Torbat-e Jām weather in March

In March, Torbat-e Jām sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Torbat-e Jām's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Torbat-e Jām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:45 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
54%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Torbat-e Jām 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 12°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Torbat-e Jām reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°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)
1121
2121
3122
4122
5122
6132
7132
8132
9132
10133
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16144
17154
18154
19154
20154
21155
22165
23165
24165
25165
26166
27176
28176
29176
30176
31176

How March really feels in Torbat-e Jām

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 10 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
10
wind chill below the day's low

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

Torbat-e Jām weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°315.93.89.91.2
Feb / -1°447.83.710.72.1
Mar15° / 5291.811.74.5
Apr21° / 417.70.412.96.9
May27° / 14°173.8013.87.7
Jun31° / 19°20.8014.36.0
Jul33° / 21°00014.15.2
Aug31° / 19°00013.36.2
Sep28° / 14°00.1012.28.6
Oct22° / 51.1011.18.9
Nov15° / 133.30.610.15.4
Dec10° / -1°234.72.49.72.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65743
75644
85644
95545
105545
115446
125446
135446
145446
155347
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215446
225446
235446
245545
255545
265545
275644
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Torbat-e Jām gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12911
22810
32810
42910
5299
6299
7299
8298
9298
10298
11297
12297
13307
14307
15306
16306
17306
18305
19305
20305
21304
22304
23304
24294
25293
26293
27283
28283
29283
30283
31273

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
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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.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:06 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:065:16
211.26:045:17
311.26:035:18
411.36:025:18
511.36:015:19
611.35:595:20
711.45:585:21
811.45:575:22
911.55:555:23
1011.55:545:24
1111.55:525:25
1211.65:515:25
1311.65:505:26
1411.65:485:27
1511.75:475:28
1611.75:455:29
1711.85:445:30
1811.85:435:31
1911.85:415:31
2011.95:405:32
2111.95:385:33
2212.05:375:34
2312.05:355:35
2412.05:345:36
2512.15:325:36
2612.15:315:37
2712.15:295:38
2812.25:285:39
2912.25:275:40
3012.35:255:40
3112.35:245:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.6Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Torbat-e Jām

In seasonPeak

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

Torbat-e Jām sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Torbat-e Jām?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Torbat-e Jām for sightseeing.

What to pack for Torbat-e Jām in March

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

In March, Torbat-e Jām sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Torbat-e Jām in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Torbat-e Jām peaks around July 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 15UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Torbat-e Jām 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 Torbat-e Jām is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1947 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr40Poor
May39Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Torbat-e Jām?

Torbat-e Jām sits at 35.2°N, 60.6°E, 908 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Tāybād, 58 km away.

MarāghehTorbat-e ḨeydarīyehMashadSarahsSarakhs

Topography around Torbat-e Jām

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Torbat-e Jām.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Torbat-e Jām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 911 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,472 m.

The land around Torbat-e Jām is covered by bare terrain (37%), artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and cropland (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
485 m
80 km
2,472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Tāybād 58 km · Eslam Qaleh 76 km · Khvāf 86 km · Marāgheh 111 km · Torbat-e Ḩeydarīyeh 127 km · Mashad 149 km · Sarahs 152 km · Sarakhs 152 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 Torbat-e Jām (35.244°, 60.6225°, elevation 908 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).