Shūrash weather in March

In March, Shūrash sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 92 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Shūrash's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shūrash's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
92 mm
10.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:19 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shūrash reaches about 18°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 13°C and 23°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)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5176
6176
7176
8177
9177
10177
11177
12177
13187
14187
15187
16187
17187
18187
19188
20188
21188
22198
23198
24198
25198
26198
27209
28209
29209
30209
31219

How March really feels in Shūrash

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.

Shūrash weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 10310.819.93.1
Feb14° / 9510.70.810.73.9
Mar18° / 9210.30.111.75.9
Apr24° / 12°658.2012.97.3
May31° / 17°214.2013.85.7
Jun37° / 22°10.4014.41.9
Jul41° / 26°00014.20.0
Aug41° / 25°00.1013.30.0
Sep36° / 20°10.5012.22.5
Oct29° / 15°353.2011.16.5
Nov20° / 686.8010.17.0
Dec14° / 949.40.29.64.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56139
66139
76139
86139
96040
106040
116040
125941
136040
146040
155941
165941
175941
185941
195941
205941
215941
226040
236040
246040
256040
266139
276139
286139
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shūrash gets around 92 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2332
3322
4321
5321
6321
7321
8321
9321
10320
11330
12330
13340
14340
15350
16350
17350
18360
19360
20360
21360
22360
23350
24350
25350
26340
27340
28330
29330
30330
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.

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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
261000
271000
281000
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:395:49
211.26:385:50
311.26:375:50
411.36:355:51
511.36:345:52
611.36:335:53
711.46:315:54
811.46:305:55
911.56:285:56
1011.56:275:57
1111.56:265:58
1211.66:245:58
1311.66:235:59
1411.66:216:00
1511.76:206:01
1611.76:196:02
1711.86:176:03
1811.86:166:04
1911.86:146:05
2011.96:136:05
2111.96:116:06
2212.06:106:07
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:076:09
2512.16:066:10
2612.16:046:10
2712.16:036:11
2812.26:016:12
2912.26:006:13
3012.35:586:14
3112.35:576:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shūrash

In seasonPeak

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

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

Shūrash 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 Shūrash?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Shūrash for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shūrash in March

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

In March, Shūrash sees daytime highs around 18°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 Shūrash 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 Shūrash peaks around June 17 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 highVery highModerateJun 17UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shūrash 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 Shūrash is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2345 µg/m³Nov 2332 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Shūrash?

Shūrash sits at 35.5°N, 44.8°E, 686 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Jamjamāl, 2.0 km away.

Tāzah KhūrmātūSulaymaniyahKoysinceqŢūz KhūrmātūQeładizêHajiawa

Topography around Shūrash

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shūrash has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 718 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,429 m.

The land around Shūrash is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
229 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
2,429 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jamjamāl 2.0 km · Kirkuk 41 km · Tāzah Khūrmātū 52 km · Sulaymaniyah 54 km · Koysinceq 66 km · Ţūz Khūrmātū 72 km · Qeładizê 79 km · Hajiawa 80 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 Shūrash (35.5156°, 44.8427°, elevation 686 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).