Sarakhs weather in March

In March, Sarakhs sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 44 mm of precipitation across 7.6 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 16°C in the first days to 21°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 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 Sarakhs's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sarakhs's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
44 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Sarakhs 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 16°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sarakhs reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 7°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
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4165
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10176
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How March really feels in Sarakhs

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.

Sarakhs 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
Jan11° / 285.42.29.83.1
Feb13° / 356.4210.64.1
Mar19° / 447.60.611.76.3
Apr26° / 13°274.7012.97.5
May32° / 19°102.2013.94.8
Jun37° / 23°10.2014.41.9
Jul39° / 25°00.1014.20.8
Aug37° / 23°00013.42.0
Sep32° / 18°00.1012.25.3
Oct26° / 11°61.1011.18.8
Nov17° / 153.50.310.16.6
Dec12° / 193.91.19.53.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
55050
65050
74951
84951
94852
104951
114951
125050
134951
145050
155050
165050
174951
185050
195050
205149
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225149
235248
245347
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sarakhs gets around 44 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1254
2254
3254
4254
5254
6254
7254
8253
9253
10253
11253
12253
13252
14252
15252
16252
17252
18251
19251
20251
21251
22241
23241
24241
25230
26230
27230
28220
29220
30220
31210

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2913light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 6:05 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:055:12
211.26:045:13
311.26:025:14
411.26:015:15
511.35:595:16
611.35:585:17
711.45:575:18
811.45:555:19
911.45:545:20
1011.55:525:21
1111.55:515:22
1211.65:505:23
1311.65:485:24
1411.65:475:25
1511.75:455:25
1611.75:445:26
1711.85:425:27
1811.85:415:28
1911.85:395:29
2011.95:385:30
2111.95:365:31
2212.05:355:32
2312.05:335:33
2412.05:325:33
2512.15:305:34
2612.15:295:35
2712.15:275:36
2812.25:265:37
2912.25:245:38
3012.35:235:39
3112.35:215:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sarakhs

In seasonPeak

None of Sarakhs's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Sarakhs sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Sarakhs?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sarakhs for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sarakhs in March

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

In March, Sarakhs sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Sarakhs 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 Sarakhs peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sarakhs 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 Sarakhs is worst in July — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (January, 33 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1863 µg/m³Jan 2033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May47Poor
Jun46Poor
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct40Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sarakhs?

Sarakhs sits at 36.5°N, 61.2°E, 276 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Sarahs, 6.0 km away.

TejenMaryGorjī-ye SofláYolötenMashadTürkmengalaÇaşgyn

Topography around Sarakhs

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sarakhs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 272 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,607 m.

The land around Sarakhs is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
1,607 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sarahs 6.0 km · Tejen 110 km · Mary 131 km · Gorjī-ye Soflá 134 km · Yolöten 136 km · Mashad 142 km · Türkmengala 143 km · Çaşgyn 144 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 Sarakhs (36.5449°, 61.1577°, elevation 276 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).