Al Fallūjah weather in March

In March, Al Fallūjah sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Al Fallūjah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Fallūjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:22 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
31%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Al Fallūjah is city in the province of Al Anbar, Iraq.

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 22°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Fallūjah reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°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 Al Fallūjah

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.

Al Fallūjah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 214.2106.1
Feb19° / 183.510.87.4
Mar24° / 13°152.811.78.5
Apr31° / 18°122.112.86.0
May37° / 24°30.713.72.0
Jun42° / 28°0014.20.0
Jul44° / 30°00140.0
Aug44° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep40° / 26°00.112.20.4
Oct34° / 21°6111.24.2
Nov24° / 13°182.910.38.3
Dec18° / 203.69.86.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
48020
57921
68020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Fallūjah gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
149
159
169
179
189
199
2010
2110
2210
2310
2410
2510
2610
2710
2810
299
309
319

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 98% 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
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24973
25973
26973
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:41 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:415:55
211.36:405:56
311.36:395:56
411.36:385:57
511.46:375:58
611.46:355:59
711.46:346:00
811.56:336:01
911.56:316:01
1011.56:306:02
1111.66:296:03
1211.66:286:04
1311.66:266:05
1411.76:256:05
1511.76:246:06
1611.76:226:07
1711.86:216:08
1811.86:196:08
1911.86:186:09
2011.96:176:10
2111.96:156:11
2212.06:146:11
2312.06:136:12
2412.06:116:13
2512.16:106:14
2612.16:096:14
2712.16:076:15
2812.26:066:16
2912.26:046:17
3012.26:036:17
3112.36:026:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
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165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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215.8Bright
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Fallūjah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Fallūjah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Fallūjah?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Fallūjah in March

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

In March, Al Fallūjah sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Fallūjah 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 Al Fallūjah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep5High
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Fallūjah 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 Al Fallūjah is worst in December — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 2380 µg/m³Jul 2365 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec80Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Fallūjah?

Al Fallūjah sits at 33.3°N, 43.8°E, 45 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Abū Ghurayb, 37 km away.

BaghdadSadr CityAl MaḩmūdīyahAd DujaylNāḩiyat al IskandarīyahAl-Musayab

Topography around Al Fallūjah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Fallūjah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Al Fallūjah is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (47%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
101 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Abū Ghurayb 37 km · Ramadi 45 km · Baghdad 57 km · Sadr City 63 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 63 km · Ad Dujayl 69 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 73 km · Al-Musayab 79 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 Al Fallūjah (33.3491°, 43.786°, elevation 45 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).