Nūrābād weather in March

In March, Nūrābād sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 115 mm of precipitation across 12.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Nūrābād's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nūrābād's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
115 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:36 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Nūrābād is city in the northwest of Lorestan 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 9°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nūrābād reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 5°C and 17°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)
19-1
29-1
39-1
410-1
510-1
6100
7100
8100
9100
10110
11110
12110
13111
14111
15111
16111
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18111
19121
20121
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22122
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24122
25132
26132
27132
28133
29133
30143
31143

How March really feels in Nūrābād

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 26 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
26
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nūrābād weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -5°9311.39100.0
Feb / -4°9511.68.210.70.5
Mar11° / 11512.94.911.72.7
Apr17° / 8612.30.412.85.2
May23° / 10°337.6013.77.5
Jun30° / 15°20.8014.26.8
Jul34° / 18°10.20144.1
Aug34° / 18°00.1013.34.2
Sep29° / 13°10.4012.27.4
Oct22° / 294.7011.18.0
Nov13° / 7490.910.24.0
Dec / -2°849.45.79.81.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115545
125545
135545
145644
155644
165644
175644
185644
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205644
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225743
235743
245743
255743
265743
275743
285743
295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nūrābād gets around 115 mm of rain and snow over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14021
23921
33920
43920
53919
63919
73919
83918
93918
104018
114018
124118
134117
144217
154317
164316
174416
184416
194416
204515
214515
224514
234513
244513
254412
264411
274410
284410
29449
30448
31448

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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3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
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11100
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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 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
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 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 6:55 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:556:07
211.26:546:08
311.36:536:09
411.36:526:10
511.36:506:11
611.46:496:12
711.46:486:13
811.46:466:13
911.56:456:14
1011.56:446:15
1111.66:426:16
1211.66:416:17
1311.66:406:17
1411.76:386:18
1511.76:376:19
1611.76:366:20
1711.86:346:21
1811.86:336:21
1911.86:326:22
2011.96:306:23
2111.96:296:24
2212.06:276:25
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:256:26
2512.16:236:27
2612.16:226:28
2712.16:206:28
2812.26:196:29
2912.26:176:30
3012.26:166:31
3112.36:156:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.22 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
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nūrābād

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nūrābād sees seasonal dust haze (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 Nūrābād?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nūrābād.

What to pack for Nūrābād in March

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

In March, Nūrābād sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nūrābād 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 Nūrābād peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Nūrābād 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 Nūrābād is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1837 µg/m³Dec 1121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr38Poor
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nūrābād?

Nūrābād sits at 34.1°N, 48.0°E, 1,790 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Aleshtar, 35 km away.

Topography around Nūrābād

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nūrābād has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 346 m around an average of 1,845 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,772 m.

The land around Nūrābād is covered by cropland (58%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
346 m
16 km
1,691 m
80 km
2,772 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Aleshtar 35 km · Nahāvand 39 km · Harsīn 42 km · Kangāvar 48 km · Şaḩneh 52 km · Tūyserkān 68 km · Kūhdasht 69 km · Khorramabad 74 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 Nūrābād (34.0734°, 47.9725°, elevation 1,790 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).