Yabrūd weather in March

In March, Yabrūd sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 23 mm of precipitation across 5.9 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Yabrūd's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yabrūd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
23 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:51 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
39%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Yabrūd is city in 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yabrūd reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°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 20°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)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5133
6134
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18144
19144
20144
21154
22155
23155
24155
25155
26155
27165
28165
29166
30166
31166

How March really feels in Yabrūd

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.

Yabrūd 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
Jan / 256.22.5101.7
Feb10° / 215.81.910.72.7
Mar14° / 235.90.711.74.9
Apr19° / 174.20.112.87.3
May25° / 12°163.5013.78.4
Jun29° / 16°20.6014.27.3
Jul32° / 19°00.10145.5
Aug32° / 19°10.3013.35.6
Sep29° / 16°20.6012.27.8
Oct23° / 12°133.2011.18.4
Nov16° / 174.2010.25.7
Dec10° / 194.80.99.82.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47327
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
137327
147327
157327
167327
177327
187426
197426
207426
217327
227327
237327
247228
257228
267228
277129
287129
297129
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yabrūd gets around 23 mm of rain and snow over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1173
2173
3173
4173
5173
6173
7172
8182
9182
10182
11192
12192
13192
14192
15203
16203
17203
18203
19203
20213
21212
22212
23212
24202
25202
26202
27201
28201
29201
30191
31191

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, the windiest month of the year.

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 5:23 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:105:23
211.26:095:24
311.36:085:24
411.36:075:25
511.36:055:26
611.46:045:27
711.46:035:28
811.56:025:29
911.56:005:30
1011.55:595:30
1111.65:585:31
1211.65:565:32
1311.65:555:33
1411.75:545:34
1511.75:525:34
1611.75:515:35
1711.85:505:36
1811.85:485:37
1911.85:475:38
2011.95:455:38
2111.95:445:39
2212.05:435:40
2312.05:415:41
2412.05:405:41
2512.15:385:42
2612.15:375:43
2712.15:365:44
2812.25:345:44
2912.25:335:45
3012.25:315:46
3112.35:305:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yabrūd?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Yabrūd for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yabrūd in March

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

In March, Yabrūd sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Yabrūd 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 Yabrūd 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 Yabrūd 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 Yabrūd 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 Yabrūd?

Yabrūd sits at 34.0°N, 36.7°E, 1,382 m above sea level, in Syria. The nearest listed city is An Nabk, 9.0 km away.

BaalbekDūmāAt Tall

Topography around Yabrūd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yabrūd has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 1,430 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,696 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,899 m.

The land around Yabrūd is covered by bare terrain (50%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (71%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
1,696 m
80 km
2,899 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: An Nabk 9.0 km · Jayrūd 20 km · Qārah 22 km · Al Quţayfah 26 km · Aarsâl 32 km · Baalbek 41 km · Dūmā 50 km · At Tall 51 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 Yabrūd (33.9692°, 36.6573°, elevation 1,382 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).