Oskū weather in March

In March, Oskū sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 8.8 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 10°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Oskū's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oskū's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
48%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Oskū 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 Oskū reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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8111
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28143
29154
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How March really feels in Oskū

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 24 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
24
wind chill below the day's low

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

Oskū 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 / -4°225.74.29.70.0
Feb / -2°316.83.810.51.1
Mar12° / 438.82.311.73.6
Apr18° / 427.80.3136.3
May24° / 11°286.70147.6
Jun31° / 16°92.6014.66.1
Jul34° / 19°61.8014.44.0
Aug34° / 18°30.7013.54.2
Sep29° / 13°30.6012.37.5
Oct21° / 132.70118.2
Nov13° / 2851.1104.0
Dec / -3°255.93.29.40.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36337
46337
56238
66238
76238
86238
96238
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
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186139
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276238
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Oskū gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 8.8 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12510
22510
32510
42610
52610
62610
7279
8279
9279
10289
11289
12298
13298
14298
15308
16308
17308
18307
19307
20307
21307
22306
23306
24296
25295
26295
27284
28284
29273
30273
31273

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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28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
1610calm
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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 7:06 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:066:11
211.17:056:12
311.27:046:13
411.27:026:14
511.27:016:15
611.36:596:16
711.36:586:17
811.46:566:18
911.46:556:19
1011.46:536:20
1111.56:526:21
1211.56:506:22
1311.66:496:23
1411.66:476:24
1511.76:466:25
1611.76:446:26
1711.76:436:27
1811.86:416:28
1911.86:406:29
2011.96:386:30
2111.96:366:31
2211.96:356:32
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:34
2512.16:306:35
2612.16:296:36
2712.26:276:36
2812.26:256:37
2912.26:246:38
3012.36:226:39
3112.36:216:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
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 Oskū?

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

3.6
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 Oskū.

What to pack for Oskū in March

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

In March, Oskū sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Oskū in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oskū peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oskū 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 Oskū is worst in April — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 2334 µg/m³Aug 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oskū?

Oskū sits at 37.9°N, 46.1°E, 1,512 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sahand, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Oskū

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oskū has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m around an average of 1,579 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,112 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,597 m.

The land around Oskū is covered by grassland (41%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and bare terrain (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
313 m
16 km
1,112 m
80 km
2,597 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sahand 4.0 km · Khosrowshahr 7.0 km · Sardrūd 13 km · Īlkhchī 13 km · Āz̄arshahr 21 km · Tabriz 24 km · Shabestar 47 km · Ajab Shīr 53 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 Oskū (37.915°, 46.1226°, elevation 1,512 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).