Fīrūzābād weather in March

In March, Fīrūzābād sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 55 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Fīrūzābād's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fīrūzābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
33%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Fīrūzābād is city in Fars 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Fīrūzābād reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2176
3176
4186
5186
6186
7186
8186
9186
10187
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31219

How March really feels in Fīrūzābād

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.

Fīrūzābād weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 917.610.44.4
Feb15° / 656.6115.4
Mar19° / 556.311.87.1
Apr25° / 12°193.312.78.2
May31° / 17°20.513.45.7
Jun36° / 21°0013.82.7
Jul37° / 23°20.613.71.8
Aug37° / 23°41.5132.2
Sep34° / 19°20.612.24.4
Oct28° / 14°10.411.37.9
Nov21° / 253.310.68.1
Dec16° / 58510.26.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67723
77723
87624
97525
107525
117426
127426
137426
147228
157228
167228
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277228
287228
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Fīrūzābād gets around 55 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
120
220
320
419
519
619
719
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2522
2621
2721
2820
2920
3019
3118

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
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8100
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11100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
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28100
29100
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 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:325:53
211.46:315:54
311.46:305:55
411.46:295:55
511.56:285:56
611.56:275:57
711.56:265:57
811.66:255:58
911.66:245:59
1011.66:235:59
1111.66:226:00
1211.76:206:01
1311.76:196:01
1411.76:186:02
1511.86:176:02
1611.86:166:03
1711.86:156:04
1811.86:136:04
1911.96:126:05
2011.96:116:05
2111.96:106:06
2212.06:096:06
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:066:08
2512.16:056:08
2612.16:046:09
2712.16:036:09
2812.16:016:10
2912.26:006:10
3012.25:596:11
3112.25:586:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Fīrūzābād

In seasonPeak

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

Fīrūzābād 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 Fīrūzābād?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fīrūzābād in March

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

In March, Fīrūzābād sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Fīrūzābād in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fīrūzābād peaks around June 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fīrūzābād 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 Fīrūzābād is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1036 µg/m³Nov 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr36Poor
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fīrūzābād?

Fīrūzābād sits at 28.8°N, 52.6°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kavār, 42 km away.

Zarqān

Topography around Fīrūzābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fīrūzābād has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 1,345 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,752 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,993 m.

The land around Fīrūzābād is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (34%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), bare terrain (26%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
324 m
16 km
1,752 m
80 km
2,993 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kavār 42 km · Farrāshband 46 km · Ābādeh 59 km · Qīr 61 km · Sarvestān 79 km · Shiraz 85 km · Jahrom 104 km · Zarqān 104 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 Fīrūzābād (28.8446°, 52.5715°, elevation 1,316 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).