Ad Darbāsīyah weather in March

In March, Ad Darbāsīyah sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Ad Darbāsīyah's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ad Darbāsīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:36 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
48%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Ad Darbāsīyah is town in Syria.

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ad Darbāsīyah 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 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4166
5166
6166
7176
8176
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10176
11176
12176
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28198
29198
30209
31209

How March really feels in Ad Darbāsīyah

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.

Ad Darbāsīyah 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
Jan11° / 679.70.79.72.8
Feb13° / 6290.710.63.8
Mar18° / 578.70.111.76.0
Apr23° / 11°406.8012.97.5
May30° / 16°234.10146.1
Jun36° / 22°10.5014.52.5
Jul40° / 25°00.2014.30.2
Aug40° / 25°00013.40.4
Sep35° / 20°10.4012.33.5
Oct28° / 15°223.10117.1
Nov19° / 415.80106.9
Dec13° / 648.50.39.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35743
45743
55941
65941
75941
85941
96040
106040
116040
126139
136139
146139
156139
166238
176238
186238
196139
206139
216139
226040
236040
245941
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ad Darbāsīyah gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
228
327
427
526
626
726
826
927
1027
1128
1228
1329
1430
1530
1631
1731
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2530
2630
2730
2829
2929
3028
3128

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 (%)
1100
2100
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8100
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11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
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20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:57 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:575:04
211.15:565:05
311.25:555:06
411.25:535:07
511.35:525:08
611.35:505:09
711.35:495:10
811.45:485:11
911.45:465:12
1011.55:455:13
1111.55:435:14
1211.55:425:14
1311.65:405:15
1411.65:395:16
1511.75:375:17
1611.75:365:18
1711.75:345:19
1811.85:335:20
1911.85:315:21
2011.95:305:22
2111.95:285:23
2211.95:275:24
2312.05:255:25
2412.05:245:26
2512.15:225:26
2612.15:215:27
2712.25:195:28
2812.25:185:29
2912.25:165:30
3012.35:145:31
3112.35:135:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ad Darbāsīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Ad Darbāsīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Ad Darbāsīyah?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ad Darbāsīyah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ad Darbāsīyah in March

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

In March, Ad Darbāsīyah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ad Darbāsīyah 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 Ad Darbāsīyah peaks around June 14 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 highHighModerateJun 14UV 10Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Ad Darbāsīyah 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 Ad Darbāsīyah is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1940 µg/m³Dec 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May35Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ad Darbāsīyah?

Ad Darbāsīyah sits at 37.1°N, 40.7°E, 484 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Kızıltepe, 14 km away.

NusaybinAl QāmishlīCeylanpınarAl Ḩasakah

Topography around Ad Darbāsīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ad Darbāsīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 477 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Ad Darbāsīyah is covered by cropland (83%) within 3 km, cropland (94%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
1,156 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kızıltepe 14 km · ‘Āmūdā 25 km · Mardin 28 km · Yeşilli 33 km · Nusaybin 50 km · Al Qāmishlī 51 km · Ceylanpınar 59 km · Al Ḩasakah 64 km

Syria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2022
GDP per capita
$1,057
2022
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Homicide rate
2.1
per 100k, 2010
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 456
Religion
Muslim 87%Christian 10%Druze 3%

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 Ad Darbāsīyah (37.0728°, 40.652°, elevation 484 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).