Sabzevar weather in March

In March, Sabzevar sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 7.8 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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Sabzevar's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabzevar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:57 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
49%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Sabzevar is city in Razavi Khorasan 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 13°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sabzevar reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1132
2132
3133
4143
5143
6143
7143
8143
9143
10154
11154
12154
13154
14154
15164
16165
17165
18165
19165
20175
21176
22176
23176
24176
25186
26187
27187
28187
29197
30197
31198

How March really feels in Sabzevar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 1 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
1
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sabzevar 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 / -1°215.12.19.81.5
Feb10° / 305.71.710.62.8
Mar16° / 437.81.111.75.3
Apr23° / 11°316.40.112.97.4
May29° / 16°174013.96.6
Jun34° / 21°51.2014.44.0
Jul36° / 23°10.4014.22.9
Aug35° / 21°10.2013.43.7
Sep31° / 17°10.4012.26.3
Oct24° / 11°61.6011.18.8
Nov16° / 122.80.210.15.9
Dec10° / 153.70.79.62.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46238
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
105941
115941
125941
136040
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
216040
226040
236040
246139
256139
266139
276238
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sabzevar gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 7.8 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1204
2204
3214
4214
5215
6225
7235
8235
9245
10245
11255
12255
13255
14265
15264
16264
17274
18274
19273
20273
21273
22272
23272
24262
25262
26261
27251
28251
29251
30241
31241

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 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
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:18 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:27 PM to 5:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:185:27
211.26:175:28
311.26:165:28
411.26:145:29
511.36:135:30
611.36:125:31
711.46:105:32
811.46:095:33
911.46:085:34
1011.56:065:35
1111.56:055:36
1211.66:035:37
1311.66:025:38
1411.66:005:39
1511.75:595:39
1611.75:575:40
1711.85:565:41
1811.85:555:42
1911.85:535:43
2011.95:525:44
2111.95:505:45
2212.05:495:46
2312.05:475:47
2412.05:465:47
2512.15:445:48
2612.15:435:49
2712.15:415:50
2812.25:405:51
2912.25:385:52
3012.35:375:53
3112.35:355:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sabzevar?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sabzevar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sabzevar in March

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

In March, Sabzevar sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sabzevar 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 Sabzevar is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 930 µg/m³Dec 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sabzevar?

Sabzevar sits at 36.2°N, 57.7°E, 974 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Esfarāyen, 97 km away.

NeyshābūrBardaskanQūchānKāshmarShīrvānChenārānGolbahār

Topography around Sabzevar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabzevar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 981 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,130 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,133 m.

The land around Sabzevar is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (68%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
1,130 m
80 km
2,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Esfarāyen 97 km · Neyshābūr 100 km · Bardaskan 109 km · Qūchān 124 km · Kāshmar 129 km · Shīrvān 133 km · Chenārān 137 km · Golbahār 141 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 Sabzevar (36.2126°, 57.6819°, elevation 974 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).