Gorjī-ye Soflá weather in March

In March, Gorjī-ye Soflá sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.8 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 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gorjī-ye Soflá's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gorjī-ye Soflá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:50 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover
56%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gorjī-ye Soflá reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Gorjī-ye Soflá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 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
8
wind chill below the day's low

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

Gorjī-ye Soflá 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 / -2°255.34.49.81.0
Feb / -1°397.84.910.61.8
Mar13° / 579.82.811.73.9
Apr20° / 438.40.612.96.4
May25° / 14°254.9013.97.8
Jun31° / 18°30.8014.46.3
Jul33° / 20°10.3014.25.2
Aug31° / 18°00.1013.46.1
Sep27° / 14°10.3012.28.6
Oct21° / 81.70.111.18.5
Nov14° / 194.11.210.14.8
Dec / -1°194.32.79.62.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
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55347
65248
75248
85149
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315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Gorjī-ye Soflá gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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27335
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31324

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:115:18
211.26:095:19
311.26:085:20
411.26:075:21
511.36:055:22
611.36:045:23
711.46:025:24
811.46:015:25
911.46:005:26
1011.55:585:27
1111.55:575:28
1211.65:555:29
1311.65:545:30
1411.65:535:31
1511.75:515:31
1611.75:505:32
1711.85:485:33
1811.85:475:34
1911.85:455:35
2011.95:445:36
2111.95:425:37
2212.05:415:38
2312.05:395:39
2412.05:385:39
2512.15:365:40
2612.15:355:41
2712.15:335:42
2812.25:325:43
2912.25:305:44
3012.35:295:45
3112.35:275:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
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275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gorjī-ye Soflá

In seasonPeak

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

Gorjī-ye Soflá sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Gorjī-ye Soflá?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gorjī-ye Soflá.

What to pack for Gorjī-ye Soflá in March

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

In March, Gorjī-ye Soflá sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gorjī-ye Soflá 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 Gorjī-ye Soflá peaks around July 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Gorjī-ye Soflá 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 Gorjī-ye Soflá is worst in April — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1335 µg/m³Jan 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr35Poor
May34Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gorjī-ye Soflá?

Gorjī-ye Soflá sits at 36.4°N, 59.7°E, 1,004 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Mashad, 12 km away.

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Topography around Gorjī-ye Soflá

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Gorjī-ye Soflá.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gorjī-ye Soflá has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 102 m around an average of 973 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 718 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,006 m.

The land around Gorjī-ye Soflá is covered by bare terrain (42%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (40%), cropland (35%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
102 m
16 km
718 m
80 km
3,006 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mashad 12 km · Ţorqabeh 28 km · Golbahār 48 km · Chenārān 57 km · Marāgheh 62 km · Neyshābūr 81 km · Kaka 107 km · Dargaz 128 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 Gorjī-ye Soflá (36.3881°, 59.675°, elevation 1,004 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).