‘Anat al Qadīmah weather in March

In March, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Anat al Qadīmah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
35%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

‘Anat al Qadīmah is destroyed city 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 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in ‘Anat al Qadīmah reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in ‘Anat al Qadīmah

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.

‘Anat al Qadīmah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 254.9104.5
Feb16° / 194.110.76.0
Mar21° / 10°203.611.78.0
Apr27° / 15°112.412.87.7
May34° / 21°4113.84.1
Jun39° / 25°00.114.30.8
Jul41° / 28°0014.10.0
Aug41° / 28°0013.30.0
Sep37° / 24°0012.22.0
Oct31° / 18°81.611.16.1
Nov21° / 11°173.110.28.0
Dec15° / 214.29.75.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

‘Anat al Qadīmah gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.6 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 13% on the wettest days.

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 6:50 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:506:01
211.26:496:02
311.36:476:03
411.36:466:04
511.36:456:05
611.46:436:06
711.46:426:06
811.46:416:07
911.56:396:08
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1311.66:346:11
1411.76:336:12
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1611.76:306:14
1711.86:296:15
1811.86:276:15
1911.86:266:16
2011.96:246:17
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2212.06:216:19
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2512.16:176:21
2612.16:166:22
2712.16:146:23
2812.26:136:23
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for ‘Anat al Qadīmah

In seasonPeak

In March, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

‘Anat al Qadīmah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit ‘Anat al Qadīmah?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit ‘Anat al Qadīmah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for ‘Anat al Qadīmah in March

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

In March, ‘Anat al Qadīmah sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in ‘Anat al Qadīmah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Anat al Qadīmah peaks around June 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 14UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in ‘Anat al Qadīmah 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah is worst in July — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorPoorJul 1787 µg/m³Nov 2035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul89Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep59Unhealthy
Oct46Poor
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Anat al Qadīmah?

‘Anat al Qadīmah sits at 34.5°N, 41.9°E, 171 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is ‘Anah, 12 km away.

ḨadīthahAl Qā’imĀlbū KamālHajīnHītSubaykhānAl Mayādīn

Topography around ‘Anat al Qadīmah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Anat al Qadīmah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Anat al Qadīmah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 334 m.

The land around ‘Anat al Qadīmah is covered by bare terrain (65%) and water (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
334 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: ‘Anah 12 km · Ḩadīthah 54 km · Al Qā’im 88 km · Ālbū Kamāl 94 km · Hajīn 105 km · Hīt 123 km · Subaykhān 130 km · Al Mayādīn 149 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 ‘Anat al Qadīmah (34.4693°, 41.9422°, elevation 171 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).