Gonābād weather in March

In March, Gonābād sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 9.6 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Gonābād's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gonābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
55 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
47%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Gonābād is city in Razavi 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 Gonābād reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 23°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)
1133
2143
3144
4144
5144
6144
7154
8154
9155
10155
11155
12165
13165
14165
15166
16166
17166
18176
19176
20177
21177
22177
23187
24187
25187
26188
27198
28198
29198
30198
31199

How March really feels in Gonābād

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.

Gonābād 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
Jan / -1°336.12.1101.8
Feb11° / 417.41.610.73.0
Mar16° / 559.60.711.75.4
Apr23° / 12°387.4012.87.3
May28° / 17°153.7013.87.0
Jun33° / 21°20.6014.34.9
Jul34° / 23°00.1014.14.2
Aug32° / 21°00.1013.35.4
Sep29° / 17°00.1012.27.6
Oct24° / 12°30.9011.19.1
Nov16° / 143.3010.26.2
Dec11° / 214.50.99.73.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26733
36733
46733
56733
66535
76436
86436
96337
106337
116238
126139
136139
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196139
206139
216238
226337
236436
246535
256535
266634
276634
286634
296634
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gonābād gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 9.6 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1285
2284
3284
4294
5294
6294
7294
8303
9303
10303
11313
12313
13313
14323
15323
16323
17322
18322
19322
20322
21322
22321
23311
24311
25301
26301
27291
28291
29281
30280
31270

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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8100
9100
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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
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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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 6:13 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:135:24
211.26:115:25
311.36:105:26
411.36:095:27
511.36:085:28
611.46:065:29
711.46:055:29
811.46:045:30
911.56:025:31
1011.56:015:32
1111.66:005:33
1211.65:585:34
1311.65:575:34
1411.75:565:35
1511.75:545:36
1611.75:535:37
1711.85:525:38
1811.85:505:39
1911.85:495:39
2011.95:475:40
2111.95:465:41
2212.05:445:42
2312.05:435:43
2412.05:425:43
2512.15:405:44
2612.15:395:45
2712.15:375:46
2812.25:365:46
2912.25:355:47
3012.25:335:48
3112.35:325:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gonābād

In seasonPeak

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

Gonābād 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 Gonābād?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Gonābād for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gonābād in March

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

In March, Gonābād sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gonābād 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 Gonābād peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gonābād 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 Gonābād is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1032 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gonābād?

Gonābād sits at 34.4°N, 58.7°E, 1,095 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ferdows, 60 km away.

Torbat-e ḨeydarīyehBardaskanBoshrūyehKhvāfBīrjand

Topography around Gonābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gonābād has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,098 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,025 m.

The land around Gonābād is covered by cropland (35%), bare terrain (34%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (91%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
466 m
80 km
2,025 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ferdows 60 km · Qā’en 84 km · Kāshmar 100 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 114 km · Bardaskan 120 km · Boshrūyeh 127 km · Khvāf 136 km · Bīrjand 173 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 Gonābād (34.3529°, 58.6837°, elevation 1,095 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).