Borūjerd weather in March

In March, Borūjerd sees average daytime highs of 9°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 99 mm of precipitation across 11.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Borūjerd's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Borūjerd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
99 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:33 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
51%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Borūjerd is city in Lorestan Province, Iran.

Density
97/km²
people per km²

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 7°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Borūjerd reaches about 9°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 3°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
17-3
27-3
37-2
47-2
58-2
68-2
78-2
88-2
98-1
108-1
119-1
129-1
139-1
149-1
159-1
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1790
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How March really feels in Borūjerd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Borūjerd 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -7°719.69.1100.0
Feb / -5°749.98.910.70.1
Mar / -1°9911.3711.72.0
Apr15° / 8412.4112.84.5
May22° / 10°378.4013.77.2
Jun29° / 15°30.9014.27.5
Jul33° / 18°10.20144.9
Aug32° / 17°10.2013.35.1
Sep28° / 13°20.7012.28.0
Oct21° / 275.3011.17.7
Nov12° / 617.9210.23.4
Dec / -4°678.16.59.80.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36040
46040
56040
65941
75941
85941
95743
105743
115743
125743
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Borūjerd gets around 99 mm of rain and snow over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 7 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13427
23327
33326
43326
53325
63325
73325
83324
93424
103424
113524
123524
133624
143624
153724
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173823
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193923
203922
213922
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253919
263918
273917
283916
294015
304014
314013

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
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3100
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5100
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21100
22100
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24100
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30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:526:04
211.26:516:05
311.36:506:06
411.36:486:07
511.36:476:08
611.46:466:09
711.46:446:10
811.56:436:10
911.56:426:11
1011.56:416:12
1111.66:396:13
1211.66:386:14
1311.66:376:14
1411.76:356:15
1511.76:346:16
1611.76:336:17
1711.86:316:18
1811.86:306:18
1911.86:286:19
2011.96:276:20
2111.96:266:21
2212.06:246:21
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:216:23
2512.16:206:24
2612.16:196:25
2712.16:176:25
2812.26:166:26
2912.26:146:27
3012.26:136:28
3112.36:126:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Borūjerd

In seasonPeak

In March, Borūjerd sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Borūjerd's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Borūjerd?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Borūjerd.

What to pack for Borūjerd in March

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

In March, Borūjerd sees daytime highs around 9°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Borūjerd 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 Borūjerd peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Borūjerd 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 Borūjerd is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1838 µg/m³Dec 1122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr38Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Borūjerd?

Borūjerd sits at 33.9°N, 48.8°E, 1,574 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Aleshtar, 45 km away.

Topography around Borūjerd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Borūjerd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,580 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,872 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,180 m.

The land around Borūjerd is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
1,872 m
80 km
3,180 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Aleshtar 45 km · Malāyer 45 km · Nahāvand 48 km · Dorūd 53 km · Khorramabad 58 km · Shāzand 61 km · Mahājerān 65 km · Nūrābād 74 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 Borūjerd (33.8973°, 48.7516°, elevation 1,574 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).