Marvdasht weather in March

In March, Marvdasht sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 45 mm of rain across 5.7 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Marvdasht's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marvdasht's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
45 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
34%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Marvdasht is city in Fars 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 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Marvdasht 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 13°C and 22°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)
1163
2163
3164
4164
5174
6174
7174
8174
9174
10174
11174
12175
13185
14185
15185
16185
17185
18185
19185
20186
21186
22186
23196
24196
25196
26196
27196
28197
29207
30207
31207

How March really feels in Marvdasht

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.

Marvdasht 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 636.11.710.33.6
Feb14° / 485.50.210.94.8
Mar18° / 455.7011.86.7
Apr23° / 203.8012.78.1
May29° / 14°30.7013.56.9
Jun35° / 19°00013.93.5
Jul37° / 21°00013.72.1
Aug36° / 20°00.1013.12.9
Sep32° / 16°00012.25.4
Oct26° / 11°20.4011.38.8
Nov19° / 212.7010.57.5
Dec14° / 454.10.310.15.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57624
67624
77624
87624
97426
107426
117426
127327
137327
147228
157228
167228
177228
187228
197228
207327
217327
227327
237327
247426
257426
267327
277327
287327
297327
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Marvdasht gets around 45 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
317
417
517
617
717
817
917
1017
1117
1218
1318
1418
1519
1619
1719
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2919
3019
3119

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 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:32 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:325:52
211.46:315:52
311.46:305:53
411.46:295:54
511.46:285:54
611.56:275:55
711.56:265:56
811.56:255:57
911.66:235:57
1011.66:225:58
1111.66:215:59
1211.76:205:59
1311.76:196:00
1411.76:186:00
1511.76:166:01
1611.86:156:02
1711.86:146:02
1811.86:136:03
1911.96:116:04
2011.96:106:04
2111.96:096:05
2212.06:086:05
2312.06:076:06
2412.06:056:07
2512.16:046:07
2612.16:036:08
2712.16:026:09
2812.16:006:09
2912.25:596:10
3012.25:586:10
3112.25:576:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Marvdasht?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Marvdasht for sightseeing.

What to pack for Marvdasht in March

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

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

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Marvdasht in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marvdasht peaks around July 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 12Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb7High
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Marvdasht 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 Marvdasht is worst in April — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1636 µg/m³Aug 2120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr36Poor
May33Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marvdasht?

Marvdasht sits at 29.9°N, 52.8°E, 1,603 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zarqān, 14 km away.

Topography around Marvdasht

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marvdasht has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,169 m.

The land around Marvdasht is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), cropland (29%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), bare terrain (28%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
879 m
80 km
2,169 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zarqān 14 km · Shahr-e Ṣadrā 30 km · Sa‘ādat Shahr 39 km · Shiraz 39 km · Arsanjān 49 km · Pasargad 51 km · Kavār 75 km · Sarvestān 78 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 Marvdasht (29.8741°, 52.8026°, elevation 1,603 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).