Weather in Sulaymaniyah in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Sulaymaniyah in March
The temperature in March is +57°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +73°F during the day and a minimum of +28°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 28% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +61°F to +73°F.
Is Sulaymaniyah warm or cold in March?
Sulaymaniyah is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +52°F to +59°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +32°F to +39°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Sulaymaniyah:
Climate in Sulaymaniyah in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +59°F | +70°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°F | +1°F | +27°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +72°F | +84°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 97 mm | 97 mm | 67 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 68% | 62% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +52°F to +59°F during the day. The rainfall amount in March stays the same as in the previous month with a 97 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 9 to 10.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Sulaymaniyah is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Sulaymaniyah?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Sulaymaniyah in March has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+55°F) and the highest in 2020 (+106°F). The driest year was 1999 with only 17 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2019 with 294 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Sulaymaniyah, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.