Manbij weather in March

In March, Manbij sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7 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 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Manbij's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manbij's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 38 mm; 7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 5:46 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover: 46%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.3; out of 10

Manbij is city in Aleppo Governorate, Syria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Manbij reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	10

How March really feels in Manbij

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Manbij 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 3°	49	9.1	0.7	9.8	2.8
Feb	13° / 4°	43	7.8	0.6	10.6	3.9
Mar	18° / 8°	38	7	0	11.7	6.3
Apr	24° / 12°	25	5.2	0	12.9	7.8
May	30° / 16°	17	3.6	0	13.9	6.1
Jun	36° / 21°	2	0.5	0	14.4	3.0
Jul	39° / 24°	0	0.1	0	14.2	0.9
Aug	38° / 24°	0	0.1	0	13.4	1.2
Sep	34° / 20°	3	0.7	0	12.2	4.0
Oct	28° / 15°	23	3.8	0	11.1	7.2
Nov	19° / 9°	33	5.3	0	10.1	6.8
Dec	12° / 5°	49	8.2	0.3	9.6	3.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	60	60	60	59	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	60	61	62	62	62	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	64	63	63	63	63	63	63
Cloudier (%)	40	40	40	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	40	39	38	38	38	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Manbij gets around 38 mm of rain over 7 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	24	24	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

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 6:08 AM to 5:24 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:42 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:08	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:44	5:42	5:41	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:34	5:33	5:31	5:30	5:28	5:27	5:25	5:24
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	6:08	5:15
2	11.2	6:06	5:16
3	11.2	6:05	5:17
4	11.2	6:04	5:18
5	11.3	6:02	5:19
6	11.3	6:01	5:20
7	11.4	5:59	5:21
8	11.4	5:58	5:22
9	11.4	5:57	5:23
10	11.5	5:55	5:24
11	11.5	5:54	5:25
12	11.6	5:52	5:26
13	11.6	5:51	5:26
14	11.6	5:49	5:27
15	11.7	5:48	5:28
16	11.7	5:46	5:29
17	11.8	5:45	5:30
18	11.8	5:44	5:31
19	11.8	5:42	5:32
20	11.9	5:41	5:33
21	11.9	5:39	5:34
22	12.0	5:38	5:35
23	12.0	5:36	5:35
24	12.0	5:34	5:36
25	12.1	5:33	5:37
26	12.1	5:31	5:38
27	12.1	5:30	5:39
28	12.2	5:28	5:40
29	12.2	5:27	5:41
30	12.3	5:25	5:42
31	12.3	5:24	5:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.2	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.0	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.1	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Manbij?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.1

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Manbij for sightseeing.

What to pack for Manbij in March

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

In March, Manbij sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Manbij 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 Manbij peaks around June 17 at about 10 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	4	6	8	10	9	9	8	5	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Manbij 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 Manbij is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	28	34	31	29	24	18	20	24	25	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	29	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Manbij?

Manbij sits at 36.5°N, 38.0°E, 468 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Jarābulus, 33 km away.

Topography around Manbij

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manbij has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 464 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m.

The land around Manbij is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

51 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

252 m

cropland 71%

80 km

734 m

cropland 61%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Manbij year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Jarābulus 33 km · Kabbasin 36 km · Tādif 43 km · Al Bāb 43 km · Dayr Ḩāfir 47 km · ‘Ayn al ‘Arab 54 km · Birecik 55 km · Nizip 55 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

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 Manbij (36.5281°, 37.9549°, elevation 468 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	16	6
2	16	6
3	16	6
4	16	7
5	16	7
6	17	7
7	17	7
8	17	7
9	17	7
10	17	7
11	17	7
12	17	7
13	17	7
14	17	7
15	18	7
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	8
19	18	8
20	18	8
21	18	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	61	39
12	60	40
13	61	39
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	62	38
17	63	37
18	64	36
19	64	36
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	64	36
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	63	37

	Rain chance (%)
1	24
2	24
3	23
4	22
5	22
6	22
7	22
8	22
9	22
10	22
11	22
12	23
13	23
14	24
15	24
16	24
17	25
18	25
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	25
25	25
26	25
27	25
28	25
29	24
30	24
31	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	99	1
31	99	1