Malāyer weather in March

In March, Malāyer sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 0°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.3 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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Malāyer's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malāyer's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:32 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
49%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Malāyer is city in Hamadan Province, Iran.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 23 µg/m³ · 2016
Density
1,216/km²
people per km²

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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Malāyer reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 0°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
19-2
29-2
39-2
49-2
510-1
610-1
710-1
810-1
910-1
1010-1
11110
12110
13110
14110
15110
16110
17110
18111
19121
20121
21121
22121
23121
24121
25132
26132
27132
28132
29132
30143
31143

How March really feels in Malāyer

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

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

Malāyer 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°488.17.2100.0
Feb / -5°518.86.910.70.4
Mar11° / 7010.34.511.72.9
Apr17° / 5710.40.712.85.4
May23° / 10°266.6013.87.6
Jun30° / 15°20.8014.26.5
Jul34° / 19°10.2014.14.0
Aug34° / 18°10.2013.34.3
Sep29° / 13°10.2012.27.5
Oct22° / 183.9011.18.1
Nov13° / 4371.210.23.9
Dec / -3°4775.19.81.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
95941
105941
115941
125941
136040
146040
156040
166040
175941
185941
195941
206040
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Malāyer gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13120
23119
33019
43018
53017
63017
73017
83016
93016
103116
113116
123115
133215
143215
153315
163415
173415
183515
193514
203514
213614
223613
233613
243613
253612
263612
273611
283611
293610
30369
31369

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 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:526:04
211.26:516:05
311.36:506:06
411.36:486:06
511.36:476:07
611.46:466:08
711.46:446:09
811.46:436:10
911.56:426:11
1011.56:416:11
1111.66:396:12
1211.66:386:13
1311.66:366:14
1411.76:356:15
1511.76:346:16
1611.76:326:16
1711.86:316:17
1811.86:306:18
1911.86:286:19
2011.96:276:20
2111.96:256:20
2212.06:246:21
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:216:23
2512.16:206:24
2612.16:186:24
2712.16:176:25
2812.26:156:26
2912.26:146:27
3012.26:136:27
3112.36:116:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Malāyer?

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

2.9
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 Malāyer.

What to pack for Malāyer in March

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

In March, Malāyer sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 0°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Malāyer in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malāyer peaks around July 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 12Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Malāyer 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 Malāyer is worst in April — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Malāyer's WHO annual average of 23 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2030 µg/m³Aug 1919 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Malāyer?

Malāyer sits at 34.3°N, 48.8°E, 1,760 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Nahāvand, 43 km away.

Topography around Malāyer

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malāyer has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m around an average of 1,810 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,199 m.

The land around Malāyer is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%), grassland (31%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
569 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
2,199 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nahāvand 43 km · Tūyserkān 44 km · Borūjerd 45 km · Hamadan 62 km · Mahājerān 63 km · Shāzand 68 km · Aleshtar 71 km · Bahār 76 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 Malāyer (34.3016°, 48.8217°, 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).