Ferdows weather in March

In March, Ferdows sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 7.9 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 14°C in the first days to 19°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 Ferdows's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ferdows's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Ferdows is city in South Khorasan 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ferdows reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2144
3144
4144
5144
6154
7154
8155
9155
10155
11155
12165
13165
14166
15166
16166
17176
18176
19177
20177
21177
22187
23187
24187
25188
26188
27198
28198
29198
30199
31209

How March really feels in Ferdows

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.

Ferdows 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 / -1°356.12.3101.9
Feb11° / 396.8110.73.1
Mar16° / 467.90.311.75.7
Apr23° / 12°225012.87.8
May29° / 17°82.3013.76.9
Jun34° / 22°10.3014.24.3
Jul35° / 23°00.10143.6
Aug34° / 21°00013.34.6
Sep30° / 17°00.1012.26.7
Oct24° / 12°20.6011.19.1
Nov17° / 122.8010.26.5
Dec11° / 214.40.79.83.3

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57129
67129
76931
86931
96832
106733
116634
126634
136535
146535
156535
166436
176436
186436
196436
206535
216535
226634
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246733
256832
266832
276931
286931
296931
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ferdows gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 7.9 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1222
2222
3222
4222
5232
6232
7242
8242
9252
10252
11262
12261
13271
14271
15281
16281
17281
18281
19281
20281
21270
22270
23260
24260
25250
26250
27240
28240
29230
30230
31220

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:14 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:145:27
211.26:135:28
311.36:125:28
411.36:115:29
511.36:095:30
611.46:085:31
711.46:075:32
811.56:065:33
911.56:045:33
1011.56:035:34
1111.66:025:35
1211.66:005:36
1311.65:595:37
1411.75:585:37
1511.75:565:38
1611.75:555:39
1711.85:535:40
1811.85:525:41
1911.85:515:41
2011.95:495:42
2111.95:485:43
2212.05:475:44
2312.05:455:45
2412.05:445:45
2512.15:425:46
2612.15:415:47
2712.15:395:48
2812.25:385:48
2912.25:375:49
3012.25:355:50
3112.35:345:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.02 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ferdows

In seasonPeak

None of Ferdows's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ferdows sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ferdows?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ferdows for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ferdows in March

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

In March, Ferdows sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Ferdows 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 Ferdows peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ferdows 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 Ferdows is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateJul 1840 µg/m³Dec 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr37Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ferdows?

Ferdows sits at 34.0°N, 58.2°E, 1,279 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Gonābād, 60 km away.

TabasKāshmarBardaskanBīrjandTorbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh

Topography around Ferdows

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ferdows has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 1,282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,022 m.

The land around Ferdows is covered by bare terrain (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
629 m
80 km
2,022 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Gonābād 60 km · Boshrūyeh 71 km · Qā’en 99 km · Tabas 124 km · Kāshmar 138 km · Bardaskan 140 km · Bīrjand 161 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 169 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 Ferdows (34.0185°, 58.1722°, elevation 1,279 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).