Masjed Soleymān weather in March

In March, Masjed Soleymān sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 105 mm of rain across 7.2 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Masjed Soleymān's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masjed Soleymān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
7.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Masjed Soleymān is city in Khuzestan 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Masjed Soleymān reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72210
82211
92211
102211
112211
122211
132211
142211
152311
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192312
202312
212312
222412
232412
242412
252413
262413
272413
282513
292513
302513
312514

How March really feels in Masjed Soleymān

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.

Masjed Soleymān 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
Jan16° / 12010.210.15.4
Feb18° / 87810.86.4
Mar23° / 12°1057.211.87.6
Apr29° / 16°605.512.86.4
May37° / 22°71.113.62.1
Jun43° / 26°00140.0
Jul45° / 28°00.113.90.0
Aug44° / 28°10.213.20.0
Sep41° / 24°10.412.20.3
Oct34° / 19°14211.24.0
Nov24° / 13°936.210.47.5
Dec18° / 1288.8106.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47228
57228
67129
77129
87129
97030
107030
117030
126931
136931
146931
156832
166832
176832
186832
196931
206931
217030
227030
237030
247030
257030
267030
277129
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Masjed Soleymān gets around 105 mm of rain over 7.2 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
422
522
622
722
822
923
1023
1124
1224
1325
1425
1526
1626
1726
1827
1927
2026
2126
2226
2325
2425
2524
2624
2723
2823
2922
3022
3122

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22946
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30919
319010

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:486:04
211.36:476:05
311.36:466:06
411.46:456:06
511.46:436:07
611.46:426:08
711.56:416:09
811.56:406:09
911.56:396:10
1011.66:376:11
1111.66:366:12
1211.66:356:12
1311.76:346:13
1411.76:326:14
1511.76:316:14
1611.86:306:15
1711.86:286:16
1811.86:276:17
1911.96:266:17
2011.96:256:18
2111.96:236:19
2212.06:226:19
2312.06:216:20
2412.06:196:21
2512.16:186:21
2612.16:176:22
2712.16:156:23
2812.26:146:23
2912.26:136:24
3012.26:116:25
3112.36:106:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Masjed Soleymān

In seasonPeak

In March, Masjed Soleymān sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Masjed Soleymān's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Masjed Soleymān sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Masjed Soleymān?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masjed Soleymān in March

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

In March, Masjed Soleymān sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Masjed Soleymān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Masjed Soleymān peaks around June 16 at about 9 (very high) — 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 9Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Masjed Soleymān 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 Masjed Soleymān is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1638 µg/m³Dec 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masjed Soleymān?

Masjed Soleymān sits at 31.9°N, 49.3°E, 240 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Shūshtar, 45 km away.

Topography around Masjed Soleymān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masjed Soleymān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 833 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,720 m.

The land around Masjed Soleymān is covered by grassland (44%), artificial surfaces (27%) and bare terrain (26%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
306 m
16 km
833 m
80 km
3,720 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Shūshtar 45 km · Lālī 48 km · Īz̄eh 55 km · Gotvand 58 km · Haftkel 58 km · Veys 64 km · Bāgh-e Malek 72 km · Sheybān 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 Masjed Soleymān (31.9364°, 49.3039°, elevation 240 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).