Shush weather in March

In March, Shush sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 78 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shush's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shush's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
37%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Shush 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 23°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shush reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 30°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)
12210
22210
32310
42311
52311
62311
72311
82311
92411
102411
112411
122412
132412
142412
152412
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192512
202512
212513
222513
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242613
252613
262613
272613
282614
292714
302714
312714

How March really feels in Shush

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.

Shush 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 938.310.16.2
Feb20° / 64710.87.0
Mar25° / 12°786.211.87.8
Apr31° / 17°524.712.85.6
May38° / 22°91.413.61.5
Jun44° / 26°00.114.10.0
Jul46° / 29°00.113.90.0
Aug46° / 28°00.113.20.0
Sep42° / 24°10.312.20.0
Oct35° / 19°171.811.23.2
Nov25° / 13°745.410.47.5
Dec19° / 1007.59.96.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 29%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57327
67228
77129
87030
97030
107030
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
186931
196931
207030
217129
227129
237228
247228
257228
267228
277228
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Shush gets around 78 mm of rain over 6.2 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
519
619
719
819
919
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2421
2521
2620
2720
2819
2919
3019
3118

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19640
29640
39550
49550
59550
69361
79361
89361
99361
109271
119271
129271
139181
149181
159091
169091
179091
189091
1989101
2089101
2189101
2288111
2388111
2487121
2587121
2687121
2786131
2885132
2984142
3084142
3183152

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 8 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
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:536:08
211.36:516:09
311.36:506:10
411.46:496:10
511.46:486:11
611.46:476:12
711.56:456:13
811.56:446:13
911.56:436:14
1011.66:426:15
1111.66:406:16
1211.66:396:16
1311.76:386:17
1411.76:376:18
1511.76:356:19
1611.86:346:19
1711.86:336:20
1811.86:316:21
1911.96:306:21
2011.96:296:22
2111.96:276:23
2212.06:266:24
2312.06:256:24
2412.06:236:25
2512.16:226:26
2612.16:216:26
2712.16:196:27
2812.26:186:28
2912.26:176:28
3012.26:156:29
3112.36:146:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.1Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shush

In seasonPeak

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

Shush sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Shush?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shush in March

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

In March, Shush sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shush 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 Shush peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Shush 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 Shush is worst in May — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMay 1048 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr47Poor
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep37Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shush?

Shush sits at 32.2°N, 48.2°E, 71 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Dezful, 26 km away.

Topography around Shush

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shush has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 75 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,287 m.

The land around Shush is covered by cropland (50%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (34%) and bare terrain (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
119 m
80 km
2,287 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Dezful 26 km · Andīmeshk 31 km · Gotvand 54 km · Shūshtar 59 km · Sūsangerd 70 km · Ḥamīdiyeh 81 km · Lālī 81 km · Hoveyzeh 83 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 Shush (32.1942°, 48.2436°, elevation 71 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).