Climate averages 1991–2020
Rafsanjān weather
in March.
A mild, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Rafsanjān: daytime highs average 19.9°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kerman (105 km away). In March its highs average 18.1°C, 1.8°C cooler than Rafsanjān, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 128 cities listed in Iran, Rafsanjān ranks 27th of 128 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 128 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 128 cities is 15.7°C; Rafsanjān is 4.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 7.9 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rafsanjān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7°C0.3°C | 0.3°C | 14 | 3.4 | 10.410 h |
| February | 15.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 16 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 19.9°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 13 | 3.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.6°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 7.9 | 1.8 | 12.913 h |
| May | 31.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 2.3 | 0.7 | 13.714 h |
| June | 35.6°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 36.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.914 h |
| August | 35.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| September | 31.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.9°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 1.4 | 0.4 | 11.511 h |
| November | 19.0°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 5.8 | 1.3 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.8°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 12 | 1.9 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Kerman in MarchIran · 105 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 5.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Sirjan in MarchIran · 110 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 4.2°C · 36 mm rain
- Yazd in MarchIran · 227 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 7.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Dārāb in MarchIran · 232 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 9.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Jīroft in MarchIran · 256 kmHigh 22.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 47 mm rain
- Bam in MarchIran · 270 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 24 mm rain
- Fasā in MarchIran · 279 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 7.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Marvdasht in MarchIran · 313 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 2.6°C · 45 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rafsanjān) is explained once on the Rafsanjān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.