Ṣāleḥīeh weather in March

In March, Ṣāleḥīeh sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 9.3 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Ṣāleḥīeh's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ṣāleḥīeh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:23 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
45%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ṣāleḥīeh 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 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1143
2143
3143
4143
5153
6154
7154
8154
9154
10154
11164
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23186
24187
25187
26187
27187
28197
29198
30198
31198

How March really feels in Ṣāleḥīeh

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Ṣāleḥīeh 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°427.92.79.91.8
Feb11° / 427.91.410.73.0
Mar16° / 549.30.611.75.5
Apr23° / 11°427.2012.97.3
May29° / 17°163.2013.86.5
Jun35° / 22°30.7014.43.1
Jul38° / 25°20.3014.21.4
Aug37° / 24°10.2013.32.2
Sep32° / 19°10.4012.25.2
Oct25° / 13°163011.18.3
Nov16° / 436.90.310.15.5
Dec10° / 457.91.19.62.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56634
66634
76535
86535
96436
106337
116337
126238
136238
146337
156238
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216337
226337
236436
246436
256436
266535
276535
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ṣāleḥīeh gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1253
2253
3253
4263
5262
6272
7272
8282
9282
10292
11303
12303
13313
14313
15323
16322
17332
18332
19332
20332
21332
22322
23321
24311
25311
26301
27301
28291
29280
30280
31270

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
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 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:445:53
211.26:425:54
311.26:415:55
411.36:405:56
511.36:395:57
611.36:375:58
711.46:365:59
811.46:346:00
911.56:336:00
1011.56:326:01
1111.56:306:02
1211.66:296:03
1311.66:286:04
1411.66:266:05
1511.76:256:06
1611.76:236:07
1711.86:226:07
1811.86:206:08
1911.86:196:09
2011.96:176:10
2111.96:166:11
2212.06:156:12
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:126:13
2512.16:106:14
2612.16:096:15
2712.16:076:16
2812.26:066:17
2912.26:046:17
3012.36:036:18
3112.36:016:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.23 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
74.9Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ṣāleḥīeh?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ṣāleḥīeh for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ṣāleḥīeh in March

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

In March, Ṣāleḥīeh sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ṣāleḥīeh 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 Ṣāleḥīeh peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ṣāleḥīeh 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 Ṣāleḥīeh is worst in December — around 211 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 53 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyDec 22210 µg/m³Jul 2054 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan204Very unhealthy
Feb172Very unhealthy
Mar124Unhealthy
Apr110Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul53Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep80Unhealthy
Oct117Unhealthy
Nov174Very unhealthy
Dec211Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ṣāleḥīeh?

Ṣāleḥīeh sits at 35.5°N, 51.2°E, 1,039 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Golestān, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Ṣāleḥīeh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ṣāleḥīeh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 1,035 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,559 m.

The land around Ṣāleḥīeh is covered by artificial surfaces (45%), cropland (25%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (39%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
327 m
80 km
3,559 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Golestān 2.0 km · Nasirshahr 5.0 km · Khabarābād 6.0 km · Eslamshahr 7.0 km · Nasīm Shahr 7.0 km · Nasimshahr 7.0 km · Ovrīn 7.0 km · Robāţ Karīm 10 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 Ṣāleḥīeh (35.5053°, 51.1914°, elevation 1,039 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).