Khāsh weather in March

In March, Khāsh sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.9 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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Khāsh's 12th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khāsh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:41 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
34%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Khāsh is city in Sistan and Baluchestan 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 19°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Khāsh reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°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)
1197
2197
3197
4197
5197
6207
7208
8208
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10208
11208
12218
13219
14219
15219
16219
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312412

How March really feels in Khāsh

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.

Khāsh 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
Jan15° / 314.110.45.4
Feb17° / 223.7116.6
Mar21° / 203.911.88.0
Apr27° / 15°51.112.77.9
May33° / 19°10.413.44.9
Jun36° / 22°10.213.82.8
Jul37° / 23°10.413.62.0
Aug36° / 21°20.2133.0
Sep33° / 17°00.112.25.2
Oct28° / 13°10.311.38.5
Nov21° / 30.810.68.8
Dec17° / 122.110.27.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77624
87624
97525
107525
117525
127426
137327
147228
157228
167129
177030
187030
197030
206931
216931
226931
237030
247030
257030
267129
277129
287228
297327
307426
317525

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Khāsh gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
413
513
613
713
812
912
1012
1112
1212
1312
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2312
2412
2512
2611
2711
2811
2910
3010
319

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
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 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 12 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
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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2812light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 5:57 AM to 5:23 AM, and sunset from 5:19 PM to 5:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.45:575:19
211.45:565:20
311.45:555:21
411.55:545:21
511.55:535:22
611.55:525:23
711.55:515:23
811.65:505:24
911.65:495:24
1011.65:485:25
1111.65:475:26
1211.75:465:26
1311.75:445:27
1411.75:435:27
1511.85:425:28
1611.85:415:29
1711.85:405:29
1811.85:395:30
1911.95:385:30
2011.95:365:31
2111.95:355:31
2212.05:345:32
2312.05:335:32
2412.05:325:33
2512.15:315:34
2612.15:295:34
2712.15:285:35
2812.15:275:35
2912.25:265:36
3012.25:255:36
3112.25:235:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Khāsh

In seasonPeak

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

Khāsh sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Khāsh?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Khāsh in March

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

In March, Khāsh sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Khāsh in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khāsh peaks around July 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Khāsh 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 Khāsh is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2044 µg/m³Jan 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khāsh?

Khāsh sits at 28.2°N, 61.2°E, 1,413 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Iranshahr, 125 km away.

IranshahrSarāvānZahedanJālqQaşr-e QandNīkshahrPīshīnBaravāt

Topography around Khāsh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khāsh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,414 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 898 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,222 m.

The land around Khāsh is covered by bare terrain (54%) and artificial surfaces (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
898 m
80 km
3,222 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Iranshahr 125 km · Sarāvān 145 km · Zahedan 146 km · Jālq 162 km · Qaşr-e Qand 224 km · Nīkshahr 243 km · Pīshīn 244 km · Baravāt 290 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 Khāsh (28.2211°, 61.2158°, elevation 1,413 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).