Shaykh Miskīn weather in March

In March, Shaykh Miskīn sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 43 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Shaykh Miskīn's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shaykh Miskīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
43 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:53 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
41%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Shaykh Miskīn is town in southern 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shaykh Miskīn reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1176
2176
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How March really feels in Shaykh Miskīn

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.

Shaykh Miskīn 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
Jan14° / 599.10.510.14.2
Feb15° / 5580.510.84.8
Mar18° / 436.60.111.86.7
Apr23° / 10°173.7012.88.2
May28° / 13°61.6013.77.8
Jun31° / 17°10.2014.16.0
Jul33° / 19°00.1013.94.8
Aug33° / 19°00013.24.6
Sep32° / 17°10.4012.25.7
Oct28° / 14°92.2011.27.6
Nov21° / 254.6010.37.8
Dec16° / 436.60.19.95.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36634
46634
56634
66832
76832
86832
96931
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116931
127030
137030
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Shaykh Miskīn gets around 43 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1232
2231
3221
4221
5211
6211
7211
8210
9210
10210
11210
12220
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31190

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
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811calm
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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 6:11 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:115:26
211.36:105:27
311.36:095:27
411.36:085:28
511.46:075:29
611.46:055:30
711.46:045:31
811.56:035:31
911.56:025:32
1011.56:005:33
1111.65:595:34
1211.65:585:34
1311.65:565:35
1411.75:555:36
1511.75:545:37
1611.75:535:37
1711.85:515:38
1811.85:505:39
1911.95:495:40
2011.95:475:40
2111.95:465:41
2212.05:455:42
2312.05:435:43
2412.05:425:43
2512.15:405:44
2612.15:395:45
2712.15:385:46
2812.25:365:46
2912.25:355:47
3012.25:345:48
3112.35:325:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
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155.1Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Shaykh Miskīn?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Shaykh Miskīn for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shaykh Miskīn in March

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

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

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Shaykh Miskīn in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shaykh Miskīn peaks around June 21 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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7High
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Shaykh Miskīn 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 Shaykh Miskīn is worst in April — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorApr 1055 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr55Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep42Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shaykh Miskīn?

Shaykh Miskīn sits at 32.8°N, 36.2°E, 530 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is Dā‘il, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Shaykh Miskīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shaykh Miskīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,119 m.

The land around Shaykh Miskīn is covered by cropland (81%) within 3 km, cropland (83%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
314 m
80 km
3,119 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Dā‘il 9.0 km · Nawá 13 km · Ţafas 13 km · Al Ḩirāk 16 km · Jāsim 21 km · Inkhil 21 km · Dar‘ā 24 km · Aş Şanamayn 27 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 Shaykh Miskīn (32.8267°, 36.1605°, elevation 530 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).