Bushehr weather in March

In March, Bushehr sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.2 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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Bushehr's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bushehr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:23 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Bushehr is capital city of Bushehr Province, Iran.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 45.9 µg/m³ · 2016
Founded
1736

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bushehr reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12016
22016
32116
42117
52117
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112117
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302419
312419

How March really feels in Bushehr

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.

Bushehr 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
Jan18° / 15°757.210.46.8
Feb19° / 15°314.2117.4
Mar22° / 18°243.211.88.3
Apr27° / 22°81.512.78.2
May32° / 26°20.113.45.6
Jun35° / 29°0013.83.9
Jul36° / 31°0013.72.9
Aug36° / 32°00132.6
Sep35° / 30°0012.23.7
Oct32° / 26°20.311.35.8
Nov26° / 21°47410.68.0
Dec21° / 17°715.810.27.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58020
67921
77822
87822
97822
107723
117723
127624
137624
147624
157426
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bushehr gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.2 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
48
58
68
78
88
98
109
119
129
1310
1410
1511
1611
1711
1812
1912
2012
2112
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2711
2811
2910
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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1504190
24941100
34842100
44742110
54643110
64544110
74444120
84345120
94146120
104047130
113948130
123848140
133749140
143649150
153549160
163449170
173349171
183249191
193248201
203147211
213046221
223046231
232945251
242844262
252744272
262643282
272543303
282442313
292241333
302141354
312040364

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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2015light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
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 6:39 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:396:00
211.46:386:01
311.46:376:02
411.46:366:02
511.56:356:03
611.56:346:04
711.56:336:04
811.56:326:05
911.66:316:06
1011.66:306:06
1111.66:296:07
1211.76:276:07
1311.76:266:08
1411.76:256:09
1511.86:246:09
1611.86:236:10
1711.86:226:10
1811.86:206:11
1911.96:196:12
2011.96:186:12
2111.96:176:13
2212.06:166:13
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:136:15
2512.16:126:15
2612.16:116:16
2712.16:106:16
2812.16:086:17
2912.26:076:17
3012.26:066:18
3112.26:056:19

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 3.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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105.5Bright
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155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bushehr

In seasonPeak

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

Bushehr sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bushehr?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bushehr in March

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

In March, Bushehr sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Bushehr in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 22 to Jan 15 — about 9.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Bushehr 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 Bushehr peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bushehr 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 Bushehr is worst in May — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Bushehr's WHO annual average of 45.9 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1357 µg/m³Nov 2233 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr54Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bushehr?

Bushehr sits at 29.0°N, 50.8°E, 8 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Choghādak, 20 km away.

Kāzerūn

Topography around Bushehr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bushehr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,920 m.

The land around Bushehr is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (30%) within 3 km, water (63%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and bare terrain (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
1,920 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Choghādak 20 km · ‘Ālī Shahr 23 km · Ahram 44 km · Āb Pakhsh 49 km · Borāzjān 50 km · Khūrmūj 63 km · Bandar-e Genāveh 75 km · Kāzerūn 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 Bushehr (28.9689°, 50.8366°, 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).