Dezful weather in March

In March, Dezful sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 113 mm of rain across 7.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dezful's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dezful's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:33 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
39%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Dezful 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dezful reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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)
1219
22110
32110
42110
52110
62210
72210
82210
92210
102211
112211
122211
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232412
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272513
282513
292513
302513
312613

How March really feels in Dezful

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.

Dezful weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 1329.710.15.5
Feb18° / 947.910.86.5
Mar23° / 11°1137.311.87.5
Apr29° / 16°705.312.86.4
May37° / 21°91.613.62.0
Jun43° / 25°0014.10.0
Jul45° / 28°0013.90.0
Aug45° / 28°0013.20.0
Sep41° / 23°10.312.20.2
Oct34° / 19°221.711.23.8
Nov24° / 13°896.210.37.6
Dec18° / 1358.39.96.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
66931
76931
86931
96832
106832
116832
126832
136733
146733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dezful gets around 113 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1024
1124
1224
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
2424
2524
2623
2723
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21955
22946
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30919
319010

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 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
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 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:526:07
211.36:516:08
311.36:506:09
411.46:496:10
511.46:476:10
611.46:466:11
711.46:456:12
811.56:446:13
911.56:426:13
1011.66:416:14
1111.66:406:15
1211.66:396:16
1311.76:376:16
1411.76:366:17
1511.76:356:18
1611.86:336:19
1711.86:326:19
1811.86:316:20
1911.96:296:21
2011.96:286:22
2111.96:276:22
2212.06:256:23
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:236:24
2512.16:216:25
2612.16:206:26
2712.16:196:26
2812.26:176:27
2912.26:166:28
3012.26:156:29
3112.36:136:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.4Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dezful

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Dezful?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dezful in March

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

In March, Dezful sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dezful 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 Dezful peaks around June 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 9Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dezful 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 Dezful is worst in May — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1050 µg/m³Nov 1831 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr49Poor
May51Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dezful?

Dezful sits at 32.4°N, 48.4°E, 143 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Andīmeshk, 10 km away.

Topography around Dezful

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dezful has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,662 m.

The land around Dezful is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
2,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Andīmeshk 10 km · Shush 26 km · Gotvand 41 km · Shūshtar 56 km · Lālī 65 km · Sūsangerd 93 km · Masjed Soleymān 98 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 100 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 Dezful (32.3811°, 48.4058°, elevation 143 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).