Ad Dujayl weather in March

In March, Ad Dujayl sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 61% 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 Ad Dujayl's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Dujayl's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:21 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
34%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Ad Dujayl is human settlement.

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 Ad Dujayl reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 12°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 6°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ad Dujayl

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.

Ad Dujayl 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
Jan17° / 325.3106.2
Feb19° / 254.110.77.3
Mar25° / 13°253.811.78.3
Apr31° / 18°152.812.85.6
May38° / 24°4113.71.6
Jun43° / 29°0014.20.0
Jul45° / 31°00140.0
Aug45° / 31°0013.30.0
Sep41° / 27°00.112.20.2
Oct34° / 21°111.711.13.6
Nov25° / 14°253.410.28.1
Dec18° / 294.69.87.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
37723
47723
57723
67723
77624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ad Dujayl gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
314
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513
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712
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911
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1111
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1311
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3112

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23964
24964
25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:405:53
211.26:395:53
311.36:385:54
411.36:365:55
511.36:355:56
611.46:345:57
711.46:335:58
811.56:315:58
911.56:305:59
1011.56:296:00
1111.66:276:01
1211.66:266:02
1311.66:256:03
1411.76:236:03
1511.76:226:04
1611.76:216:05
1711.86:196:06
1811.86:186:06
1911.86:166:07
2011.96:156:08
2111.96:146:09
2212.06:126:10
2312.06:116:10
2412.06:096:11
2512.16:086:12
2612.16:076:13
2712.16:056:13
2812.26:046:14
2912.26:026:15
3012.26:016:16
3112.36:006:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
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115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
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255.8Bright
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275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ad Dujayl

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Dujayl sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ad Dujayl?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ad Dujayl in March

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

In March, Ad Dujayl sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ad Dujayl 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 Ad Dujayl peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highModerateJun 13UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul5Moderate
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ad Dujayl 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 Ad Dujayl is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2189 µg/m³Jul 1665 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct85Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Dujayl?

Ad Dujayl sits at 33.8°N, 44.2°E, 46 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Balad, 20 km away.

Sadr CityBaghdadAbū GhuraybAl Miqdādīyah

Topography around Ad Dujayl

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Dujayl has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m.

The land around Ad Dujayl is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (43%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
198 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Balad 20 km · Khāliş 28 km · Baqubah 36 km · Sāmarrā’ 50 km · Sadr City 55 km · Baghdad 58 km · Abū Ghurayb 60 km · Al Miqdādīyah 66 km

Iraq travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,410
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
60%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9.5
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
27.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Christian 1%

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 Ad Dujayl (33.8467°, 44.2344°, elevation 46 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).