Weather in Vijayawada in March

The month to avoid. March is the month most people should skip in Vijayawada. Daytime highs average 38.7 °C and the afternoon is not negotiable — outdoor plans move to early morning or evening.

March ranks 9 of 12 in Vijayawada: past the worst of the year but short of December, which is the month to book if the dates are open.

Rain falls on only 2 days, so an itinerary with no wet-weather fallback is a reasonable risk. Pack for heat management rather than style: shade, water, and a schedule that gives up on the middle of the day.

What the averages hide

Averages flatten a month, and this one hides a few things: 30 days of the month clear 35 °C — that is not a heatwave, it is the month; the day swings 15.6 °C from low to high, which means one bag has to cover both. Across the twenty years measured, the hottest March day reached 43.5 °C and the coldest night fell to 18.2 °C, and the wettest single day dropped 54 mm — roughly 600% of the month's rain in one day.

This is the volatile part. March rainfall has ranged from 0 mm to 113 mm across the twenty years measured — a 113 mm spread around an average of 9 mm. The average is real but almost no individual March looks like it, so treat the figure as the middle of a wide range rather than a forecast.

Wind is light at 8.5 km/h, so the temperature on the page is close to the temperature on your skin, and humidity is unremarkable at 57%.

How March sits in the year

The month is on the way up: 3.5 °C warmer than February, and April adds another 2 °C. Late in the month feels noticeably different from the start of it, which is worth knowing if the trip is short.

Daylight in March

Vijayawada sits close enough to the equator that daylight barely moves all year — 12 hours in March, against a range of just 1.9 hours across the whole calendar. Sunrise and sunset land at roughly the same time whenever you come.

Sea temperature

The sea sits at about 28.3 °C in March — warm enough that the water offers no relief from the heat. The sea peaks at 30.2 °C in May and bottoms out at 26.5 °C — water lags the air by a month or two, which is why the best swimming often comes after the best weather.

How busy it gets

Off season. The genuine off season: cheapest by a distance, with the caveat that some tours and restaurants close entirely.

Crowd levels are estimated from climate desirability and school-holiday calendars, not from visitor numbers.

March in Vijayawada versus nearby

If Vijayawada is one option among several, the nearby comparison is worth making. Hyderabad is a better bet in March — within a degree on temperature, 1 day more rain. Rasapūdipalem is a better bet in March — 6.6 °C cooler, 2 days more rain.

So: March is a compromise. December is 53 points better and is what Vijayawada is actually like at its best — worth moving the trip for if that is possible, and worth adjusting expectations for if it is not.

Every month in Vijayawada

See all twelve months in Vijayawada, or where else to go in March.