Qārah weather in March

In March, Qārah sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 7.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Qārah's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qārah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Qārah 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qārah reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°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)
1134
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7144
8144
9144
10144
11154
12154
13154
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23165
24165
25165
26166
27166
28166
29176
30176
31176

How March really feels in Qārah

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.

Qārah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 378.62102.2
Feb11° / 327.81.910.73.0
Mar15° / 357.60.511.75.0
Apr20° / 286.2012.87.1
May25° / 13°255.5013.88.1
Jun29° / 17°41014.27.2
Jul32° / 19°10.20145.6
Aug32° / 20°10.4013.35.6
Sep29° / 17°41.2012.27.5
Oct24° / 12°275.3011.18.1
Nov17° / 265.60.110.26.0
Dec12° / 307.40.79.83.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
136931
146931
156931
166931
176931
187030
197030
207030
217030
227030
236931
246931
256832
266832
276832
286832
296832
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Qārah gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1234
2233
3223
4223
5222
6222
7222
8222
9232
10232
11242
12242
13252
14252
15262
16262
17262
18272
19272
20272
21272
22272
23272
24272
25272
26271
27271
28271
29271
30271
31271

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
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 5:22 PM to 5:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:22
211.26:095:23
311.36:085:24
411.36:075:25
511.36:055:26
611.46:045:27
711.46:035:27
811.46:015:28
911.56:005:29
1011.55:595:30
1111.65:575:31
1211.65:565:32
1311.65:555:32
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 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.8 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Qārah?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Qārah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Qārah in March

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

In March, Qārah sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Qārah 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 Qārah 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 Qārah 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 Qārah is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 23 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 1040 µg/m³Jul 2124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr40Poor
May35Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qārah?

Qārah sits at 34.2°N, 36.7°E, 1,287 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is An Nabk, 15 km away.

JayrūdAl QuşayrEl HermelAl QaryataynAl Quţayfah

Topography around Qārah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qārah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m around an average of 1,284 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,485 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,066 m.

The land around Qārah is covered by bare terrain (83%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
196 m
16 km
1,485 m
80 km
3,066 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: An Nabk 15 km · Yabrūd 22 km · Aarsâl 30 km · Jayrūd 39 km · Al Quşayr 42 km · El Hermel 42 km · Al Qaryatayn 47 km · Al Quţayfah 48 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 Qārah (34.1556°, 36.7428°, elevation 1,287 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).