Bīrjand weather in March

In March, Bīrjand sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bīrjand's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bīrjand's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 45 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:50 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.3; out of 10

Bīrjand is city in South Khorasan province, Iran.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 12.1 µg/m³ · 2020
Density: 4,602/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1201

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 13°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bīrjand reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°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)	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7

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

How March really feels in Bīrjand

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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

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

Bīrjand weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	8° / -3°	37	6.8	2.7	10.1	1.8
Feb	11° / -1°	45	7.6	1.7	10.8	2.8
Mar	16° / 4°	45	8	0.6	11.8	5.3
Apr	22° / 9°	20	4.8	0	12.8	7.7
May	28° / 14°	6	1.7	0	13.7	7.7
Jun	32° / 18°	1	0.2	0	14.1	5.5
Jul	33° / 19°	0	0	0	13.9	5.1
Aug	31° / 17°	0	0.1	0	13.2	6.1
Sep	29° / 13°	1	0.2	0	12.2	7.9
Oct	23° / 9°	3	0.7	0	11.2	9.2
Nov	16° / 3°	10	2.8	0.1	10.3	6.4
Dec	11° / -1°	22	4.6	0.7	9.9	3.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

	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 (%)	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	70	70	70	70	68	68	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	69	69	69	69	69
Cloudier (%)	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	30	30	30	30	32	32	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	32	31	31	31	31	31

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bīrjand gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	21	21
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	3
2	28	3
3	28	3
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	3
9	27	3
10	27	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	3
14	27	3
15	27	2
16	27	2
17	27	2
18	27	2
19	27	2
20	26	2
21	26	1
22	26	1
23	25	1
24	24	1
25	24	1
26	23	1
27	23	0
28	22	0
29	22	0
30	21	0
31	21	0

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 10 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.

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:46 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)	11.2	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	11.9	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)	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:38	5:37	5:35	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:09	5:23
2	11.3	6:08	5:24
3	11.3	6:07	5:25
4	11.3	6:06	5:26
5	11.4	6:04	5:27
6	11.4	6:03	5:28
7	11.4	6:02	5:28
8	11.5	6:01	5:29
9	11.5	5:59	5:30
10	11.5	5:58	5:31
11	11.6	5:57	5:31
12	11.6	5:56	5:32
13	11.6	5:54	5:33
14	11.7	5:53	5:34
15	11.7	5:52	5:34
16	11.7	5:50	5:35
17	11.8	5:49	5:36
18	11.8	5:48	5:37
19	11.9	5:46	5:37
20	11.9	5:45	5:38
21	11.9	5:44	5:39
22	12.0	5:42	5:40
23	12.0	5:41	5:40
24	12.0	5:40	5:41
25	12.1	5:38	5:42
26	12.1	5:37	5:43
27	12.1	5:35	5:43
28	12.2	5:34	5:44
29	12.2	5:33	5:45
30	12.2	5:31	5:45
31	12.3	5:30	5:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.69 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)	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	6.0	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.1	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.2	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bīrjand?

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

5.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bīrjand for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bīrjand in March

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

In March, Bīrjand sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bīrjand in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bīrjand peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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	7	8	10	10	12	11	8	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Bīrjand 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 Bīrjand is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bīrjand's WHO annual average of 12.1 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	7	10	12	16	16	14	18	14	14	10	7	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	7	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	16	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	14	Moderate
Sep	14	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	7	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Bīrjand?

Bīrjand sits at 32.9°N, 59.2°E, 1,459 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Qā’en, 96 km away.

Topography around Bīrjand

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bīrjand has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,483 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,205 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,742 m.

The land around Bīrjand is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (89%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

artificial surfaces 63%

16 km

1,205 m

bare terrain 89%

80 km

1,742 m

bare terrain 97%

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

March weather nearby: Qā’en 96 km · Ferdows 161 km · Nehbandān 166 km · Gonābād 173 km · Boshrūyeh 200 km · Khvāf 208 km · Tabas 228 km · Tāybād 253 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 Bīrjand (32.8663°, 59.2211°, elevation 1,459 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	13	1
2	13	1
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	2
6	14	2
7	14	2
8	14	2
9	14	3
10	14	3
11	15	3
12	15	3
13	15	3
14	15	4
15	15	4
16	16	4
17	16	4
18	16	4
19	16	5
20	16	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	5
24	17	5
25	17	6
26	17	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	3
2	28	3
3	28	3
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	3
9	27	3
10	27	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	3
14	27	3
15	27	2
16	27	2
17	27	2
18	27	2
19	27	2
20	26	2
21	26	1
22	26	1
23	25	1
24	24	1
25	24	1
26	23	1
27	23	0
28	22	0
29	22	0
30	21	0
31	21	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	3
2	28	3
3	28	3
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	3
9	27	3
10	27	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	3
14	27	3
15	27	2
16	27	2
17	27	2
18	27	2
19	27	2
20	26	2
21	26	1
22	26	1
23	25	1
24	24	1
25	24	1
26	23	1
27	23	0
28	22	0
29	22	0
30	21	0
31	21	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	73	27
2	73	27
3	73	27
4	73	27
5	73	27
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	72	28
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	66	34
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	67	33
24	67	33
25	67	33
26	68	32
27	69	31
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	69	31
31	69	31

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	28	3
2	28	3
3	28	3
4	28	3
5	28	3
6	27	3
7	27	3
8	27	3
9	27	3
10	27	3
11	27	3
12	27	3
13	27	3
14	27	3
15	27	2
16	27	2
17	27	2
18	27	2
19	27	2
20	26	2
21	26	1
22	26	1
23	25	1
24	24	1
25	24	1
26	23	1
27	23	0
28	22	0
29	22	0
30	21	0
31	21	0

	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