Mardakan weather in March

In March, Mardakan sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 21 mm of precipitation across 4.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Mardakan's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mardakan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 9°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 21 mm; 4.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:59 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 56%; 8th clearest
Wind: 24 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.9; out of 10

Mardakan is municipality in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 8°C in the first days to 10°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mardakan reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 11°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	6
2	8	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	7
13	8	7
14	8	7
15	8	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	7
20	9	7
21	9	7
22	9	7
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8
31	10	8

Mardakan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / 6°	20	5.2	0.7	9.4	1.2
Feb	7° / 5°	22	4.8	1.1	10.4	1.0
Mar	9° / 7°	21	4.3	0.2	11.7	1.9
Apr	12° / 10°	19	4.8	0	13	3.7
May	18° / 15°	13	3.2	0	14.2	6.9
Jun	24° / 21°	5	1.3	0	14.8	8.9
Jul	27° / 24°	6	1.1	0	14.6	8.7
Aug	28° / 25°	5	1.2	0	13.6	8.4
Sep	24° / 22°	16	3.2	0	12.3	8.5
Oct	19° / 17°	24	5.2	0	10.9	7.0
Nov	14° / 12°	34	7	0.1	9.7	4.1
Dec	10° / 8°	26	5.2	0.3	9.2	2.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	46	46	47	47	47	47	49	49	50	49	50	51	50	51	50	50	51	51	51	52	52
Cloudier (%)	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	53	54	54	53	53	53	53	51	51	50	51	50	49	50	49	50	50	49	49	49	48	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	52	48
31	52	48

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mardakan gets around 21 mm of rain and snow over 4.3 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 24 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	24	breezy
2	24	breezy
3	24	breezy
4	24	breezy
5	24	breezy
6	24	breezy
7	24	breezy
8	24	breezy
9	24	breezy
10	24	breezy
11	24	breezy
12	24	breezy
13	24	breezy
14	24	breezy
15	24	breezy
16	24	breezy
17	24	breezy
18	24	breezy
19	24	breezy
20	24	breezy
21	24	breezy
22	24	breezy
23	24	breezy
24	24	breezy
25	24	breezy
26	23	breezy
27	23	breezy
28	23	breezy
29	23	breezy
30	23	breezy
31	23	breezy

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 7:23 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	7:23	7:21	7:20	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:37	6:35	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:22	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.0	7:23	6:22
2	11.0	7:21	6:24
3	11.1	7:20	6:25
4	11.1	7:18	6:26
5	11.2	7:17	6:27
6	11.2	7:15	6:28
7	11.3	7:14	6:29
8	11.3	7:12	6:30
9	11.3	7:10	6:31
10	11.4	7:09	6:33
11	11.4	7:07	6:34
12	11.5	7:06	6:35
13	11.5	7:04	6:36
14	11.6	7:02	6:37
15	11.6	7:01	6:38
16	11.7	6:59	6:39
17	11.7	6:57	6:40
18	11.8	6:56	6:41
19	11.8	6:54	6:42
20	11.9	6:52	6:43
21	11.9	6:51	6:44
22	11.9	6:49	6:46
23	12.0	6:47	6:47
24	12.0	6:46	6:48
25	12.1	6:44	6:49
26	12.1	6:42	6:50
27	12.2	6:41	6:51
28	12.2	6:39	6:52
29	12.3	6:37	6:53
30	12.3	6:35	6:54
31	12.4	6:34	6:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.6	Moderate
4	3.6	Moderate
5	3.7	Moderate
6	3.7	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	4.0	Bright
13	4.0	Bright
14	4.1	Bright
15	4.1	Bright
16	4.2	Bright
17	4.2	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.4	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mardakan?

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

1.9

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mardakan.

What to pack for Mardakan in March

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

In March, Mardakan sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near 7°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layera windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mardakan in March

The nearest coast averages about 8°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 7°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 8 to Oct 12 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	8	7	8	10	16	22	25	26	24	20	15	11
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	8	Bracing
Feb	7	Bracing
Mar	8	Bracing
Apr	10	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	22	Refreshing
Jul	25	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	24	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	15	Bracing
Dec	11	Bracing

UV index in Mardakan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 3 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mardakan peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	3	3	5	7	8	9	8	4	4	2	2
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	5	Moderate
May	7	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	4	Moderate
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Mardakan 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 Mardakan is worst in September — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	11	14	23	16	15	13	15	20	27	24	18	13
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	13	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	18	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mardakan?

Mardakan sits at 40.5°N, 50.1°E, -4 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Buzovna, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Mardakan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mardakan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of -5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 952 m.

The land around Mardakan is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, water (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and water (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

artificial surfaces 83%

16 km

97 m

water 40%

80 km

952 m

water 81%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland

← February Mardakan year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Buzovna 4.0 km · Biny Selo 7.0 km · Yeni Suraxanı 11 km · Maştağa 12 km · Hövsan 14 km · Amirdzhan 15 km · Bakıxanov 17 km · Zabrat 17 km

Azerbaijan travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 28% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,411; 2025
Happiness: 5.0 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 58%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.2; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 6.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 454
Religion

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 Mardakan (40.4918°, 50.1429°, elevation -4 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	6
2	8	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	7
13	8	7
14	8	7
15	8	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	7
20	9	7
21	9	7
22	9	7
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	6
2	8	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	7
13	8	7
14	8	7
15	8	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	7
20	9	7
21	9	7
22	9	7
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	6
2	8	6
3	8	6
4	8	6
5	8	6
6	8	6
7	8	6
8	8	6
9	8	6
10	8	6
11	8	6
12	8	7
13	8	7
14	8	7
15	8	7
16	9	7
17	9	7
18	9	7
19	9	7
20	9	7
21	9	7
22	9	7
23	9	7
24	9	7
25	9	7
26	9	8
27	10	8
28	10	8
29	10	8
30	10	8
31	10	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	45	55
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	46	54
7	46	54
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	47	53
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	47	53
14	47	53
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	49	51
18	49	51
19	50	50
20	49	51
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	50	50
24	51	49
25	50	50
26	50	50
27	51	49
28	51	49
29	51	49
30	52	48
31	52	48

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	13
6	13
7	13
8	13
9	13
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	15
17	15
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	15
28	15
29	15
30	15
31	15

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100