Shādegān weather in March

In March, Shādegān sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 30 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shādegān's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shādegān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:32 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Shādegān is city in Khuzestan 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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shādegān reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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)
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How March really feels in Shādegān

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.

Shādegān weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 48610.27.0
Feb22° / 11°284.210.97.9
Mar27° / 15°30411.87.8
Apr33° / 20°132.312.74.1
May41° / 26°40.713.50.4
Jun45° / 30°00.113.90.0
Jul47° / 32°00.113.80.0
Aug47° / 31°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 27°10.312.20.0
Oct37° / 22°61.111.22.3
Nov27° / 15°614.310.47.4
Dec20° / 10°565.710.17.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57723
67723
77723
87723
97723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Shādegān gets around 30 mm of rain over 4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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210
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510
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711
811
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1112
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1514
1615
1715
1816
1916
2016
2115
2215
2315
2415
2514
2614
2713
2813
2912
3011
3111

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19091
29091
39091
49091
59091
69091
79091
89091
99091
109091
119091
128992
138992
148992
158992
168893
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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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2813light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:506:08
211.36:486:08
311.46:476:09
411.46:466:10
511.46:456:11
611.56:446:11
711.56:436:12
811.56:426:13
911.56:406:13
1011.66:396:14
1111.66:386:15
1211.66:376:15
1311.76:366:16
1411.76:346:17
1511.76:336:17
1611.86:326:18
1711.86:316:19
1811.86:296:19
1911.96:286:20
2011.96:276:21
2111.96:266:21
2212.06:246:22
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:226:23
2512.16:216:24
2612.16:196:25
2712.16:186:25
2812.26:176:26
2912.26:156:26
3012.26:146:27
3112.26:136:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shādegān

In seasonPeak

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

Shādegān sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Shādegān?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Shādegān for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Shādegān in March

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

In March, Shādegān sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shādegān 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 Shādegān peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shādegān 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 Shādegān is worst in May — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorMay 1055 µg/m³Nov 1045 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shādegān?

Shādegān sits at 30.6°N, 48.7°E, 10 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Chamrān, 48 km away.

Topography around Shādegān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shādegān has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m.

The land around Shādegān is covered by bare terrain (44%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chamrān 48 km · Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni 48 km · Abadan 49 km · Bandar-e Māhshahr 51 km · Khorramshahr 52 km · Kūt-e ‘Abdollāh 66 km · Ahvaz 75 km · Rāmshīr 76 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 Shādegān (30.6492°, 48.665°, elevation 10 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).