Garmsār weather in March

In March, Garmsār sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Garmsār's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garmsār's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Garmsār is city in Semnan 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 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Garmsār reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2155
3165
4165
5165
6165
7165
8166
9176
10176
11176
12176
13177
14177
15177
16187
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29209
302010
312110

How March really feels in Garmsār

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.

Garmsār weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 214.81.29.92.5
Feb12° / 224.9110.73.9
Mar18° / 295.80.411.76.5
Apr24° / 13°183.7012.98.0
May30° / 19°71.8013.86.2
Jun36° / 24°10.3014.32.8
Jul38° / 27°10.2014.11.2
Aug37° / 25°10.2013.32.2
Sep33° / 20°10.3012.25.2
Oct26° / 14°71.6011.18.6
Nov17° / 224.60.210.16.1
Dec11° / 225.30.39.73.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56832
66733
76634
86634
96634
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
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206733
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316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Garmsār gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 5.8 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1142
2152
3152
4152
5162
6162
7172
8172
9182
10182
11192
12192
13202
14202
15202
16202
17202
18202
19201
20201
21191
22191
23191
24191
25180
26180
27180
28180
29170
30170
31170

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
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21100
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23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
2110calm
2210calm
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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 6:39 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:395:49
211.26:385:50
311.26:365:51
411.36:355:52
511.36:345:53
611.46:325:53
711.46:315:54
811.46:305:55
911.56:285:56
1011.56:275:57
1111.56:265:58
1211.66:245:59
1311.66:235:59
1411.66:216:00
1511.76:206:01
1611.76:196:02
1711.86:176:03
1811.86:166:04
1911.86:146:05
2011.96:136:05
2111.96:116:06
2212.06:106:07
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:076:09
2512.16:066:10
2612.16:046:10
2712.16:036:11
2812.26:016:12
2912.26:006:13
3012.35:586:14
3112.35:576:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Garmsār?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Garmsār for sightseeing.

What to pack for Garmsār in March

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

In March, Garmsār sees daytime highs around 18°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 Garmsār in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Garmsār 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 Garmsār is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyDec 2072 µg/m³Jul 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Garmsār?

Garmsār sits at 35.2°N, 52.3°E, 860 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Garmsār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garmsār has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 855 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,433 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,315 m.

The land around Garmsār is covered by cropland (41%), bare terrain (30%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
1,433 m
80 km
3,315 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Īstgāh-e Rāh Āhan-e Garmsār 3.0 km · Kahrīzak 47 km · Pīshvā 57 km · Damāvand 61 km · Mojtame‘-e Maskūnī-ye Nāmjū 63 km · Varāmīn 64 km · Pākdasht 66 km · Rūdehen 70 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 Garmsār (35.2182°, 52.3409°, elevation 860 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).