Sarāb weather in March

In March, Sarāb sees average daytime highs of 5°C and overnight lows near -3°C, with 78 mm of precipitation across 14.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Sarāb's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarāb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
9th warmest
Overnight low
-3°
4th coldest
Precipitation
78 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:39 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
56%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.3
out of 10

Sarāb 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 3°C in the first days to 7°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sarāb reaches about 5°C in the afternoon and slips back to -3°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -1°C and 11°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)
13-5
23-5
33-5
44-5
54-5
64-4
74-4
84-4
94-4
104-4
114-4
125-4
135-4
145-4
155-4
165-3
175-3
185-3
195-3
205-3
216-3
226-3
236-3
246-2
256-2
267-2
277-2
287-2
297-2
308-1
318-1

How March really feels in Sarāb

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
wind chill below the day's low

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

Sarāb weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -9°408.69.89.70.0
Feb / -7°5310.110.410.50.0
Mar / -3°7814.411.711.70.3
Apr11° / 10617.35.7132.2
May17° / 10519.40.8144.3
Jun22° / 5312.70.114.66.6
Jul25° / 12°379.1014.47.6
Aug26° / 12°246.4013.58.0
Sep22° / 266.70.112.37.7
Oct15° / 529.51.6114.8
Nov / -2°508.56.19.90.8
Dec / -6°398.48.69.40.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45347
55347
65248
75149
85149
94951
104951
114852
124951
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184654
194654
204852
214852
224852
234951
244951
254852
264951
274951
284951
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sarāb gets around 78 mm of rain and snow over 14.4 wet days in March. 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 50% on the wettest days, and about 12 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13735
23735
33835
43936
53936
64036
74137
84238
94438
104539
114640
124741
134841
144842
154942
164942
175042
185042
195042
205041
215040
225039
235038
244937
254936
264935
274934
284932
295031
305030
315029

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
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 7:01 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:016:05
211.16:596:07
311.26:586:08
411.26:566:09
511.26:556:10
611.36:546:11
711.36:526:12
811.46:516:13
911.46:496:14
1011.46:486:15
1111.56:466:16
1211.56:456:17
1311.66:436:17
1411.66:426:18
1511.76:406:19
1611.76:396:20
1711.76:376:21
1811.86:366:22
1911.86:346:23
2011.96:326:24
2111.96:316:25
2211.96:296:26
2312.06:286:27
2412.06:266:28
2512.16:256:29
2612.16:236:30
2712.26:216:31
2812.26:206:32
2912.26:186:33
3012.36:176:34
3112.36:156:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sarāb

In seasonPeak

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

Sarāb's rainy season runs February–June, 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 Sarāb?

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

0.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sarāb.

What to pack for Sarāb in March

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

In March, Sarāb sees daytime highs around 5°C and nights near -3°C. Pack a warm layer, a heavy coat and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sarāb 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 Sarāb peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sarāb 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 Sarāb is worst in May — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1029 µg/m³Nov 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sarāb?

Sarāb sits at 37.9°N, 47.5°E, 1,650 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Meshgīn Shahr, 53 km away.

Tabriz

Topography around Sarāb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarāb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,683 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,096 m.

The land around Sarāb is covered by cropland (67%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
756 m
80 km
4,096 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Meshgīn Shahr 53 km · Mīāneh 60 km · Bostānābād 62 km · Hashtrūd 67 km · Ahar 72 km · Ardabīl 75 km · Khalkhāl 94 km · Tabriz 110 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 Sarāb (37.9408°, 47.5367°, elevation 1,650 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).