Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah weather in March

In March, Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.9 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 23°C in the first days to 28°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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:20 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
32%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is city.

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 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 20°C and 31°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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How March really feels in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

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.

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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
Jan17° / 244.310.16.6
Feb20° / 193.510.87.7
Mar25° / 13°172.911.78.4
Apr32° / 18°122.412.85.3
May38° / 24°4113.71.4
Jun43° / 29°0014.10.0
Jul45° / 31°0013.90.0
Aug45° / 30°0013.20.0
Sep42° / 27°00.112.20.1
Oct35° / 21°71.311.23.4
Nov25° / 14°223.210.38.1
Dec19° / 213.89.97.3

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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.9 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 (%)
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39
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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 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
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10991
11982
12982
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14982
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23973
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27973
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29973
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:39 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)
111.26:395:53
211.36:385:54
311.36:365:55
411.36:355:55
511.46:345:56
611.46:335:57
711.46:315:58
811.56:305:59
911.56:295:59
1011.56:286:00
1111.66:266:01
1211.66:256:02
1311.66:246:02
1411.76:226:03
1511.76:216:04
1611.76:206:05
1711.86:186:05
1811.86:176:06
1911.96:166:07
2011.96:146:08
2111.96:136:08
2212.06:126:09
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:11
2512.16:086:11
2612.16:066:12
2712.16:056:13
2812.26:046:14
2912.26:026:14
3012.26:016:15
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 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah in March

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

In March, Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah peaks around June 14 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 14UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is worst in December — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 20108 µg/m³Jul 1772 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb102Unhealthy
Mar97Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep86Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec109Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah?

Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah sits at 32.9°N, 44.3°E, 37 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al-Musayab, 13 km away.

Topography around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m.

The land around Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah is covered by bare terrain (43%), cropland (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and bare terrain (41%) within 80 km.

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32 m
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100 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Al-Musayab 13 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 20 km · Saddat al Hindīyah 20 km · Al Maḩāwīl 26 km · Al Hindīyah 40 km · Aş Şuwayrah 40 km · Karbala 43 km · Al Hillah 48 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 Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah (32.8873°, 44.3462°, elevation 37 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).