Al Qurnah weather in March

In March, Al Qurnah sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 23 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 30°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 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 Al Qurnah's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qurnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Al Qurnah is town in 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 25°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Qurnah reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°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)
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62614
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293017
303017
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How March really feels in Al Qurnah

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 Qurnah 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
Jan19° / 34510.27.2
Feb22° / 11°213.210.98.2
Mar27° / 15°233.111.87.8
Apr34° / 21°122.412.74.0
May40° / 26°50.913.60.5
Jun45° / 31°00.1140.0
Jul47° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug47° / 32°00.113.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°80.911.22.4
Nov27° / 15°323.410.47.6
Dec20° / 10°324.8107.6

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68020
77921
87921
97921
107921
117822
127723
137723
147723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Qurnah gets around 23 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
99
109
119
1210
1310
1411
1511
1612
1712
1812
1913
2013
2113
2212
2312
2412
2512
2612
2712
2811
2911
3011
3111

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49451
59451
69451
79451
89451
99451
109451
119451
129352
139352
149352
159352
169352
179163
189163
199163
209163
219163
229163
239163
249163
259163
269163
279163
289163
299262
309262
319262

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:25 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:255:42
211.36:245:43
311.46:235:44
411.46:215:44
511.46:205:45
611.46:195:46
711.56:185:47
811.56:175:47
911.56:165:48
1011.66:145:49
1111.66:135:49
1211.66:125:50
1311.76:115:51
1411.76:095:52
1511.76:085:52
1611.86:075:53
1711.86:065:54
1811.86:045:54
1911.96:035:55
2011.96:025:56
2111.96:015:56
2212.05:595:57
2312.05:585:58
2412.05:575:58
2512.15:555:59
2612.15:546:00
2712.15:536:00
2812.25:526:01
2912.25:506:01
3012.25:496:02
3112.35:486:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.69 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
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95.4Bright
105.5Bright
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135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
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185.7Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Qurnah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Qurnah sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Qurnah?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Qurnah in March

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

In March, Al Qurnah sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qurnah 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 Qurnah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qurnah 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 Qurnah is worst in April — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyApr 1178 µg/m³Jul 1156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb69Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct70Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qurnah?

Al Qurnah sits at 31.0°N, 47.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Madīnah, 17 km away.

Al HārithahQal‘at ŞāliḩBasrahAl Başrah al QadīmahNāḩiyat al FuhūdAz ZubayrAbū al-Kahṣīb

Topography around Al Qurnah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qurnah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Al Qurnah is covered by cropland (33%), bare terrain (29%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (43%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
13 m
80 km
61 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Al Madīnah 17 km · Al Hārithah 57 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 59 km · Basrah 65 km · Al Başrah al Qadīmah 68 km · Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 68 km · Az Zubayr 74 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 77 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 Qurnah (31.0155°, 47.4336°, elevation 6 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).