Nehbandān weather in March

In March, Nehbandān sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 33 mm of precipitation across 5.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Nehbandān's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nehbandān's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 33 mm; 5.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:47 AM – 5:32 PM
Cloud cover: 38%; 12th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.5; out of 10

Nehbandān is city in South Khorasan Province, Iran.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nehbandān reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	24	24
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	5
2	18	5
3	18	5
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	19	6
7	19	6
8	19	6
9	19	7
10	19	7
11	20	7
12	20	7
13	20	7
14	20	8
15	20	8
16	21	8
17	21	8
18	21	8
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	22	9
22	22	9
23	22	9
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

How March really feels in Nehbandān

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Nehbandān 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 1°	30	4.9	0.8	10.2	4.1
Feb	15° / 3°	29	4.6	0.4	10.8	5.6
Mar	21° / 8°	33	5.5	0.1	11.8	7.5
Apr	27° / 14°	11	2.3	0	12.7	7.7
May	33° / 19°	3	1	0	13.6	4.7
Jun	36° / 23°	1	0.1	0	14	2.5
Jul	37° / 24°	0	0	0	13.8	1.9
Aug	36° / 22°	0	0	0	13.2	2.9
Sep	33° / 18°	0	0	0	12.2	4.9
Oct	28° / 12°	2	0.4	0	11.2	8.3
Nov	20° / 6°	6	1.4	0	10.4	8.3
Dec	15° / 2°	14	3	0.1	10	5.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	73	74	73	72	71	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	73	73	72	72
Cloudier (%)	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	27	28	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	27	27	28	28

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	72	28

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nehbandān gets around 33 mm of rain and snow over 5.5 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 17% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	19
20	19
21	18
22	18
23	17
24	16
25	15
26	14
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	11
31	11

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:05 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:32	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:05	5:21
2	11.3	6:04	5:22
3	11.3	6:03	5:23
4	11.4	6:01	5:24
5	11.4	6:00	5:24
6	11.4	5:59	5:25
7	11.5	5:58	5:26
8	11.5	5:57	5:27
9	11.5	5:55	5:27
10	11.6	5:54	5:28
11	11.6	5:53	5:29
12	11.6	5:52	5:30
13	11.7	5:50	5:30
14	11.7	5:49	5:31
15	11.7	5:48	5:32
16	11.8	5:47	5:32
17	11.8	5:45	5:33
18	11.8	5:44	5:34
19	11.9	5:43	5:34
20	11.9	5:42	5:35
21	11.9	5:40	5:36
22	12.0	5:39	5:36
23	12.0	5:38	5:37
24	12.0	5:36	5:38
25	12.1	5:35	5:38
26	12.1	5:34	5:39
27	12.1	5:32	5:40
28	12.2	5:31	5:40
29	12.2	5:30	5:41
30	12.2	5:28	5:42
31	12.3	5:27	5:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	6.0	Bright
21	6.0	Intense
22	6.1	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nehbandān

In seasonPeak

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

Nehbandān sees seasonal dust haze (May–July), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Nehbandān?

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

7.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nehbandān in March

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

In March, Nehbandān sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Nehbandān 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 Nehbandān peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	6	8	8	10	12	12	11	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	6	High
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Nehbandān 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 Nehbandān is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	21	24	31	33	35	48	40	32	23	15	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	33	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nehbandān?

Nehbandān sits at 31.5°N, 60.0°E, 1,187 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Zābol, 150 km away.

Topography around Nehbandān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nehbandān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 990 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,035 m.

The land around Nehbandān is covered by bare terrain (64%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

97 m

bare terrain 64%

16 km

990 m

bare terrain 96%

80 km

2,035 m

bare terrain 99%

croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← February Nehbandān year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Zābol 150 km · Bīrjand 166 km · Zaranj 185 km · Farah 217 km · Zahedan 241 km · Qā’en 256 km · Khāsh 261 km · Kushk 265 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

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 Nehbandān (31.5419°, 60.0365°, elevation 1,187 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	5
2	18	5
3	18	5
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	19	6
7	19	6
8	19	6
9	19	7
10	19	7
11	20	7
12	20	7
13	20	7
14	20	8
15	20	8
16	21	8
17	21	8
18	21	8
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	22	9
22	22	9
23	22	9
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	19
20	19
21	18
22	18
23	17
24	16
25	15
26	14
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	5
2	18	5
3	18	5
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	19	6
7	19	6
8	19	6
9	19	7
10	19	7
11	20	7
12	20	7
13	20	7
14	20	8
15	20	8
16	21	8
17	21	8
18	21	8
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	22	9
22	22	9
23	22	9
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	19
20	19
21	18
22	18
23	17
24	16
25	15
26	14
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	5
2	18	5
3	18	5
4	18	6
5	18	6
6	19	6
7	19	6
8	19	6
9	19	7
10	19	7
11	20	7
12	20	7
13	20	7
14	20	8
15	20	8
16	21	8
17	21	8
18	21	8
19	21	9
20	21	9
21	22	9
22	22	9
23	22	9
24	22	10
25	22	10
26	23	10
27	23	10
28	23	10
29	23	11
30	24	11
31	24	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	74	26
10	73	27
11	72	28
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	70	30
19	70	30
20	70	30
21	70	30
22	70	30
23	70	30
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	72	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	16
2	16
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	18
8	18
9	18
10	19
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	20
16	20
17	20
18	20
19	19
20	19
21	18
22	18
23	17
24	16
25	15
26	14
27	13
28	13
29	12
30	11
31	11

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100