose 0.1°C per decade, narrowing the gap between day and night.
One of the best times to visit Nagapattinam
March is one of the best times to visit Nagapattinam. Expect days averaging 30.8°C and nights around 26°C (mean 28.4°C) — close to Nagapattinam's yearly average — with low rainfall (18 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30.7°C | 28.6°C | 26.5°C | 32.2°C | 25.3°C | 43 mm | 75% | 3.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 31.3°C | 28.8°C | 26.3°C | 32.4°C | 25.2°C | 2 mm | 71% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2023 | 30.4°C | 28.3°C | 26.2°C | 32.3°C | 24.6°C | 32 mm | 74% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 30.6°C | 28.4°C | 26.2°C | 33.1°C | 24.6°C | 30 mm | 76% | 3.7 m/s | 6 |
| 2021 | 29.9°C | 27.9°C | 25.9°C | 33.7°C | 24.4°C | 7 mm | 77% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 30.8°C | 28.5°C | 26.2°C | 31.9°C | 25.3°C | 5 mm | 72% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 31.4°C | 28.8°C | 26.2°C | 34.0°C | 25.3°C | 2 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2018 | 30.3°C | 28.1°C | 25.9°C | 32.1°C | 24.2°C | 22 mm | 75% | 3.4 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 30.4°C | 28.2°C | 26.1°C | 31.7°C | 24.5°C | 45 mm | 75% | 3.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2016 | 31.2°C | 28.9°C | 26.6°C | 33.4°C | 25.8°C | 7 mm | 73% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 30.7°C | 28.4°C | 26.2°C | 32.1°C | 25.5°C | 8 mm | 73% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 30.7°C | 28.3°C | 25.9°C | 33.1°C | 24.7°C | 3 mm | 70% | 3.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2013 | 30.8°C | 28.5°C | 26.2°C | 32.3°C | 25.1°C | 40 mm | 73% | 3.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2012 | 31.4°C | 29.0°C | 26.5°C | 32.7°C | 25.4°C | 12 mm | 72% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 30.2°C | 27.9°C | 25.6°C | 32.7°C | 23.6°C | 5 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2010 | 31.3°C | 28.9°C | 26.4°C | 33.0°C | 24.4°C | 5 mm | 73% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 30.4°C | 27.9°C | 25.5°C | 32.1°C | 24.3°C | 73 mm | 74% | 3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2008 ❄️ 🌧️ | 28.7°C | 27.1°C | 25.6°C | 30.5°C | 23.6°C | 147 mm | 81% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2007 | 30.7°C | 28.1°C | 25.5°C | 32.3°C | 24.3°C | 3 mm | 72% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2006 | 30.3°C | 28.3°C | 26.2°C | 33.0°C | 24.8°C | 37 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2005 | 31.1°C | 28.9°C | 26.7°C | 33.3°C | 25.1°C | 22 mm | 74% | 3.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2004 | 31.1°C | 28.5°C | 25.9°C | 33.2°C | 23.6°C | 7 mm | 73% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2003 | 30.8°C | 28.5°C | 26.1°C | 32.7°C | 24.4°C | 14 mm | 73% | 3.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 31.0°C | 28.4°C | 25.9°C | 32.6°C | 24.1°C | 5 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 31.6°C | 29.0°C | 26.4°C | 34.1°C | 25.1°C | 1 mm | 71% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 30.7°C | 28.2°C | 25.8°C | 31.5°C | 23.8°C | 7 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1999 | 31.3°C | 28.6°C | 25.9°C | 33.2°C | 23.7°C | 4 mm | 72% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 31.4°C | 28.9°C | 26.3°C | 32.6°C | 25.3°C | 2 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 31.0°C | 28.4°C | 25.8°C | 32.9°C | 23.9°C | 6 mm | 72% | 3.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 30.9°C | 28.1°C | 25.3°C | 33.1°C | 23.7°C | 5 mm | 70% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 30.7°C | 28.3°C | 25.9°C | 32.3°C | 24.6°C | 7 mm | 72% | 3.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 30.6°C | 28.0°C | 25.4°C | 33.4°C | 23.3°C | 6 mm | 74% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1993 | 31.0°C | 28.4°C | 25.9°C | 33.4°C | 24.5°C | 11 mm | 72% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1992 | 30.9°C | 27.6°C | 24.4°C | 32.9°C | 23.3°C | 2 mm | 69% | 3.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 31.5°C | 28.8°C | 26.1°C | 33.7°C | 24.6°C | 6 mm | 72% | 3.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1990 | 31.5°C | 29.2°C | 26.9°C | 33.4°C | 25.6°C | 17 mm | 73% | 3.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1989 | 30.7°C | 28.0°C | 25.3°C | 32.5°C | 24.1°C | 25 mm | 70% | 3.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 🔥 | 31.9°C | 29.5°C | 27.1°C | 34.1°C | 25.8°C | 5 mm | 73% | 3.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1987 | 30.6°C | 28.1°C | 25.6°C | 32.6°C | 24.2°C | 31 mm | 72% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1986 | 30.4°C | 28.1°C | 25.9°C | 32.8°C | 24.6°C | 44 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 31.1°C | 28.5°C | 25.9°C | 33.5°C | 23.4°C | 11 mm | 73% | 3.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1984 | 29.5°C | 27.4°C | 25.2°C | 31.4°C | 24.0°C | 34 mm | 76% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1983 | 31.9°C | 28.9°C | 26.0°C | 33.8°C | 24.9°C | 2 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.7°C | 28.0°C | 25.3°C | 32.5°C | 24.4°C | 8 mm | 73% | 3.3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 30.8°C | 28.4°C | 26.0°C | 32.2°C | 24.7°C | 18 mm | 73% | 3.7 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 30.8°C with lows near 26°C (mean 28.4°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 18 mm of rainfall in Nagapattinam, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 147 mm in 2008.
The hottest March reached 34.1°C in 1988. The coldest dipped to 23.3°C in 1992.
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 25.7°C to 26.2°C while daytime highs eased from 30.8°C to 30.6°C, narrowing the gap between day and night.
March is close to Nagapattinam's year-round average and one of the drier months, so plan for around 30.8°C daytime highs and 26°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 6th coolest month in Nagapattinam, averaging 28.4°C.
For March in Nagapattinam, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.8°C and lows of 26°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 73% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 3.4 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.8 m/s (1993).
The wettest March on record was 2008 with 147 mm. On average, March sees 18 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 Nagapattinam 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.
