Pāveh weather in March

In March, Pāveh sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 132 mm of precipitation across 14.1 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 14°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Pāveh's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pāveh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
12°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
132 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
51%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Pāveh is city in Kermanshah 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 14°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pāveh reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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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31154

How March really feels in Pāveh

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Pāveh 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°1231210.19.90.2
Feb / -3°12912.59.410.70.8
Mar12° / 13214.14.911.72.9
Apr18° / 11013.30.512.95.3
May24° / 11°477.8013.87.5
Jun31° / 17°20.6014.36.3
Jul35° / 20°10.1014.13.4
Aug35° / 19°00.2013.33.3
Sep31° / 15°10.6012.26.5
Oct23° / 10°436.2011.17.9
Nov14° / 879110.24.5
Dec / -2°10410.55.99.71.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pāveh gets around 132 mm of rain and snow over 14.1 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 46% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
14322
24221
34221
44220
54219
64219
74218
84318
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29479
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31478

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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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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216calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:03 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:036:13
211.27:016:14
311.27:006:15
411.36:596:16
511.36:576:17
611.46:566:17
711.46:556:18
811.46:536:19
911.56:526:20
1011.56:516:21
1111.56:496:22
1211.66:486:23
1311.66:476:24
1411.76:456:24
1511.76:446:25
1611.76:426:26
1711.86:416:27
1811.86:406:28
1911.86:386:29
2011.96:376:29
2111.96:356:30
2212.06:346:31
2312.06:326:32
2412.06:316:33
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:286:34
2712.16:276:35
2812.26:256:36
2912.26:246:37
3012.36:226:37
3112.36:216:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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155.0Bright
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225.2Bright
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245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pāveh

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Pāveh?

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

2.9
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 Pāveh.

What to pack for Pāveh in March

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

In March, Pāveh sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pāveh 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 Pāveh peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highModerateJun 22UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Pāveh 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 Pāveh is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1136 µg/m³Dec 1723 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun29Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pāveh?

Pāveh sits at 35.0°N, 46.4°E, 1,525 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Javānrūd, 29 km away.

Topography around Pāveh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pāveh has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,005 m around an average of 1,600 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,735 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,058 m.

The land around Pāveh is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,005 m
16 km
2,735 m
80 km
3,058 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Javānrūd 29 km · Halabja 37 km · Ravānsar 45 km · Marīvān 55 km · Kāmyārān 60 km · Sanandaj 66 km · Baynjiwayn 74 km · Sarpol-e Z̄ahāb 79 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 Pāveh (35.0434°, 46.3565°, elevation 1,525 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).