Māhān weather in March

In March, Māhān sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 7.3 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Māhān's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Māhān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:57 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
39%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Māhān 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 12°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Māhān reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2121
3121
4121
5121
6121
7132
8132
9132
10132
11132
12132
13143
14143
15143
16143
17143
18143
19143
20154
21154
22154
23154
24154
25154
26155
27165
28165
29165
30165
31165

How March really feels in Māhān

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 12 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
12
wind chill below the day's low

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

Māhān 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°285.93.610.31.6
Feb10° / -1°336.92.810.92.5
Mar14° / 297.3111.84.5
Apr19° / 225.70.112.76.9
May24° / 13°123.4013.58.3
Jun29° / 17°20.7013.97.3
Jul30° / 18°30.6013.76.8
Aug28° / 17°20.4013.18.1
Sep26° / 13°10.3012.29.2
Oct21° / 61.3011.38.6
Nov15° / 112.80.510.55.6
Dec11° / -1°163.51.410.13.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47426
57426
67426
77426
87327
97327
107327
117129
127129
137030
147030
156931
166931
176931
186832
196832
206832
216832
226832
236832
246832
256832
266931
276931
286931
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Māhān gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 7.3 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 24% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1247
2236
3236
4225
5225
6225
7225
8224
9224
10224
11224
12234
13243
14243
15253
16263
17263
18263
19262
20262
21262
22262
23262
24262
25251
26251
27241
28241
29241
30231
31231

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 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:15 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:155:34
211.36:135:34
311.46:125:35
411.46:115:36
511.46:105:36
611.56:095:37
711.56:085:38
811.56:075:38
911.66:065:39
1011.66:045:40
1111.66:035:40
1211.76:025:41
1311.76:015:42
1411.76:005:42
1511.75:585:43
1611.85:575:44
1711.85:565:44
1811.85:555:45
1911.95:545:46
2011.95:525:46
2111.95:515:47
2212.05:505:48
2312.05:495:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:465:49
2612.15:455:50
2712.15:445:51
2812.15:425:51
2912.25:415:52
3012.25:405:52
3112.25:395:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Māhān?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Māhān for sightseeing.

What to pack for Māhān in March

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

In March, Māhān sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Māhān 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 Māhān peaks around June 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 15UV 12Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

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

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 1412 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Māhān?

Māhān sits at 30.1°N, 57.3°E, 1,909 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Kerman, 32 km away.

ZarandBāftRafsanjānRāvarBamBaravāt

Topography around Māhān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Māhān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 1,911 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,262 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,217 m.

The land around Māhān is covered by bare terrain (59%) within 3 km, bare terrain (83%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
2,262 m
80 km
4,217 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kerman 32 km · Bardsīr 71 km · Zarand 109 km · Bāft 114 km · Rafsanjān 131 km · Rāvar 142 km · Bam 148 km · Baravāt 154 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 Māhān (30.0594°, 57.292°, elevation 1,909 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).