Sinjār weather in March

In March, Sinjār sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 48% 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 Sinjār's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinjār's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 48 mm; 7.5 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:31 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

Sinjār is Yazidi town in northern Iraq.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Sinjār reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°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)	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	21
Avg low (°C)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11

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

How March really feels in Sinjār

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.

Sinjār weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 4°	52	8.7	0.5	9.8	3.0
Feb	13° / 5°	44	8.2	0.4	10.6	4.0
Mar	18° / 9°	48	7.5	0	11.7	6.4
Apr	24° / 14°	32	5.7	0	12.9	7.7
May	31° / 19°	16	3.5	0	13.9	5.3
Jun	38° / 24°	1	0.4	0	14.4	1.7
Jul	41° / 27°	0	0.1	0	14.2	0.0
Aug	40° / 27°	0	0.1	0	13.4	0.1
Sep	36° / 23°	1	0.2	0	12.2	2.8
Oct	29° / 18°	17	2.9	0	11.1	6.8
Nov	20° / 10°	34	5.5	0	10.1	7.1
Dec	13° / 6°	48	7.3	0.3	9.6	4.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%.

	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 (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	67	67	67	67	67	67	67	66	66	66	66	66	66	66	65	65	65	66
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	36	36	35	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	34

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sinjār gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 27% 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 (%)	25	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	25	24	23

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

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 99% 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 (%)	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
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	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	10	calm
9	10	calm
10	10	calm
11	10	calm
12	10	calm
13	10	calm
14	10	calm
15	10	calm
16	10	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:27 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)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	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	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:14	6:13	6:11	6:10	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:52	6:00
2	11.2	6:50	6:01
3	11.2	6:49	6:02
4	11.2	6:48	6:03
5	11.3	6:46	6:04
6	11.3	6:45	6:04
7	11.4	6:44	6:05
8	11.4	6:42	6:06
9	11.4	6:41	6:07
10	11.5	6:39	6:08
11	11.5	6:38	6:09
12	11.6	6:37	6:10
13	11.6	6:35	6:11
14	11.6	6:34	6:12
15	11.7	6:32	6:13
16	11.7	6:31	6:14
17	11.8	6:29	6:14
18	11.8	6:28	6:15
19	11.8	6:26	6:16
20	11.9	6:25	6:17
21	11.9	6:23	6:18
22	12.0	6:22	6:19
23	12.0	6:20	6:20
24	12.0	6:19	6:21
25	12.1	6:17	6:21
26	12.1	6:16	6:22
27	12.1	6:14	6:23
28	12.2	6:13	6:24
29	12.2	6:11	6:25
30	12.3	6:10	6:26
31	12.3	6:08	6:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.1 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)	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	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	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8
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	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.8	Bright
9	4.8	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.9	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	5.0	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.6	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sinjār

In seasonPeak

None of Sinjār's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sinjār?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sinjār for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinjār in March

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

In March, Sinjār sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Sinjār 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 Sinjār peaks around June 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 2 (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)	2	3	4	6	7	11	6	9	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	6	High
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sinjār 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 Sinjār is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 27 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	29	32	39	39	42	45	45	42	37	33	27	27
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	29	Moderate
Feb	32	Moderate
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	37	Poor
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	27	Moderate
Dec	27	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sinjār?

Sinjār sits at 36.3°N, 41.9°E, 517 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Al Mālikīyah, 98 km away.

Topography around Sinjār

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinjār has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 530 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,254 m.

The land around Sinjār is covered by grassland (36%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km

282 m

grassland 36%

16 km

1,102 m

cropland 48%

80 km

1,254 m

cropland 76%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

March weather nearby: Al Mālikīyah 98 km · Al Qāmishlī 100 km · Nusaybin 102 km · Al Ḩasakah 103 km · Sumayl 105 km · Simele 105 km · Al Mawşil al Jadīdah 110 km · Mosul 111 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 Sinjār (36.3209°, 41.8766°, elevation 517 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	16	7
2	16	7
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	18	8
13	18	8
14	18	9
15	18	9
16	18	9
17	18	9
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	19	9
22	19	9
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	10
29	20	11
30	21	11
31	21	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	64	36
8	64	36
9	65	35
10	65	35
11	65	35
12	66	34
13	66	34
14	67	33
15	67	33
16	67	33
17	67	33
18	67	33
19	67	33
20	67	33
21	66	34
22	66	34
23	66	34
24	66	34
25	66	34
26	66	34
27	66	34
28	65	35
29	65	35
30	65	35
31	66	34

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1