Mīāneh weather in March

In March, Mīāneh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 10.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mīāneh's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mīāneh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Mīāneh is city in East Azerbaijan 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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mīāneh reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
110-2
210-1
310-1
410-1
511-1
611-1
711-1
8110
9110
10110
11120
12120
13120
14120
15120
16121
17121
18121
19131
20131
21131
22131
23131
24142
25142
26142
27142
28152
29152
30153
31153

How March really feels in Mīāneh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 29 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
29
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mīāneh weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°367.15.89.70.0
Feb / -4°427.95.410.60.7
Mar12° / 5210.43.611.73.4
Apr18° / 5710.70.812.95.8
May24° / 10°358.40.1147.2
Jun30° / 14°92.8014.56.4
Jul33° / 17°51.2014.34.9
Aug33° / 16°20.6013.45.1
Sep28° / 13°61.4012.37.8
Oct21° / 234.20.1117.7
Nov12° / 416.81.9103.5
Dec / -3°346.94.89.50.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85743
95644
105644
115545
125446
135446
145446
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205446
215446
225446
235446
245446
255545
265545
275545
285545
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mīāneh gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12814
22914
32914
42914
53014
63014
73114
83214
93214
103313
113413
123513
133613
143713
153713
163813
173812
183812
193812
203712
213711
223711
233610
243510
25359
26349
27349
28338
29338
30327
31327

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
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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.

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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:596:05
211.16:586:06
311.26:576:07
411.26:556:08
511.36:546:09
611.36:536:10
711.36:516:11
811.46:506:12
911.46:486:13
1011.56:476:14
1111.56:456:15
1211.56:446:16
1311.66:426:17
1411.66:416:18
1511.76:396:19
1611.76:386:20
1711.76:366:21
1811.86:356:22
1911.86:336:23
2011.96:326:24
2111.96:306:25
2211.96:296:25
2312.06:276:26
2412.06:256:27
2512.16:246:28
2612.16:226:29
2712.26:216:30
2812.26:196:31
2912.26:186:32
3012.36:166:33
3112.36:156:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mīāneh?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mīāneh.

What to pack for Mīāneh in March

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

In March, Mīāneh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mīāneh 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 Mīāneh peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Mīāneh 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 Mīāneh is worst in April — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2328 µg/m³Dec 1515 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mīāneh?

Mīāneh sits at 37.4°N, 47.7°E, 1,097 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Hashtrūd, 59 km away.

ArdabīlZanjanMeshgīn ShahrHashtpar

Topography around Mīāneh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mīāneh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 1,102 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 854 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,736 m.

The land around Mīāneh is covered by cropland (34%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
854 m
80 km
2,736 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hashtrūd 59 km · Sarāb 60 km · Khalkhāl 75 km · Bostānābād 91 km · Ardabīl 105 km · Zanjan 108 km · Meshgīn Shahr 109 km · Hashtpar 113 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 Mīāneh (37.421°, 47.715°, elevation 1,097 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).