Jīroft weather in March

In March, Jīroft sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 6.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jīroft's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jīroft's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:55 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
36%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Jīroft is city in Kerman 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 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jīroft reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2189
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How March really feels in Jīroft

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.

Jīroft weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 596.210.44.8
Feb16° / 626.3115.7
Mar20° / 10°476.511.87.3
Apr26° / 15°112.112.78.0
May32° / 20°10.213.45.1
Jun36° / 24°10.213.82.6
Jul37° / 26°30.913.61.9
Aug36° / 24°30.8132.7
Sep33° / 21°00.112.24.7
Oct28° / 16°10.411.38.1
Nov21° / 10°71.410.68.6
Dec17° / 253.110.26.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37921
47921
57921
67921
77822
87822
97723
107624
117624
127525
137525
147327
157327
167228
177228
187228
197228
207129
217129
227129
237129
247228
257228
267327
277327
287426
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jīroft gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 6.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
420
520
620
720
820
920
1020
1120
1220
1321
1421
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2322
2422
2521
2620
2720
2819
2918
3017
3116

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
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24100
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26100
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28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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277calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:33 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:125:33
211.46:115:34
311.46:105:34
411.46:095:35
511.56:075:36
611.56:065:36
711.56:055:37
811.66:045:37
911.66:035:38
1011.66:025:39
1111.66:015:39
1211.76:005:40
1311.75:595:41
1411.75:575:41
1511.85:565:42
1611.85:555:42
1711.85:545:43
1811.85:535:43
1911.95:525:44
2011.95:505:45
2111.95:495:45
2212.05:485:46
2312.05:475:46
2412.05:465:47
2512.15:445:47
2612.15:435:48
2712.15:425:49
2812.15:415:49
2912.25:405:50
3012.25:385:50
3112.25:375:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jīroft

In seasonPeak

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

Jīroft sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Jīroft?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Jīroft for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Jīroft in March

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

In March, Jīroft sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Jīroft in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jīroft peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 16UV 12Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Jīroft 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 Jīroft is worst in July — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateJul 1635 µg/m³Nov 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul36Poor
Aug26Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jīroft?

Jīroft sits at 28.7°N, 57.7°E, 680 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is ‘Anbarābād, 25 km away.

BāftManūjānRūdānMāhān

Topography around Jīroft

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jīroft has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,373 m.

The land around Jīroft is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and bare terrain (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
1,254 m
80 km
3,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: ‘Anbarābād 25 km · Bam 77 km · Baravāt 78 km · Kahnūj 82 km · Bāft 127 km · Manūjān 144 km · Rūdān 148 km · Māhān 160 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 Jīroft (28.6781°, 57.7406°, elevation 680 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).