Dāmghān weather in March

In March, Dāmghān sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 45 mm of precipitation across 9.4 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 8°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 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dāmghān's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dāmghān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
45 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:11 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Dāmghān is city in Semnan Province, Iran.

Density
3,224/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 8°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dāmghān reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 8°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 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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27-1
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How March really feels in Dāmghān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 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
20
wind chill below the day's low

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

Dāmghān 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 / -4°225.45.59.80.0
Feb / -3°286.75.610.60.2
Mar10° / 459.45.411.72.3
Apr16° / 439.91.512.95.2
May22° / 12°3410.40.113.96.8
Jun27° / 17°206.7014.47.3
Jul30° / 19°184.8014.26.3
Aug29° / 19°195.2013.47.0
Sep25° / 15°154.7012.28.3
Oct19° / 2660.211.16.9
Nov10° / 266.6310.12.8
Dec / -2°195.34.39.60.1

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 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155644
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dāmghān gets around 45 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12518
22518
32618
42618
52719
62719
72819
82819
92920
102920
112920
123020
133020
143020
153020
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313210

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 (%)
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30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:325:40
211.26:305:41
311.26:295:42
411.36:285:43
511.36:265:44
611.36:255:45
711.46:245:46
811.46:225:47
911.46:215:47
1011.56:195:48
1111.56:185:49
1211.66:175:50
1311.66:155:51
1411.66:145:52
1511.76:125:53
1611.76:115:54
1711.86:095:55
1811.86:085:56
1911.86:065:56
2011.96:055:57
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:025:59
2312.06:006:00
2412.05:596:01
2512.15:576:02
2612.15:566:02
2712.15:546:03
2812.25:536:04
2912.25:516:05
3012.35:506:06
3112.35:486:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
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185.2Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dāmghān?

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

2.3
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 Dāmghān.

What to pack for Dāmghān in March

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

In March, Dāmghān sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dāmghān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dāmghān peaks around July 18 at about 11 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dāmghān 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 Dāmghān is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1524 µg/m³Aug 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dāmghān?

Dāmghān sits at 36.2°N, 54.3°E, 1,154 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shahrud, 63 km away.

Topography around Dāmghān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dāmghān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,905 m.

The land around Dāmghān is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (60%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
951 m
80 km
3,905 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Shahrud 63 km · Kord Kūy 73 km · Gorgān 76 km · Bandar-e Gaz 76 km · Galūgāh 78 km · Bandar-e Torkaman 85 km · Fāẕelābād 89 km · Behshahr 92 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 Dāmghān (36.1679°, 54.3429°, elevation 1,154 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).