Qabala weather in March

In March, Qabala sees average daytime highs of 6°C and overnight lows near -2°C, with 73 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Qabala's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qabala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-2°
4th coldest
Precipitation
73 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:08 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Qabala is city of Azerbaijan.

Founded
1537

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 4°C in the first days to 8°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qabala reaches about 6°C in the afternoon and slips back to -2°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 12°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)
14-4
24-3
34-3
44-3
54-3
64-3
75-3
85-3
95-2
105-2
115-2
125-2
135-2
145-2
155-2
165-2
175-2
186-2
196-2
206-2
216-1
226-1
236-1
247-1
257-1
267-1
277-1
2870
2980
3080
3180

How March really feels in Qabala

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Qabala weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°315.76.59.40.0
Feb / -6°407.67.710.40.0
Mar / -2°7311.38.111.70.3
Apr11° / 7913.23.613.12.4
May16° / 7513.40.314.34.9
Jun21° / 12°619.4014.97.0
Jul24° / 15°447.9014.67.8
Aug24° / 15°426.5013.68.1
Sep19° / 11°647.60.112.36.8
Oct13° / 689.61.310.94.1
Nov / -1°58849.70.9
Dec / -5°326.25.39.10.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35446
45446
55347
65248
75248
85149
95050
104951
114951
124753
134852
144852
154852
164852
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
225050
235050
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Qabala gets around 73 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days, and about 8 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12825
22825
32925
42924
53024
63124
73125
83225
93325
103426
113526
123627
133727
143728
153728
163828
173828
183928
193928
204028
214028
224028
234028
244027
254026
264026
274025
284124
294123
304123
314122

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
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 7:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:336:31
211.07:316:32
311.17:306:33
411.17:286:35
511.27:266:36
611.27:256:37
711.27:236:38
811.37:226:39
911.37:206:40
1011.47:186:41
1111.47:176:43
1211.57:156:44
1311.57:136:45
1411.67:126:46
1511.67:106:47
1611.77:086:48
1711.77:076:49
1811.87:056:50
1911.87:036:51
2011.87:026:53
2111.97:006:54
2211.96:586:55
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:556:57
2512.16:536:58
2612.16:516:59
2712.26:507:00
2812.26:487:01
2912.36:467:02
3012.36:447:03
3112.46:437:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Qabala?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Qabala.

What to pack for Qabala in March

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

In March, Qabala sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near -2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Qabala 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 Qabala peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qabala 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 Qabala is worst in August — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1818 µg/m³Dec 157 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Qabala?

Qabala sits at 41.0°N, 47.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Azerbaijan. The nearest listed city is Ismayilli, 34 km away.

IsmayilliGöyçayAğdaşUjarShekiAghsuQusarQuba

Topography around Qabala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qabala has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,680 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,445 m.

The land around Qabala is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (24%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
822 m
16 km
2,680 m
80 km
4,445 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ismayilli 34 km · Göyçay 38 km · Ağdaş 49 km · Ujar 54 km · Sheki 61 km · Aghsu 65 km · Qusar 70 km · Quba 70 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
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Qabala (40.9814°, 47.8458°, elevation 0 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).