Naţanz weather in March

In March, Naţanz sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 31 mm of precipitation across 6.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Naţanz's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naţanz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
31 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
43%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Naţanz is city in Isfahan 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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Naţanz reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3155
4155
5165
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11166
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How March really feels in Naţanz

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.

Naţanz weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -0°245.23.3102.2
Feb12° / 214.91.610.83.8
Mar17° / 316.91.111.76.1
Apr23° / 12°297.40.112.87.3
May28° / 17°174.9013.76.8
Jun34° / 22°20.5014.24.2
Jul36° / 24°10.20142.8
Aug35° / 23°00013.23.5
Sep31° / 19°10.1012.26.0
Oct25° / 13°92.7011.28.5
Nov16° / 224.80.610.35.8
Dec11° / 194.91.79.83.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57030
67030
76832
86832
96733
106733
116634
126634
136634
146535
156535
166535
176535
186535
196535
206535
216634
226634
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246634
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296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Naţanz gets around 31 mm of rain and snow over 6.9 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 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1204
2204
3204
4205
5205
6215
7215
8215
9225
10225
11225
12225
13234
14234
15234
16234
17234
18233
19233
20233
21233
22232
23232
24232
25222
26222
27222
28221
29231
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
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29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
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 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 6:39 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:395:52
211.36:385:53
311.36:375:54
411.36:355:55
511.46:345:55
611.46:335:56
711.46:325:57
811.56:305:58
911.56:295:59
1011.56:286:00
1111.66:266:00
1211.66:256:01
1311.66:246:02
1411.76:226:03
1511.76:216:03
1611.76:206:04
1711.86:186:05
1811.86:176:06
1911.86:166:07
2011.96:146:07
2111.96:136:08
2212.06:126:09
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:10
2512.16:076:11
2612.16:066:12
2712.16:056:13
2812.26:036:13
2912.26:026:14
3012.26:006:15
3112.35:596:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Naţanz

In seasonPeak

None of Naţanz's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Naţanz sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Naţanz?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Naţanz for sightseeing.

What to pack for Naţanz in March

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

In March, Naţanz sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Naţanz 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 Naţanz peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 17UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Naţanz 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 Naţanz is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2038 µg/m³Nov 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul35Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Naţanz?

Naţanz sits at 33.5°N, 51.9°E, 1,637 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ardestān, 44 km away.

Topography around Naţanz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naţanz has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m around an average of 1,696 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,830 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,009 m.

The land around Naţanz is covered by bare terrain (64%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
663 m
16 km
2,830 m
80 km
3,009 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ardestān 44 km · Kashan 69 km · Ārān Bīdgol 73 km · Shāhīn Shahr 80 km · Dowlatābād 82 km · Dastgerd 82 km · Gaz-e Borkhar 83 km · Khowrzūq 85 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 Naţanz (33.5112°, 51.9181°, elevation 1,637 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).