Bandar-e Genāveh weather in March

In March, Bandar-e Genāveh sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 28 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Bandar-e Genāveh's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar-e Genāveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Bandar-e Genāveh is city in Bushehr 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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bandar-e Genāveh reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Bandar-e Genāveh

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.

Bandar-e Genāveh weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 14°767.410.36.3
Feb18° / 14°344.510.97.0
Mar21° / 17°283.511.87.9
Apr25° / 21°91.712.78.5
May30° / 26°30.213.56.8
Jun33° / 29°0013.95.0
Jul34° / 31°0013.74.1
Aug35° / 32°0013.13.7
Sep33° / 30°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 26°20.411.36.6
Nov25° / 21°53410.58.2
Dec20° / 16°856.410.17.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
58020
67921
77822
87822
97723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bandar-e Genāveh gets around 28 mm of rain over 3.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 11% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
910
1010
1110
1211
1311
1412
1512
1613
1713
1813
1914
2014
2114
2214
2313
2413
2513
2612
2712
2811
2911
3010
319

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1474760
2464770
3454870
4444880
5434980
6424990
74150100
84050100
93950110
103850120
113751120
123651130
133551140
143452140
153451150
163351160
173251170
183151180
193149200
203048210
213047230
222947240
232846260
242745270
252645291
262544301
272444321
282243341
292142352
301941372
311840392

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 6:41 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:416:01
211.46:406:02
311.46:396:02
411.46:386:03
511.46:376:04
611.56:366:05
711.56:356:05
811.56:346:06
911.66:326:06
1011.66:316:07
1111.66:306:08
1211.76:296:08
1311.76:286:09
1411.76:276:10
1511.76:256:10
1611.86:246:11
1711.86:236:12
1811.86:226:12
1911.96:216:13
2011.96:196:13
2111.96:186:14
2212.06:176:15
2312.06:166:15
2412.06:146:16
2512.16:136:16
2612.16:126:17
2712.16:116:18
2812.16:106:18
2912.26:086:19
3012.26:076:19
3112.26:066:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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215.8Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bandar-e Genāveh

In seasonPeak

In March, Bandar-e Genāveh sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bandar-e Genāveh sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bandar-e Genāveh?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Bandar-e Genāveh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bandar-e Genāveh in March

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

In March, Bandar-e Genāveh sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Bandar-e Genāveh in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 29 to Dec 31 — about 9.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Bandar-e Genāveh 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 Bandar-e Genāveh peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bandar-e Genāveh 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 Bandar-e Genāveh is worst in August — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1149 µg/m³Nov 2227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May41Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug49Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar-e Genāveh?

Bandar-e Genāveh sits at 29.6°N, 50.5°E, 8 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Āb Pakhsh, 59 km away.

Hendījān

Topography around Bandar-e Genāveh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bandar-e Genāveh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar-e Genāveh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,699 m.

The land around Bandar-e Genāveh is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), bare terrain (29%) and water (23%) within 3 km, water (46%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and water (40%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
1,699 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Āb Pakhsh 59 km · Bandar-e Deylam 63 km · Bushehr 75 km · Borāzjān 76 km · Choghādak 83 km · ‘Ālī Shahr 90 km · Dogonbadan 91 km · Hendījān 107 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 Bandar-e Genāveh (29.5791°, 50.517°, elevation 8 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).