Al-Tabqa weather in March

In March, Al-Tabqa sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.5 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 18°C in the first days to 21°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 Al-Tabqa's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Tabqa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:44 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Al-Tabqa is town in Siria.

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 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al-Tabqa reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°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)
1178
2178
3188
4188
5188
6188
7188
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10199
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How March really feels in Al-Tabqa

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-Tabqa 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° / 327.69.83.6
Feb15° / 265.610.64.9
Mar19° / 255.511.77.1
Apr25° / 13°18412.98.0
May31° / 18°102.213.95.6
Jun36° / 22°10.214.42.8
Jul39° / 25°0014.21.0
Aug38° / 25°00.113.41.3
Sep34° / 22°10.312.23.9
Oct28° / 17°142.811.17.1
Nov20° / 10°23410.17.4
Dec14° / 295.99.64.5

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56634
66634
76634
86634
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
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316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al-Tabqa gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
117
217
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1117
1217
1317
1417
1517
1618
1718
1818
1919
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3119

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
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131000
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31991

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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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 6:05 AM to 5:22 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:055:13
211.26:035:14
311.26:025:15
411.36:015:16
511.35:595:17
611.35:585:18
711.45:575:19
811.45:555:20
911.45:545:21
1011.55:525:22
1111.55:515:23
1211.65:505:24
1311.65:485:24
1411.65:475:25
1511.75:455:26
1611.75:445:27
1711.85:425:28
1811.85:415:29
1911.85:405:30
2011.95:385:30
2111.95:375:31
2212.05:355:32
2312.05:345:33
2412.05:325:34
2512.15:315:35
2612.15:295:36
2712.15:285:36
2812.25:265:37
2912.25:255:38
3012.35:235:39
3112.35:225:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.43 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Al-Tabqa?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Al-Tabqa for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al-Tabqa in March

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

In March, Al-Tabqa sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Al-Tabqa 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-Tabqa peaks around June 14 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 14UV 9Jan 12UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al-Tabqa 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-Tabqa is worst in March — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2137 µg/m³Jan 1128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr36Poor
May34Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Tabqa?

Al-Tabqa sits at 35.8°N, 38.5°E, 342 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Ar Raqqah, 43 km away.

Ar RaqqahDayr ḨāfirManbijAkçakaleTādifAs SafīrahAl BābKabbasin

Topography around Al-Tabqa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Tabqa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 321 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 561 m.

The land around Al-Tabqa is covered by artificial surfaces (32%), grassland (21%) and bare terrain (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (40%) and water (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%), grassland (29%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
110 m
16 km
141 m
80 km
561 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ar Raqqah 43 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 84 km · Manbij 93 km · Akçakale 104 km · Tādif 108 km · As Safīrah 109 km · Al Bāb 110 km · Kabbasin 110 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-Tabqa (35.8376°, 38.5483°, elevation 342 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).