Jayrūd weather in March

In March, Jayrūd sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 59% 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 Jayrūd's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jayrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
14 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
36%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Jayrūd is place in Rif Dimashq 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 Jayrūd reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 22°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
3155
4155
5155
6155
7165
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17166
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19166
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187
31197

How March really feels in Jayrūd

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.

Jayrūd weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 204.81.8102.5
Feb12° / 164.21.210.73.7
Mar16° / 143.80.411.76.3
Apr22° / 71.9012.88.3
May27° / 14°61.3013.78.3
Jun32° / 17°00.1014.25.9
Jul34° / 20°000144.1
Aug34° / 20°00013.34.3
Sep31° / 17°10.2012.26.6
Oct25° / 13°41.2011.18.8
Nov17° / 122.7010.26.7
Dec12° / 143.40.69.83.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
77822
87822
97822
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117822
127822
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317723

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jayrūd gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
411
511
611
711
811
912
1012
1112
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2413
2513
2612
2712
2812
2911
3011
3110

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
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8100
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21100
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23100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3110calm

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 6:10 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:23
211.26:095:23
311.36:085:24
411.36:065:25
511.36:055:26
611.46:045:27
711.46:025:28
811.56:015:28
911.56:005:29
1011.55:595:30
1111.65:575:31
1211.65:565:32
1311.65:555:33
1411.75:535:33
1511.75:525:34
1611.75:515:35
1711.85:495:36
1811.85:485:36
1911.85:465:37
2011.95:455:38
2111.95:445:39
2212.05:425:40
2312.05:415:40
2412.05:395:41
2512.15:385:42
2612.15:375:43
2712.15:355:43
2812.25:345:44
2912.25:325:45
3012.25:315:46
3112.35:305:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.24 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Jayrūd?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Jayrūd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jayrūd in March

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

In March, Jayrūd sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Jayrūd 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 Jayrūd peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Jayrūd 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 Jayrūd is worst in April — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1437 µg/m³Jul 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr37Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Jayrūd?

Jayrūd sits at 33.8°N, 36.7°E, 815 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Al Quţayfah, 15 km away.

QārahDūmāḨarastāAt Tall‘Irbīn

Topography around Jayrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jayrūd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m around an average of 817 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,568 m.

The land around Jayrūd is covered by bare terrain (70%) within 3 km, bare terrain (78%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (57%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
104 m
16 km
1,191 m
80 km
2,568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Al Quţayfah 15 km · Yabrūd 20 km · An Nabk 24 km · Qārah 39 km · Dūmā 41 km · Ḩarastā 44 km · At Tall 45 km · ‘Irbīn 46 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 Jayrūd (33.8071°, 36.7386°, elevation 815 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).