Shāhedshahr weather in March

In March, Shāhedshahr sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 49 mm of precipitation across 8.6 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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Shāhedshahr's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shāhedshahr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
49 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:24 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
46%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Shāhedshahr is city in Tehran Province, Iran.

Founded
1997

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 14°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shāhedshahr 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
18175
19176
20176
21176
22176
23176
24186
25187
26187
27187
28187
29197
30198
31198

How March really feels in Shāhedshahr

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.

Shāhedshahr 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°36739.91.7
Feb11° / 377.61.610.72.9
Mar16° / 498.60.611.75.5
Apr22° / 11°477.60.112.97.3
May29° / 16°173.9013.96.5
Jun35° / 21°40.9014.43.0
Jul38° / 24°20.5014.21.2
Aug37° / 23°20.3013.32.0
Sep33° / 18°20.4012.25.1
Oct25° / 13°152.8011.18.3
Nov16° / 396.30.310.15.5
Dec10° / 367.11.49.62.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26832
36733
46634
56634
66535
76436
86337
96337
106238
116238
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216238
226238
236337
246337
256337
266337
276436
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shāhedshahr gets around 49 mm of rain and snow over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1233
2233
3243
4243
5243
6243
7253
8253
9263
10263
11273
12273
13283
14283
15292
16302
17302
18302
19302
20312
21302
22302
23301
24301
25301
26291
27291
28291
29291
30281
31281

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
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8100
9100
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11100
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15100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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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 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:445:54
211.26:435:55
311.26:425:55
411.36:405:56
511.36:395:57
611.36:385:58
711.46:365:59
811.46:356:00
911.56:346:01
1011.56:326:02
1111.56:316:03
1211.66:296:03
1311.66:286:04
1411.66:276:05
1511.76:256:06
1611.76:246:07
1711.86:226:08
1811.86:216:09
1911.86:196:10
2011.96:186:10
2111.96:166:11
2212.06:156:12
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:14
2512.16:116:15
2612.16:096:15
2712.16:086:16
2812.26:066:17
2912.26:056:18
3012.36:036:19
3112.36:026:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.7Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shāhedshahr?

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 Shāhedshahr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shāhedshahr in March

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

In March, Shāhedshahr 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 Shāhedshahr 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 Shāhedshahr 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 Shāhedshahr 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 Shāhedshahr 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 Shāhedshahr?

Shāhedshahr sits at 35.6°N, 51.1°E, 1,091 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Şabbāshahr, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Shāhedshahr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shāhedshahr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 1,090 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,540 m.

The land around Shāhedshahr is covered by bare terrain (29%), cropland (28%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (31%), artificial surfaces (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
3,540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Şabbāshahr 3.0 km · Ferdowsīyeh 4.0 km · Ovrīn 5.0 km · Khabarābād 7.0 km · Nasimshahr 7.0 km · Nasīm Shahr 7.0 km · Bāghestān 9.0 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 Shāhedshahr (35.5729°, 51.085°, elevation 1,091 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).