Damascus Weather in March
Damascus in March
The short of it: Damascus in March averages a high of 18 °C (64 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 36 mm (1.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 36 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
March in Damascus brings afternoons near 18° and nights around 6°, with about 36 mm of rain over the month. Highs rise 4° against February, to near 18°; nights run about 6°. Rain is modest, about 36 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 57 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Damascus runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. al-Yarmūk, 5 km to the SSE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Damascus, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 4° warmer, 24 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| al-YarmūkDamascus Governorate | 5 km SSE | 19° | 7° | 31 mm |
| BabīlāRif-dimashq | 6 km SE | 19° | 7° | 31 mm |
| JaramānāRif-dimashq | 6 km ESE | 19° | 6° | 29 mm |
| ‘IrbīnRif-dimashq | 8 km ENE | 19° | 6° | 30 mm |
| DārayyāRif-dimashq | 8 km SW | 19° | 6° | 38 mm |
| ḨarastāRif-dimashq | 9 km NE | 18° | 6° | 31 mm |
| Muadamiyat al-ShamRif-dimashq | 10 km WSW | 18° | 6° | 43 mm |
| ŞaḩnāyāRif-dimashq | 11 km SSW | 19° | 6° | 36 mm |