‘Afak Weather in March
‘Afak in March
The short of it: ‘Afak in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 13° · rain 10 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & February
Thirty years of records give ‘Afak an average March high of 27°, a low of 13° and some 10 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 27°; nights run about 13°. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 54 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and February.
Against its neighbours, ‘Afak runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Al Diwaniyah, 31 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in ‘Afak, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 7.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al DiwaniyahAl-Qadisiyah | 31 km WSW | 27° | 13° | 9.0 mm |
| An Nu‘mānīyahWasit | 57 km NNE | 26° | 12° | 15 mm |
| Al-QāsimBabil | 59 km WNW | 26° | 12° | 9.0 mm |
| Ar RumaythahMuthanna | 60 km S | 28° | 14° | 7.0 mm |
| Ash ShāmīyahAl-Qadisiyah | 62 km W | 26° | 13° | 6.0 mm |
| Nahiyat GhammasAl-Qadisiyah | 69 km WSW | 26° | 13° | 6.0 mm |
| Al-KutWasit | 73 km NE | 27° | 12° | 15 mm |
| Al ḨayyWasit | 76 km E | 27° | 13° | 13 mm |