Ijevan weather in March

In March, Ijevan sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 64 mm of precipitation across 12.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ijevan's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ijevan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
64 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:19 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Ijevan is city or town in Armenia.

Density
4,239/km²
people per km²
Founded
1780

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 7°C in the first days to 11°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ijevan reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 15°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-1
27-1
37-1
47-1
58-1
68-1
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980
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1180
1280
1380
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How March really feels in Ijevan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Ijevan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°245.75.59.40.0
Feb / -3°327.36.710.40.1
Mar / 6412.17.211.71.7
Apr14° / 9717.63.413.13.3
May19° / 10°11220.30.214.34.6
Jun24° / 15°7314.6014.96.2
Jul27° / 18°489014.67.0
Aug27° / 17°348013.67.2
Sep22° / 13°429.1012.36.9
Oct16° / 5410.80.710.95.2
Nov10° / 4083.59.72.3
Dec / -2°255.64.69.10.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34555
44555
54456
64456
74258
84357
94258
104258
114159
124159
134159
144258
154159
164357
174357
184357
194456
204456
214357
224357
234357
244456
254357
264357
274357
284159
294159
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ijevan gets around 64 mm of rain and snow over 12.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 39% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12923
23022
33022
43122
53222
63322
73423
83523
93723
103824
113924
124024
134124
144125
154225
164225
174225
184225
194225
204225
214225
224224
234224
244223
254322
264322
274421
284520
294519
304619
314718

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
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65calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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185calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours at the start of March to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:43 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:436:42
211.07:426:43
311.17:406:44
411.17:396:45
511.27:376:47
611.27:366:48
711.27:346:49
811.37:326:50
911.37:316:51
1011.47:296:52
1111.47:276:53
1211.57:266:55
1311.57:246:56
1411.67:236:57
1511.67:216:58
1611.77:196:59
1711.77:177:00
1811.87:167:01
1911.87:147:02
2011.87:127:03
2111.97:117:04
2211.97:097:06
2312.07:077:07
2412.07:067:08
2512.17:047:09
2612.17:027:10
2712.27:007:11
2812.26:597:12
2912.36:577:13
3012.36:557:14
3112.46:547:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
134.0Moderate
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ijevan

In seasonPeak

In March, Ijevan sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ijevan's rainy season runs March–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ijevan?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ijevan.

What to pack for Ijevan in March

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

In March, Ijevan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Ijevan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ijevan peaks around June 22 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJun 22UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Ijevan 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 Ijevan is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1619 µg/m³Oct 2311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ijevan?

Ijevan sits at 40.9°N, 45.1°E, 755 m above sea level, in Armenia. The nearest listed city is Dilijan, 29 km away.

DilijanGazakhSevanAlaverdiGovlarHrazdanTsaghkadzorVanadzor

Topography around Ijevan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ijevan has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 808 m around an average of 886 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,136 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,441 m.

The land around Ijevan is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
808 m
16 km
2,136 m
80 km
3,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Dilijan 29 km · Gazakh 30 km · Sevan 40 km · Alaverdi 47 km · Govlar 50 km · Hrazdan 52 km · Tsaghkadzor 53 km · Vanadzor 55 km

Armenia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,474
2025
Happiness
5.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
82%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Armenian Apostolic 95%not stated 2%

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 Ijevan (40.8804°, 45.1478°, elevation 755 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).