Erbil Weather in March
Erbil in March
The short of it: Erbil in March averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 84 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 9° · rain 84 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & April
Thirty years of records give Erbil an average March high of 19°, a low of 9° and some 84 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 5° from February to about 19°, with nights near 9°. Wet spells are common — about 84 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 63 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Erbil runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Khasnahzān, 12 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Erbil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KhasnahzānErbil | 12 km E | 19° | 8° | 101 mm |
| BaḥarkahErbil | 14 km N | 19° | 8° | 95 mm |
| PīrmāmErbil | 27 km NE | 17° | 7° | 139 mm |
| XebatErbil | 32 km WNW | 20° | 9° | 82 mm |
| ShaqlāwahErbil | 37 km NE | 15° | 6° | 139 mm |
| ḨarirErbil | 50 km NE | 16° | 6° | 136 mm |
| KoysinceqErbil | 57 km ESE | 19° | 8° | 104 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 57 km W | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |