Sadr City weather in March

In March, Sadr City sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 27 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 27°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 Sadr City's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sadr City's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 3.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:20 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

← February Sadr City year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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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 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sadr City 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	28
Avg low (°C)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	25	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	27	14
27	27	15
28	27	15
29	27	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

How March really feels in Sadr City

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Sadr City 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	32	5.8	10	6.3
Feb	20° / 9°	24	4.2	10.8	7.4
Mar	25° / 13°	27	3.9	11.7	8.2
Apr	31° / 18°	16	2.7	12.8	5.3
May	38° / 24°	5	1.2	13.7	1.4
Jun	43° / 29°	0	0	14.2	0.0
Jul	45° / 32°	0	0	14	0.0
Aug	45° / 31°	0	0	13.2	0.0
Sep	42° / 27°	0	0.1	12.2	0.1
Oct	35° / 22°	11	1.7	11.2	3.3
Nov	25° / 14°	28	3.8	10.3	8.0
Dec	19° / 9°	29	4.6	9.8	7.2

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	77	77	77	78	78	77	77	77	78	78	78	77	78	78	78	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	76	76
Cloudier (%)	23	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	24	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sadr City gets around 27 mm of rain over 3.9 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 12% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	calm

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 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:15 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:39	5:52
2	11.3	6:38	5:53
3	11.3	6:36	5:54
4	11.3	6:35	5:55
5	11.4	6:34	5:55
6	11.4	6:33	5:56
7	11.4	6:31	5:57
8	11.5	6:30	5:58
9	11.5	6:29	5:59
10	11.5	6:27	5:59
11	11.6	6:26	6:00
12	11.6	6:25	6:01
13	11.6	6:24	6:02
14	11.7	6:22	6:03
15	11.7	6:21	6:03
16	11.7	6:20	6:04
17	11.8	6:18	6:05
18	11.8	6:17	6:06
19	11.8	6:15	6:06
20	11.9	6:14	6:07
21	11.9	6:13	6:08
22	12.0	6:11	6:09
23	12.0	6:10	6:09
24	12.0	6:09	6:10
25	12.1	6:07	6:11
26	12.1	6:06	6:12
27	12.1	6:04	6:12
28	12.2	6:03	6:13
29	12.2	6:02	6:14
30	12.2	6:00	6:15
31	12.3	5:59	6:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	5.9	Bright
29	6.0	Bright
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sadr City

In seasonPeak

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

Sadr City sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sadr City?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sadr City in March

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

In March, Sadr City sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Sadr City 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 Sadr City peaks around June 13 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	5	5	8	10	6	9	5	5	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	5	Moderate
Apr	5	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	5	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sadr City 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 Sadr City is worst in December — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	88	85	84	79	79	68	65	68	72	85	82	90
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	88	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	79	Unhealthy
May	79	Unhealthy
Jun	68	Unhealthy
Jul	65	Unhealthy
Aug	68	Unhealthy
Sep	72	Unhealthy
Oct	85	Unhealthy
Nov	82	Unhealthy
Dec	90	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Sadr City?

Sadr City sits at 33.4°N, 44.5°E, 39 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Baghdad, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sadr City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sadr City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m.

The land around Sadr City is covered by artificial surfaces (92%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and bare terrain (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

artificial surfaces 92%

16 km

62 m

artificial surfaces 42%

80 km

67 m

cropland 48%

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← February Sadr City year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Baghdad 8.0 km · Abū Ghurayb 27 km · Al Maḩmūdīyah 37 km · Baqubah 43 km · Khāliş 47 km · Ad Dujayl 55 km · Nāḩiyat al Iskandarīyah 57 km · Aş Şuwayrah 59 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

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 Sadr City (33.3889°, 44.4583°, elevation 39 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	25	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	27	14
27	27	15
28	27	15
29	27	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	25	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	27	14
27	27	15
28	27	15
29	27	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	11
2	23	11
3	23	12
4	23	12
5	24	12
6	24	12
7	24	12
8	24	12
9	24	12
10	24	12
11	24	13
12	25	13
13	25	13
14	25	13
15	25	13
16	25	13
17	25	13
18	25	13
19	25	13
20	25	13
21	26	14
22	26	14
23	26	14
24	26	14
25	26	14
26	27	14
27	27	15
28	27	15
29	27	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	77	23
3	77	23
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	78	22
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	77	23
13	78	22
14	78	22
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	78	22
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	77	23
29	77	23
30	76	24
31	76	24

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	12
5	12
6	12
7	12
8	11
9	11
10	11
11	11
12	11
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	13
21	13
22	13
23	13
24	13
25	14
26	14
27	14
28	13
29	13
30	13
31	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	98	2
13	98	2
14	98	2
15	98	2
16	97	3
17	97	3
18	97	3
19	97	3
20	96	4
21	96	4
22	96	4
23	96	4
24	96	4
25	96	4
26	96	4
27	96	4
28	96	4
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4