'Ākra Weather in March
'Ākra in March
The short of it: 'Ākra in March averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 51 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 7° · rain 136 mm · daylight 11 h 51 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & May
Thirty years of records give 'Ākra an average March high of 17°, a low of 7° and some 136 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 17°, with nights near 7°. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 51 min in mid-March, 64 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are October and May.
Against its neighbours, 'Ākra runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. ‘Aqrah, 3 km to the NNE, is 2° cooler by day.
March in 'Ākra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 30 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 51 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‘AqrahNineveh | 3 km NNE | 15° | 6° | 147 mm |
| HiloraDuhok | 30 km N | 13° | 4° | 140 mm |
| Taxe Nerwa DoskiyaDuhok | 33 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 139 mm |
| KuchkaErbil | 34 km N | 16° | 6° | 140 mm |
| ShelādizDuhok | 35 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 143 mm |
| Taxa CheyaDuhok | 35 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 143 mm |
| HetitDuhok | 36 km NNW | 16° | 6° | 146 mm |
| Ruye shenDuhok | 37 km N | 15° | 5° | 140 mm |