Deir ez-Zor weather in March

In March, Deir ez-Zor sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 21 mm of rain across 4.5 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Deir ez-Zor's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Deir ez-Zor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:37 AM – 5:21 PM
Cloud cover
39%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Deir ez-Zor is city in eastern 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 19°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Deir ez-Zor reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 26°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)
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How March really feels in Deir ez-Zor

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.

Deir ez-Zor 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
Jan13° / 255.69.94.1
Feb16° / 224.810.75.6
Mar21° / 10°214.511.77.6
Apr27° / 14°122.812.97.9
May33° / 20°81.613.84.6
Jun38° / 25°00.114.31.4
Jul41° / 27°0014.10.0
Aug40° / 27°00.113.30.1
Sep36° / 23°00.112.22.5
Oct30° / 18°101.711.16.4
Nov21° / 10°193.510.17.8
Dec14° / 244.99.75.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
67030
77129
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127327
137327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Deir ez-Zor gets around 21 mm of rain over 4.5 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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214
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514
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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28991
29982
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:58 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 5:08 PM to 5:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.25:585:08
211.25:565:08
311.25:555:09
411.35:545:10
511.35:535:11
611.35:515:12
711.45:505:13
811.45:495:14
911.55:475:15
1011.55:465:16
1111.55:445:17
1211.65:435:17
1311.65:425:18
1411.65:405:19
1511.75:395:20
1611.75:375:21
1711.85:365:22
1811.85:355:23
1911.85:335:23
2011.95:325:24
2111.95:305:25
2212.05:295:26
2312.05:275:27
2412.05:265:28
2512.15:245:28
2612.15:235:29
2712.15:215:30
2812.25:205:31
2912.25:185:32
3012.35:175:32
3112.35:165:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.06 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.8Bright
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95.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Deir ez-Zor

In seasonPeak

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

Deir ez-Zor sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Deir ez-Zor?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Deir ez-Zor for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Deir ez-Zor in March

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

In March, Deir ez-Zor sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor peaks around June 14 at about 9 (very high) — 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 highModerateJun 14UV 9Jan 13UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep5Moderate
Oct5Moderate
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor is worst in July — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1955 µg/m³Nov 2030 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb35Moderate
Mar44Poor
Apr43Poor
May48Poor
Jun49Poor
Jul55Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Deir ez-Zor?

Deir ez-Zor sits at 35.3°N, 40.1°E, 210 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Mayādīn, 45 km away.

Al MayādīnSubaykhānHajīnĀlbū KamālAr RaqqahAl Qā’imAl ḨasakahAl-Tabqa

Topography around Deir ez-Zor

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Deir ez-Zor.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Deir ez-Zor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 215 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 684 m.

The land around Deir ez-Zor is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
684 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Al Mayādīn 45 km · Subaykhān 68 km · Hajīn 95 km · Ālbū Kamāl 121 km · Ar Raqqah 123 km · Al Qā’im 130 km · Al Ḩasakah 141 km · Al-Tabqa 154 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 Deir ez-Zor (35.3359°, 40.1408°, elevation 210 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).