Nasiriyah weather in March

In March, Nasiriyah sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.4 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 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Nasiriyah's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nasiriyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
29%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Nasiriyah is city in Iraq.

Density
316/km²
people per km²
Founded
1872

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 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nasiriyah reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°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 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 Nasiriyah

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.

Nasiriyah 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
Jan18° / 25410.27.3
Feb22° / 10°152.510.98.3
Mar27° / 15°152.411.87.9
Apr33° / 20°112.212.74.2
May40° / 26°30.613.60.6
Jun45° / 30°00140.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.80.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.10.0
Sep43° / 28°00.112.20.0
Oct36° / 22°50.911.22.6
Nov26° / 15°242.910.47.8
Dec20° / 10°193.5107.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48119
58119
68020
78020
87921
97921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nasiriyah gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
118
128
138
148
158
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
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249
259
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89730
99730
109730
119730
129730
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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3115light 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 6:30 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:305:47
211.36:285:48
311.46:275:48
411.46:265:49
511.46:255:50
611.46:245:51
711.56:235:51
811.56:215:52
911.56:205:53
1011.66:195:53
1111.66:185:54
1211.66:175:55
1311.76:155:56
1411.76:145:56
1511.76:135:57
1611.86:125:58
1711.86:105:58
1811.86:095:59
1911.96:086:00
2011.96:076:00
2111.96:056:01
2212.06:046:02
2312.06:036:02
2412.06:016:03
2512.16:006:04
2612.15:596:04
2712.15:586:05
2812.25:566:06
2912.25:556:06
3012.25:546:07
3112.35:526:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nasiriyah

In seasonPeak

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

Nasiriyah sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Nasiriyah?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nasiriyah in March

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

In March, Nasiriyah sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nasiriyah 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 Nasiriyah peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 18UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep6High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Nasiriyah 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 Nasiriyah is worst in April — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1064 µg/m³Nov 1446 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun55Poor
Jul55Poor
Aug52Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Nasiriyah?

Nasiriyah sits at 31.1°N, 46.3°E, 7 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Ash Shaţrah, 40 km away.

Qal‘at SukkarAs SamawahAl MadīnahQal‘at ŞāliḩAl QurnahAr Rumaythah

Topography around Nasiriyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nasiriyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m.

The land around Nasiriyah is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and cropland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
120 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Ash Shaţrah 40 km · Nāḩiyat al Fuhūd 45 km · Qal‘at Sukkar 91 km · As Samawah 97 km · Al Madīnah 97 km · Qal‘at Şāliḩ 111 km · Al Qurnah 112 km · Ar Rumaythah 113 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 Nasiriyah (31.058°, 46.2573°, elevation 7 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).