Bam weather in March

In March, Bam sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bam's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
37%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Bam 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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bam reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
1188
2188
3188
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10209
112010
122010
132010
142010
152010
162110
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252212
262212
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312313

How March really feels in Bam

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Bam weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 284.51.510.34.8
Feb16° / 294.50.8116.1
Mar21° / 10°2450.211.87.6
Apr26° / 16°122.6012.77.9
May32° / 21°41.4013.45.4
Jun35° / 25°10.5013.83.3
Jul36° / 26°30.5013.72.9
Aug34° / 24°10.20133.9
Sep32° / 21°10.2012.25.7
Oct27° / 16°30.9011.38.6
Nov21° / 10°51.20.110.58.4
Dec16° / 141.90.510.26.5

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57822
67822
77723
87822
97723
107723
117624
127624
137525
147327
157327
167327
177129
187129
197030
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257030
267129
277129
287129
297327
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bam gets around 24 mm of rain and snow over 5 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 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1617
1717
1817
1917
2017
2116
2216
2316
2415
2515
2614
2714
2814
2913
3013
3113

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:09 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:095:30
211.46:085:31
311.46:075:31
411.46:065:32
511.56:055:33
611.56:045:33
711.56:035:34
811.56:025:35
911.66:015:35
1011.66:005:36
1111.65:595:37
1211.75:575:37
1311.75:565:38
1411.75:555:39
1511.85:545:39
1611.85:535:40
1711.85:525:40
1811.85:505:41
1911.95:495:42
2011.95:485:42
2111.95:475:43
2212.05:465:43
2312.05:445:44
2412.05:435:44
2512.15:425:45
2612.15:415:46
2712.15:395:46
2812.15:385:47
2912.25:375:47
3012.25:365:48
3112.25:355:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.75 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bam

In seasonPeak

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

Bam sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bam?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bam in March

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

In March, Bam sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Bam in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bam peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bam 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 Bam is worst in July — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1741 µg/m³Nov 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr40Poor
May41Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bam?

Bam sits at 29.1°N, 58.4°E, 1,061 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Baravāt, 6.0 km away.

KahnūjMāhānBāftKermanBardsīr

Topography around Bam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,062 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,474 m.

The land around Bam is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (31%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
3,474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Baravāt 6.0 km · Jīroft 77 km · ‘Anbarābād 86 km · Kahnūj 145 km · Māhān 148 km · Bāft 171 km · Kerman 180 km · Bardsīr 195 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 Bam (29.106°, 58.357°, elevation 1,061 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).