Yazd weather in March

In March, Yazd sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 20 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Yazd's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yazd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
20 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
36%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Yazd is capital city of Yazd Province, Iran.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 29.3 µg/m³ · 2020
Density
3,380/km²
people per km²

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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yazd reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1175
2175
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4176
5186
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10187
11187
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How March really feels in Yazd

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.

Yazd weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 204.61.410.23.7
Feb15° / 132.90.810.85.5
Mar19° / 2040.211.87.4
Apr24° / 13°143.2012.88.1
May30° / 18°51.5013.66.4
Jun35° / 22°00.10143.3
Jul37° / 24°00013.92.0
Aug36° / 22°00013.23.1
Sep32° / 18°00012.25.5
Oct26° / 13°30.8011.28.8
Nov18° / 112.60.210.47.2
Dec14° / 163.40.5104.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37723
47723
57624
67525
77426
87426
97327
107228
117129
127129
137030
147030
157030
166931
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197030
207030
217030
227228
237228
247327
257327
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277426
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317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yazd gets around 20 mm of rain and snow over 4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1112
2112
3112
4111
5111
6121
7121
8121
9131
10131
11131
12131
13141
14141
15141
16141
17141
18141
19141
20140
21140
22140
23130
24130
25130
26130
27130
28120
29120
30120
31120

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
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22100
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27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
226calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:28 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:285:44
211.36:275:45
311.36:255:45
411.46:245:46
511.46:235:47
611.46:225:48
711.56:215:48
811.56:205:49
911.56:185:50
1011.66:175:51
1111.66:165:51
1211.66:155:52
1311.76:135:53
1411.76:125:53
1511.76:115:54
1611.86:095:55
1711.86:085:56
1811.86:075:56
1911.96:065:57
2011.96:045:58
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:025:59
2312.06:006:00
2412.05:596:00
2512.15:586:01
2612.15:566:02
2712.15:556:03
2812.25:546:03
2912.25:526:04
3012.25:516:05
3112.35:506:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yazd

In seasonPeak

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

Yazd sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Yazd?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Yazd for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Yazd in March

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

In March, Yazd sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Yazd in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yazd peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Yazd 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 Yazd is worst in April — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Yazd's WHO annual average of 29.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateApr 2241 µg/m³Dec 1018 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr41Poor
May40Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yazd?

Yazd sits at 31.9°N, 54.4°E, 1,216 m above sea level, in Iran. The nearest listed city is Ashkez̄ar, 19 km away.

BāfqAbarkūhAnār

Topography around Yazd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yazd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1,218 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,107 m.

The land around Yazd is covered by artificial surfaces (85%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
3,107 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ashkez̄ar 19 km · Taft 23 km · Mahrīz 36 km · Meybod 51 km · Ardakān 57 km · Bāfq 103 km · Abarkūh 134 km · Anār 143 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 Yazd (31.8972°, 54.3675°, elevation 1,216 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).