Golpāyegān weather in March

In March, Golpāyegān sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near -0°C, with 36 mm of precipitation across 6.7 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 11°C in the first days to 14°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 Golpāyegān's 10th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Golpāyegān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-0°
4th coldest
Precipitation
36 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Golpāyegān is city in Isfahan 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 11°C in the first days to 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Golpāyegān reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to -0°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
110-2
211-2
311-2
411-2
511-2
611-1
711-1
811-1
912-1
1012-1
1112-1
1212-1
13120
14120
15120
16120
17120
18130
19130
20131
21131
22131
23131
24131
25141
26141
27142
28142
29142
30152
31152

How March really feels in Golpāyegān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Golpāyegān 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 / -6°275.54.7100.2
Feb / -4°305.73.710.81.5
Mar12° / -0°366.72.511.73.8
Apr18° / 317.40.212.86.2
May24° / 10°195.3013.77.8
Jun31° / 15°30.9014.26.3
Jul34° / 19°10.20144.1
Aug33° / 18°10.1013.24.8
Sep29° / 13°10.5012.27.7
Oct21° / 113.2011.28.2
Nov13° / 254.90.910.34.4
Dec / -4°23539.81.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37228
47129
57129
67030
77030
86832
96832
106832
116832
126832
136832
146832
156832
166832
176931
186931
196931
207030
217030
227030
237030
247030
257030
266931
276931
286832
296832
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Golpāyegān gets around 36 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12012
22011
31911
41910
51910
61910
7199
8199
9199
10209
11209
12209
13218
14218
15218
16228
17228
18238
19238
20248
21247
22247
23247
24247
25246
26246
27246
28245
29245
30245
31244

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
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:455:59
211.36:446:00
311.36:436:00
411.36:426:01
511.46:416:02
611.46:396:03
711.46:386:04
811.56:376:04
911.56:356:05
1011.56:346:06
1111.66:336:07
1211.66:326:08
1311.66:306:08
1411.76:296:09
1511.76:286:10
1611.76:266:11
1711.86:256:12
1811.86:246:12
1911.86:226:13
2011.96:216:14
2111.96:196:15
2212.06:186:15
2312.06:176:16
2412.06:156:17
2512.16:146:18
2612.16:126:18
2712.16:116:19
2812.26:106:20
2912.26:086:21
3012.26:076:21
3112.36:066:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Golpāyegān?

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

3.8
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 Golpāyegān.

What to pack for Golpāyegān in March

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

In March, Golpāyegān sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near -0°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Golpāyegān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Golpāyegān peaks around July 20 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 highModerateJul 20UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Golpāyegān 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 Golpāyegān is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1939 µg/m³Aug 1825 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Golpāyegān?

Golpāyegān sits at 33.5°N, 50.3°E, 1,830 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Khānsār, 26 km away.

Topography around Golpāyegān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Golpāyegān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,818 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,375 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,652 m.

The land around Golpāyegān is covered by cropland (48%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (53%), grassland (23%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
1,375 m
80 km
2,652 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Khānsār 26 km · Khomeyn 28 km · Dārān 53 km · Maḩallāt 53 km · Alīgūdarz 56 km · Delījān 70 km · Aznā 77 km · Arāk 90 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 Golpāyegān (33.4537°, 50.2884°, elevation 1,830 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).