Jablah weather in March

In March, Jablah sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 119 mm of rain across 12.2 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 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Jablah's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jablah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
119 mm
12.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:54 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Jablah is town in Latakia 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jablah reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Jablah

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.

Jablah 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
Jan14° / 14513.79.93.7
Feb14° / 13212.310.74.1
Mar17° / 11°11912.211.75.2
Apr20° / 13°911012.96.5
May24° / 17°546.713.88.0
Jun26° / 21°194.814.38.2
Jul28° / 23°93.214.17.8
Aug29° / 24°92.813.37.1
Sep28° / 22°275.112.27.4
Oct26° / 19°566.811.17.7
Nov20° / 14°817.810.17.0
Dec15° / 10°13011.49.74.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55743
65743
75842
85842
95842
105941
116040
126040
136040
146040
156139
166238
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196337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jablah gets around 119 mm of rain over 12.2 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 40% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
340
440
540
640
740
840
940
1041
1141
1241
1341
1441
1541
1641
1741
1841
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2040
2140
2240
2339
2439
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2738
2838
2938
3038
3139

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25973
26973
27973
28964
29964
30955
31946

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
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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 6:15 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:155:24
211.26:135:25
311.26:125:26
411.36:115:27
511.36:095:28
611.36:085:29
711.46:075:30
811.46:055:31
911.56:045:32
1011.56:035:32
1111.56:015:33
1211.66:005:34
1311.65:585:35
1411.65:575:36
1511.75:565:37
1611.75:545:38
1711.85:535:39
1811.85:515:39
1911.85:505:40
2011.95:485:41
2111.95:475:42
2212.05:465:43
2312.05:445:44
2412.05:435:44
2512.15:415:45
2612.15:405:46
2712.15:385:47
2812.25:375:48
2912.25:355:48
3012.35:345:49
3112.35:325:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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64.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jablah

In seasonPeak

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

Jablah'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 Jablah?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Jablah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jablah in March

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

In March, Jablah sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Jablah in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 4 to Dec 22 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Jablah 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 Jablah peaks around June 19 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 19UV 10Jan 11UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jablah 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 Jablah is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 948 µg/m³Aug 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr45Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Jablah?

Jablah sits at 35.4°N, 35.9°E, 26 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Bāniyās, 20 km away.

Burj IslāmMaşyāfŢarţūsMahardaKafr ZaytāJisr ash Shughūr

Topography around Jablah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jablah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,704 m.

The land around Jablah is covered by water (36%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (44%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and water (32%), trees (22%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
747 m
80 km
1,704 m
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March weather nearby: Bāniyās 20 km · Latakia 23 km · Burj Islām 36 km · Maşyāf 50 km · Ţarţūs 53 km · Maharda 60 km · Kafr Zaytā 61 km · Jisr ash Shughūr 62 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 Jablah (35.3621°, 35.9276°, elevation 26 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).