Umm Qaşr weather in March

In March, Umm Qaşr sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Umm Qaşr's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Qaşr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
30%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Umm Qaşr is city.

Founded
1903

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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Umm Qaşr reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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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How March really feels in Umm Qaşr

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.

Umm Qaşr 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 354.810.37.1
Feb21° / 11°163.310.98.1
Mar26° / 15°203.111.88.2
Apr33° / 21°81.412.74.7
May40° / 27°30.513.50.7
Jun45° / 30°0013.90.0
Jul46° / 32°0013.70.0
Aug46° / 31°0013.10.0
Sep42° / 28°0012.20.0
Oct36° / 23°40.711.32.8
Nov26° / 16°333.510.57.7
Dec20° / 11°304.610.17.6

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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

Any precipitation

Umm Qaşr gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
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49
59
69
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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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1871120
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4861130
5861130
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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916light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:225:41
211.36:215:42
311.46:205:43
411.46:195:43
511.46:185:44
611.56:175:45
711.56:155:45
811.56:145:46
911.66:135:47
1011.66:125:47
1111.66:115:48
1211.76:105:49
1311.76:085:49
1411.76:075:50
1511.76:065:51
1611.86:055:51
1711.86:045:52
1811.86:025:52
1911.96:015:53
2011.96:005:54
2111.95:595:54
2212.05:575:55
2312.05:565:56
2412.05:555:56
2512.15:545:57
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2712.15:515:58
2812.15:505:59
2912.25:495:59
3012.25:476:00
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Umm Qaşr

In seasonPeak

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

Umm Qaşr sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
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Is March a good time to visit Umm Qaşr?

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
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Umm Qaşr in March

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

In March, Umm Qaşr sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Umm Qaşr in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 47 km away) is warmest in August at about 32°C and coldest in February near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 1 to Dec 9 — about 8.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr22Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov24Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Umm Qaşr 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 Umm Qaşr peaks around June 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr5High
May7High
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Umm Qaşr 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 Umm Qaşr is worst in April — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyApr 1675 µg/m³Jun 2362 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov64Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Qaşr?

Umm Qaşr sits at 30.0°N, 47.9°E, 9 m above sea level, in Iraq. The nearest listed city is Şafwān, 21 km away.

Al Başrah al QadīmahAl FāwBasrah

Topography around Umm Qaşr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Qaşr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Umm Qaşr is covered by bare terrain (68%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (81%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
179 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Şafwān 21 km · Az Zubayr 45 km · Abū al-Kahṣīb 45 km · Abadan 50 km · Khorramshahr 52 km · Al Başrah al Qadīmah 53 km · Al Fāw 54 km · Basrah 54 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 Umm Qaşr (30.0362°, 47.9195°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).