Bāft weather in March

In March, Bāft sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Bāft's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bāft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:00 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Bāft is city in Kerman Province, Iran.

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 11°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bāft reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1110
2110
3110
4110
5121
6121
7121
8121
9121
10121
11121
12132
13132
14132
15132
16132
17132
18133
19143
20143
21143
22143
23143
24143
25144
26154
27154
28154
29154
30154
31154

How March really feels in Bāft

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Bāft weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -4°667.25.310.31.2
Feb / -2°707.93.910.92.0
Mar13° / 669.21.811.84.0
Apr19° / 274.90.112.76.9
May25° / 12°71.8013.48.6
Jun30° / 17°30.4013.86.9
Jul31° / 19°30.6013.75.8
Aug30° / 17°51.10136.7
Sep27° / 14°10.2012.28.7
Oct21° / 40.8011.38.8
Nov15° / 182.80.510.55.8
Dec10° / -1°394.52.610.23.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67327
77228
87129
97129
107129
116931
126931
136832
146733
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206535
216634
226634
236634
246733
256733
266733
276832
286832
296832
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bāft gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 30% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12810
22810
32710
4279
5279
6269
7268
8268
9278
10277
11287
12297
13296
14306
15316
16325
17335
18335
19345
20344
21344
22344
23343
24333
25323
26323
27312
28302
29292
30282
31272

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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:17 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:37 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:175:37
211.46:165:38
311.46:155:38
411.46:135:39
511.56:125:40
611.56:115:40
711.56:105:41
811.56:095:42
911.66:085:42
1011.66:075:43
1111.66:065:44
1211.76:045:44
1311.76:035:45
1411.76:025:45
1511.86:015:46
1611.86:005:47
1711.85:595:47
1811.85:575:48
1911.95:565:49
2011.95:555:49
2111.95:545:50
2212.05:535:50
2312.05:515:51
2412.05:505:51
2512.15:495:52
2612.15:485:53
2712.15:465:53
2812.15:455:54
2912.25:445:54
3012.25:435:55
3112.25:425:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bāft?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bāft for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bāft in March

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

In March, Bāft sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Bāft in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bāft peaks around June 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 13Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bāft 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 Bāft is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2230 µg/m³Nov 2312 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bāft?

Bāft sits at 29.2°N, 56.6°E, 2,268 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bardsīr, 77 km away.

MāhānḨājjīābādKermanJīroftRafsanjān

Topography around Bāft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bāft has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 385 m around an average of 2,283 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,008 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,173 m.

The land around Bāft is covered by bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
385 m
16 km
1,008 m
80 km
3,173 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bardsīr 77 km · Najafshahr 87 km · Sirjan 93 km · Māhān 114 km · Ḩājjīābād 123 km · Kerman 126 km · Jīroft 127 km · Rafsanjān 143 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
Muslim 99%Christian 1%Baha'i 0%agnostic 0%

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 Bāft (29.2331°, 56.6022°, elevation 2,268 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).