Kerman weather in March

In March, Kerman sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kerman's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kerman's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 22 mm; 6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:58 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 11th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.05 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

Kerman is city in Kerman Province, Iran.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2020
Density: 3,196/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kerman reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	2
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	17	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	4
14	17	4
15	17	5
16	18	5
17	18	5
18	18	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	18	6
23	19	6
24	19	6
25	19	6
26	19	6
27	19	6
28	19	7
29	20	7
30	20	7
31	20	7

How March really feels in Kerman

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 3 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Kerman weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / -1°	21	4.9	1.8	10.3	3.3
Feb	13° / 1°	26	5.6	1	10.9	4.4
Mar	18° / 5°	22	6	0.3	11.8	6.5
Apr	23° / 10°	13	3.3	0	12.7	8.0
May	28° / 14°	5	1.2	0	13.5	7.4
Jun	33° / 19°	0	0.1	0	13.9	4.9
Jul	34° / 20°	0	0.2	0	13.8	4.3
Aug	32° / 18°	0	0.1	0	13.1	5.4
Sep	30° / 14°	0	0.1	0	12.2	7.4
Oct	24° / 9°	2	0.5	0	11.3	9.2
Nov	18° / 4°	8	1.7	0.1	10.5	7.2
Dec	13° / 0°	14	2.9	0.7	10.1	4.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	76	76	77	76	76	76	76	75	74	74	74	72	72	71	71	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	70
Cloudier (%)	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	26	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Kerman gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	19	2
12	19	2
13	20	2
14	20	2
15	21	2
16	21	2
17	21	2
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	20	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	18	0
30	18	0
31	18	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:54 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:41	5:39
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:16	5:34
2	11.3	6:14	5:35
3	11.4	6:13	5:36
4	11.4	6:12	5:36
5	11.4	6:11	5:37
6	11.5	6:10	5:38
7	11.5	6:09	5:39
8	11.5	6:08	5:39
9	11.6	6:07	5:40
10	11.6	6:05	5:41
11	11.6	6:04	5:41
12	11.6	6:03	5:42
13	11.7	6:02	5:43
14	11.7	6:01	5:43
15	11.7	5:59	5:44
16	11.8	5:58	5:45
17	11.8	5:57	5:45
18	11.8	5:56	5:46
19	11.9	5:54	5:46
20	11.9	5:53	5:47
21	11.9	5:52	5:48
22	12.0	5:51	5:48
23	12.0	5:49	5:49
24	12.0	5:48	5:50
25	12.1	5:47	5:50
26	12.1	5:46	5:51
27	12.1	5:44	5:51
28	12.1	5:43	5:52
29	12.2	5:42	5:53
30	12.2	5:41	5:53
31	12.2	5:39	5:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.8	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	6.0	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kerman?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kerman for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kerman in March

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

In March, Kerman sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Kerman 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 Kerman peaks around August 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	7	9	8	11	12	11	12	10	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	7	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Kerman 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 Kerman is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kerman's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	13	19	23	31	31	23	27	19	18	17	13	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Kerman?

Kerman sits at 30.3°N, 57.1°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Māhān, 32 km away.

Topography around Kerman

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kerman has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 1,763 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,912 m.

The land around Kerman is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (67%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

artificial surfaces 90%

16 km

653 m

bare terrain 67%

80 km

3,912 m

bare terrain 90%

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← February Kerman year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Māhān 32 km · Bardsīr 63 km · Zarand 77 km · Rafsanjān 105 km · Rāvar 112 km · Bāft 126 km · Sirjan 163 km · Najafshahr 165 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

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 Kerman (30.2832°, 57.0788°, elevation 1,760 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	2
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	17	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	4
14	17	4
15	17	5
16	18	5
17	18	5
18	18	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	18	6
23	19	6
24	19	6
25	19	6
26	19	6
27	19	6
28	19	7
29	20	7
30	20	7
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	19	2
12	19	2
13	20	2
14	20	2
15	21	2
16	21	2
17	21	2
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	20	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	18	0
30	18	0
31	18	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	2
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	17	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	4
14	17	4
15	17	5
16	18	5
17	18	5
18	18	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	18	6
23	19	6
24	19	6
25	19	6
26	19	6
27	19	6
28	19	7
29	20	7
30	20	7
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	19	2
12	19	2
13	20	2
14	20	2
15	21	2
16	21	2
17	21	2
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	20	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	18	0
30	18	0
31	18	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	2
2	15	3
3	15	3
4	16	3
5	16	3
6	16	3
7	16	3
8	16	3
9	16	4
10	17	4
11	17	4
12	17	4
13	17	4
14	17	4
15	17	5
16	18	5
17	18	5
18	18	5
19	18	5
20	18	5
21	18	5
22	18	6
23	19	6
24	19	6
25	19	6
26	19	6
27	19	6
28	19	7
29	20	7
30	20	7
31	20	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	77	23
4	76	24
5	76	24
6	76	24
7	76	24
8	75	25
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	74	26
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	69	31
19	69	31
20	69	31
21	69	31
22	69	31
23	70	30
24	70	30
25	70	30
26	70	30
27	70	30
28	70	30
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	20	2
2	19	2
3	19	2
4	18	2
5	18	2
6	18	2
7	18	2
8	18	2
9	18	2
10	18	2
11	19	2
12	19	2
13	20	2
14	20	2
15	21	2
16	21	2
17	21	2
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	21	1
21	21	1
22	21	1
23	21	1
24	20	0
25	20	0
26	20	0
27	19	0
28	19	0
29	18	0
30	18	0
31	18	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100