Bandar-e Māhshahr weather in March

In March, Bandar-e Māhshahr sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 32 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Bandar-e Māhshahr's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bandar-e Māhshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Bandar-e Māhshahr is city in Khuzestan 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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bandar-e Māhshahr reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Bandar-e Māhshahr

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 Māhshahr weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 10°576.410.26.9
Feb21° / 11°314.510.97.8
Mar26° / 15°32411.87.9
Apr33° / 20°101.912.74.5
May40° / 26°40.513.50.6
Jun45° / 29°0013.90.0
Jul46° / 31°0013.80.0
Aug46° / 30°0013.10.0
Sep42° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct36° / 22°60.811.22.6
Nov27° / 16°724.410.57.4
Dec20° / 11°686.110.17.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bandar-e Māhshahr gets around 32 mm of rain over 4 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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286131
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487121
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886122
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 6:47 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:476:06
211.36:466:06
311.46:456:07
411.46:446:08
511.46:436:08
611.56:426:09
711.56:416:10
811.56:396:11
911.66:386:11
1011.66:376:12
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1211.66:356:13
1311.76:336:14
1411.76:326:15
1511.76:316:15
1611.86:306:16
1711.86:296:17
1811.86:276:17
1911.96:266:18
2011.96:256:19
2111.96:246:19
2212.06:226:20
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:206:21
2512.16:186:22
2612.16:176:22
2712.16:166:23
2812.26:156:24
2912.26:136:24
3012.26:126:25
3112.26:116:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bandar-e Māhshahr

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Bandar-e Māhshahr?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Bandar-e Māhshahr for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bandar-e Māhshahr in March

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

In March, Bandar-e Māhshahr sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Bandar-e Māhshahr in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 48 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 10 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov24Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Bandar-e Māhshahr 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 Māhshahr peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bandar-e Māhshahr 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 Māhshahr is worst in April — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1948 µg/m³Nov 1934 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr48Poor
May48Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bandar-e Māhshahr?

Bandar-e Māhshahr sits at 30.6°N, 49.2°E, 8 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni, 16 km away.

Topography around Bandar-e Māhshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bandar-e Māhshahr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m.

The land around Bandar-e Māhshahr is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
638 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni 16 km · Chamrān 17 km · Rāmshīr 43 km · Shādegān 51 km · Omīdīyeh 54 km · Hendījān 62 km · Aghajari 64 km · Abadan 88 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 Māhshahr (30.5566°, 49.1885°, 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).