Basrah Weather in March
Basrah in March
The short of it: Basrah in March averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 13° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: February & November
Thirty years of records give Basrah an average March high of 26°, a low of 13° and some 15 mm of rain. Highs rise 6° against February, to near 26°; nights run about 13°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 50 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 February and November.
Against its neighbours, Basrah runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Al Hārithah, 9 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Basrah, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al HārithahBasra | 9 km NNW | 26° | 13° | 16 mm |
| Abū al-KahṣībBasra | 12 km SE | 27° | 13° | 16 mm |
| Az ZubayrBasra | 15 km SSW | 27° | 13° | 14 mm |
| KhorramshahrKhuzestan | 39 km E | 27° | 14° | 19 mm |
| ŞafwānBasra | 44 km S | 28° | 13° | 11 mm |
| MīnūshahrKhuzestan | 46 km ESE | 27° | 14° | 18 mm |
| Mazāri‘ al ‘AbdalīAl Jahra Governorate | 52 km S | 28° | 13° | 11 mm |
| AbadanKhuzestan | 54 km ESE | 27° | 14° | 19 mm |