Hashtrūd weather in March

In March, Hashtrūd sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near -1°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 9.2 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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Hashtrūd's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hashtrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
9th warmest
Overnight low
-1°
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:40 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
52%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Hashtrūd is city in East Azerbaijan 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 8°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hashtrūd reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to -1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 4°C and 17°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)
18-3
28-3
38-3
48-3
59-2
69-2
79-2
89-2
99-2
109-2
119-2
1210-1
1310-1
1410-1
1510-1
1610-1
1710-1
1810-1
1910-1
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How March really feels in Hashtrūd

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.

Hashtrūd 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 / -7°306.76.89.70.0
Feb / -6°387.56.610.60.2
Mar10° / -1°469.2411.72.5
Apr16° / 468.9112.95.2
May22° / 276.60.1147.4
Jun28° / 13°71.8014.57.7
Jul31° / 16°41.2014.35.9
Aug31° / 15°20.4013.46.2
Sep26° / 11°41.1012.38.6
Oct19° / 163.10.3117.4
Nov10° / -0°305.52.5102.8
Dec / -5°316.35.39.50.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45941
55842
65842
75743
85644
95644
105545
115446
125446
135347
145347
155248
165347
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hashtrūd gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 9.2 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 33% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12517
22516
32516
42615
52615
62614
72714
82714
92814
102913
112913
123013
133014
143114
153214
163214
173214
183214
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203314
213214
223213
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283211
293210
303210
31329

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
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15100
16100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2813light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 7:02 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:026:08
211.17:016:09
311.26:596:10
411.26:586:11
511.36:576:12
611.36:556:13
711.36:546:14
811.46:526:15
911.46:516:16
1011.56:496:17
1111.56:486:18
1211.56:466:19
1311.66:456:20
1411.66:436:21
1511.76:426:22
1611.76:406:22
1711.76:396:23
1811.86:376:24
1911.86:366:25
2011.96:346:26
2111.96:336:27
2211.96:316:28
2312.06:306:29
2412.06:286:30
2512.16:276:31
2612.16:256:32
2712.26:236:33
2812.26:226:34
2912.26:206:35
3012.36:196:35
3112.36:176:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hashtrūd?

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

2.5
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 Hashtrūd.

What to pack for Hashtrūd in March

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

In March, Hashtrūd sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near -1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hashtrūd 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 Hashtrūd peaks around July 17 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 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Hashtrūd 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 Hashtrūd is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hashtrūd?

Hashtrūd sits at 37.5°N, 47.1°E, 1,651 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Bostānābād, 45 km away.

Topography around Hashtrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hashtrūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m around an average of 1,684 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 733 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,689 m.

The land around Hashtrūd is covered by cropland (56%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
202 m
16 km
733 m
80 km
2,689 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bostānābād 45 km · Mīāneh 59 km · Sarāb 67 km · Marāgheh 72 km · Bonāb 89 km · Malekān 92 km · Tabriz 95 km · Oskū 95 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 Hashtrūd (37.4779°, 47.0508°, elevation 1,651 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).