Dihok weather in March

In March, Dihok sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 87 mm of precipitation across 10 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dihok's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dihok's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
87 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:26 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Dihok is City in Kurdistan Region, 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 15°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dihok reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°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)
1155
2155
3155
4165
5165
6166
7166
8166
9166
10166
11166
12166
13176
14176
15176
16176
17177
18177
19177
20177
21177
22187
23187
24187
25188
26188
27198
28198
29198
30198
31199

How March really feels in Dihok

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.

Dihok weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 91101.59.82.7
Feb13° / 809.91.510.63.5
Mar17° / 87100.211.75.6
Apr23° / 11°578.5012.97.2
May30° / 16°244.4013.96.2
Jun37° / 21°10.4014.52.3
Jul40° / 25°10.2014.30.1
Aug40° / 24°00.1013.40.3
Sep35° / 20°10.3012.33.4
Oct28° / 15°223.20117.1
Nov19° / 556.30106.8
Dec13° / 838.80.79.53.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35743
45743
55743
65743
75743
85644
95743
105743
115743
125842
135842
145842
155941
165941
175941
185941
195842
205842
215842
225842
235842
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Dihok gets around 87 mm of rain and snow over 10 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 33% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1322
2322
3312
4311
5311
6311
7311
8311
9311
10321
11321
12321
13331
14331
15331
16341
17341
18340
19340
20350
21350
22340
23340
24340
25340
26330
27330
28330
29330
30320
31320

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:485:55
211.26:465:56
311.26:455:57
411.26:445:58
511.36:425:59
611.36:416:00
711.36:406:01
811.46:386:01
911.46:376:02
1011.56:356:03
1111.56:346:04
1211.56:326:05
1311.66:316:06
1411.66:296:07
1511.76:286:08
1611.76:266:09
1711.76:256:10
1811.86:236:11
1911.86:226:12
2011.96:206:13
2111.96:196:13
2211.96:176:14
2312.06:166:15
2412.06:146:16
2512.16:136:17
2612.16:116:18
2712.26:106:19
2812.26:086:20
2912.26:076:21
3012.36:056:22
3112.36:046:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dihok

In seasonPeak

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

Dihok's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dihok sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dihok?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Dihok for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dihok in March

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

In March, Dihok sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Dihok 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 Dihok peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Dihok 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 Dihok is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2140 µg/m³Dec 1027 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May38Poor
Jun35Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dihok?

Dihok sits at 36.9°N, 43.0°E, 510 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Sīnah, 8.0 km away.

MosulAl Mawşil al Jadīdah

Topography around Dihok

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dihok has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m around an average of 617 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,110 m.

The land around Dihok is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
512 m
16 km
1,017 m
80 km
3,110 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sīnah 8.0 km · Simele 12 km · Sumayl 12 km · Batifa 34 km · Zaxo 41 km · Tallkayf 43 km · Mosul 60 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 60 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 Dihok (36.8661°, 42.9879°, elevation 510 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).