Al Ḩasakah weather in March

In March, Al Ḩasakah sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 44 mm of rain across 7.5 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Al Ḩasakah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩasakah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:35 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
45%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Al Ḩasakah is capital city of Hasakah Governorate 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 17°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Ḩasakah reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2176
3177
4177
5177
6177
7177
8177
9187
10187
11187
12188
13188
14188
15188
16188
17188
18198
19198
20198
21198
22198
23199
24209
25209
26209
27209
28209
292110
302110
312110

How March really feels in Al Ḩasakah

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.

Al Ḩasakah 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
Jan12° / 508.79.83.2
Feb14° / 478.110.64.2
Mar18° / 447.511.76.5
Apr24° / 12°305.612.97.7
May31° / 18°183.213.95.5
Jun37° / 23°10.314.41.8
Jul41° / 27°0014.20.0
Aug40° / 26°0013.40.2
Sep36° / 22°10.212.23.0
Oct29° / 16°193.111.16.8
Nov20° / 335.310.17.1
Dec13° / 497.89.64.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46139
56238
66238
76238
86238
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156436
166436
176535
186535
196535
206535
216535
226436
236436
246436
256436
266337
276337
286337
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Ḩasakah gets around 44 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 26% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
224
324
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1124
1224
1324
1425
1525
1626
1726
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2426
2526
2625
2725
2824
2924
3024
3123

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
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:13 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:565:04
211.25:555:05
311.25:545:06
411.25:525:07
511.35:515:08
611.35:505:09
711.45:485:10
811.45:475:11
911.45:455:12
1011.55:445:13
1111.55:435:13
1211.65:415:14
1311.65:405:15
1411.65:385:16
1511.75:375:17
1611.75:355:18
1711.85:345:19
1811.85:325:20
1911.85:315:21
2011.95:295:22
2111.95:285:22
2212.05:265:23
2312.05:255:24
2412.05:235:25
2512.15:225:26
2612.15:205:27
2712.15:195:28
2812.25:175:29
2912.25:165:29
3012.35:145:30
3112.35:135:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩasakah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Ḩasakah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Al Ḩasakah?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Al Ḩasakah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Ḩasakah in March

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

In March, Al Ḩasakah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah 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 Al Ḩasakah?

Al Ḩasakah sits at 36.5°N, 40.7°E, 305 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ad Darbāsīyah, 64 km away.

Ad Darbāsīyah‘ĀmūdāCeylanpınarAl QāmishlīNusaybinKızıltepeMardinYeşilli

Topography around Al Ḩasakah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩasakah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 306 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,124 m.

The land around Al Ḩasakah is covered by artificial surfaces (64%) within 3 km, cropland (61%) within 16 km, and cropland (68%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
1,124 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ad Darbāsīyah 64 km · ‘Āmūdā 69 km · Ceylanpınar 73 km · Al Qāmishlī 75 km · Nusaybin 76 km · Kızıltepe 78 km · Mardin 90 km · Yeşilli 93 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 Al Ḩasakah (36.5024°, 40.7477°, elevation 305 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).