Mosul Weather in March
Mosul in March
The short of it: Mosul in March averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 76 mm (3.0 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 10° · rain 76 mm · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & April
Thirty years of records give Mosul an average March high of 20°, a low of 10° and some 76 mm of rain. Highs rise 5° against February, to near 20°; nights run about 10°. Wet spells are common — about 76 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 November and April.
Against its neighbours, Mosul runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Al Mawşil al Jadīdah, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Mosul, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 5° warmer, 4.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Mawşil al JadīdahNineveh | 1 km WSW | 20° | 10° | 74 mm |
| TallkayfNineveh | 17 km N | 20° | 9° | 89 mm |
| BarţalahNineveh | 24 km E | 20° | 9° | 83 mm |
| Al-HamdaniyaNineveh | 24 km ESE | 20° | 9° | 76 mm |
| Kays Qal‘ahNineveh | 37 km NNE | 19° | 8° | 110 mm |
| XebatErbil | 50 km E | 20° | 9° | 82 mm |
| SīnahDuhok | 53 km N | 17° | 8° | 121 mm |
| DihokDuhok | 60 km N | 17° | 8° | 126 mm |