Ardakān weather in March

In March, Ardakān sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3.7 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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ardakān's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ardakān's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 16 mm; 3.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:11 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

Ardakān is city in Yazd Province, Iran.

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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ardakān reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°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)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

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

How March really feels in Ardakān

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ardakān 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 2°	18	4.4	1.4	10.1	4.6
Feb	17° / 5°	12	2.7	0.4	10.8	6.6
Mar	22° / 9°	16	3.7	0.1	11.8	7.9
Apr	27° / 15°	11	2.7	0	12.8	7.6
May	32° / 20°	4	1.1	0	13.6	4.8
Jun	38° / 24°	0	0	0	14.1	1.7
Jul	39° / 26°	0	0.1	0	13.9	0.4
Aug	38° / 24°	0	0	0	13.2	1.5
Sep	34° / 20°	0	0	0	12.2	4.0
Oct	28° / 14°	2	0.5	0	11.2	8.0
Nov	20° / 8°	9	2.1	0.1	10.3	7.9
Dec	15° / 4°	14	2.9	0.4	9.9	5.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	77	77	77	76	75	75	74	73	72	72	71	70	70	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	70	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	30	29	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	69	31
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ardakān gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11

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

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 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:07 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51
Sunset (PM)	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:30	5:45
2	11.3	6:28	5:46
3	11.3	6:27	5:46
4	11.4	6:26	5:47
5	11.4	6:25	5:48
6	11.4	6:24	5:49
7	11.5	6:22	5:49
8	11.5	6:21	5:50
9	11.5	6:20	5:51
10	11.6	6:19	5:52
11	11.6	6:17	5:53
12	11.6	6:16	5:53
13	11.7	6:15	5:54
14	11.7	6:14	5:55
15	11.7	6:12	5:55
16	11.8	6:11	5:56
17	11.8	6:10	5:57
18	11.8	6:08	5:58
19	11.9	6:07	5:58
20	11.9	6:06	5:59
21	11.9	6:04	6:00
22	12.0	6:03	6:00
23	12.0	6:02	6:01
24	12.0	6:00	6:02
25	12.1	5:59	6:03
26	12.1	5:58	6:03
27	12.1	5:56	6:04
28	12.2	5:55	6:05
29	12.2	5:54	6:05
30	12.2	5:52	6:06
31	12.3	5:51	6:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.82 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.0	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.1	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.2	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ardakān

In seasonPeak

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

Ardakān sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ardakān?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Ardakān for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ardakān in March

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

In March, Ardakān sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Ardakān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ardakān peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	6	6	8	9	9	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	6	High
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ardakān 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 Ardakān is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 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)	16	20	23	31	31	24	30	21	24	20	14	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	16	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	20	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Ardakān?

Ardakān sits at 32.3°N, 54.0°E, 1,040 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meybod, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Ardakān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ardakān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 1,040 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 928 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,248 m.

The land around Ardakān is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

35 m

artificial surfaces 55%

16 km

928 m

bare terrain 86%

80 km

3,248 m

bare terrain 98%

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

March weather nearby: Meybod 7.0 km · Ashkez̄ar 39 km · Yazd 57 km · Taft 65 km · Mahrīz 90 km · Nā’īn 106 km · Abarkūh 149 km · Bāfq 152 km

Iran travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 352% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $3,924; 2025
Happiness: 5.2 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 94%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 2.4; per 100k, 2014
Road deaths: 21.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 492
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 Ardakān (32.31°, 54.0175°, elevation 1,040 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	69	31
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	69	31
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	69	31
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	69	31
22	70	30
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

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

	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