Al Mālikīyah weather in March

In March, Al Mālikīyah sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 107 mm of precipitation across 11.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Mālikīyah's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Mālikīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
107 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:30 AM – 5:12 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Al Mālikīyah is city in Al-Hasakah Governorate, 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Mālikīyah reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5154
6154
7154
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26186
27187
28187
29187
30197
31197

How March really feels in Al Mālikīyah

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 Mālikīyah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 10710.21.79.72.4
Feb12° / 9810.41.510.63.1
Mar16° / 10711.10.211.75.1
Apr22° / 10°779.4012.96.8
May28° / 15°3860146.5
Jun36° / 20°20.7014.52.9
Jul40° / 23°00.1014.30.3
Aug39° / 22°00013.40.8
Sep34° / 18°10.4012.34.0
Oct27° / 13°323.80117.4
Nov19° / 666.10.1106.6
Dec12° / 999.10.79.53.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
135446
145446
155446
165347
175347
185347
195347
205248
215248
225248
235347
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Al Mālikīyah gets around 107 mm of rain and snow over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1332
2332
3332
4331
5331
6331
7341
8341
9351
10351
11361
12361
13370
14370
15370
16380
17380
18390
19390
20390
21390
22390
23380
24380
25380
26380
27370
28370
29370
30370
31370

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
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 5:52 AM to 5:07 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.15:524:58
211.15:504:59
311.25:495:00
411.25:475:01
511.35:465:02
611.35:455:03
711.35:435:04
811.45:425:05
911.45:405:06
1011.55:395:07
1111.55:375:08
1211.55:365:08
1311.65:345:09
1411.65:335:10
1511.75:315:11
1611.75:305:12
1711.75:285:13
1811.85:275:14
1911.85:255:15
2011.95:245:16
2111.95:225:17
2211.95:215:18
2312.05:195:19
2412.05:185:20
2512.15:165:20
2612.15:155:21
2712.25:135:22
2812.25:125:23
2912.25:105:24
3012.35:085:25
3112.35:075:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Mālikīyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Mālikīyah?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Mālikīyah in March

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

In March, Al Mālikīyah sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Al Mālikīyah 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 Mālikīyah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul7Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Al Mālikīyah 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 Mālikīyah is worst in March — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2330 µg/m³Dec 1219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Mālikīyah?

Al Mālikīyah sits at 37.2°N, 42.1°E, 490 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Cizre, 17 km away.

ŞırnakZaxoDargeçit

Topography around Al Mālikīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Mālikīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,937 m.

The land around Al Mālikīyah is covered by cropland (80%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and grassland (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
437 m
80 km
2,937 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Cizre 17 km · İdil 28 km · Silopi 30 km · Şırnak 47 km · Zaxo 48 km · Dargeçit 56 km · Sumayl 72 km · Simele 72 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 Mālikīyah (37.177°, 42.1401°, elevation 490 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).