Zaranj weather in March

In March, Zaranj sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Zaranj's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaranj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
32%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Zaranj is city in Afghanistan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zaranj reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1239
2239
3239
4239
5239
6249
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92410
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112511
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How March really feels in Zaranj

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zaranj weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 163.510.26.2
Feb20° / 112.610.97.8
Mar26° / 12°16311.88.0
Apr33° / 18°4112.74.5
May39° / 24°10.213.51.1
Jun42° / 28°00140.0
Jul44° / 30°0013.80.0
Aug42° / 28°0013.10.0
Sep38° / 22°0012.21.8
Oct31° / 15°00.111.26.2
Nov23° / 30.710.48.9
Dec17° / 71.5107.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48119
58020
68020
78020
87921
97822
107723
117624
127624
137525
147426
157327
167327
177327
187228
197228
207228
217228
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237228
247228
257327
267327
277426
287426
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zaranj gets around 16 mm of rain over 3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
711
811
911
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1911
2010
2110
229
239
248
258
267
277
287
296
306
316

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19910
29910
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99721
109721
119721
129721
139721
149631
159721
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189721
199721
209721
219721
229721
239721
249721
259721
269721
279721
289721
299721
309811
319811

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:576:15
211.36:566:15
311.46:556:16
411.46:546:17
511.46:536:18
611.46:516:18
711.56:506:19
811.56:496:20
911.56:486:20
1011.66:476:21
1111.66:456:22
1211.66:446:22
1311.76:436:23
1411.76:426:24
1511.76:406:25
1611.86:396:25
1711.86:386:26
1811.86:376:27
1911.96:356:27
2011.96:346:28
2111.96:336:29
2212.06:326:29
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:296:30
2512.16:286:31
2612.16:266:32
2712.16:256:32
2812.26:246:33
2912.26:236:34
3012.26:216:34
3112.26:206:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Zaranj

In seasonPeak

None of Zaranj's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Zaranj sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Zaranj?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Zaranj for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zaranj in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Zaranj sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zaranj in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zaranj peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Zaranj in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Zaranj is worst in August — around 126 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 33 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 11125 µg/m³Dec 1933 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr52Poor
May61Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul120Unhealthy
Aug126Unhealthy
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov35Poor
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zaranj?

Zaranj sits at 31.0°N, 61.9°E, 489 m above sea level, in Afghanistan. The nearest listed city is Zābol, 36 km away.

KhāshFarahNehbandānZahedanKhān NeshīnLashkar GāhKushk

Topography around Zaranj

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Zaranj.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaranj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m.

The land around Zaranj is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), bare terrain (33%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (65%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
313 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Zābol 36 km · Khāsh 109 km · Farah 159 km · Nehbandān 185 km · Zahedan 189 km · Khān Neshīn 190 km · Lashkar Gāh 249 km · Kushk 260 km

Afghanistan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 17% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$417
2024
Happiness
1.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
15.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 446
Religion
Muslim 100%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Zaranj (30.9596°, 61.8604°, elevation 489 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).