Hamad Town weather in March

In March, Hamad Town sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hamad Town's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hamad Town's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:53 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
29%
10th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Hamad Town is town in Northern Governorate, Bahrain.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 65.5 µg/m³ · 2012
Founded
1984

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hamad Town reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Hamad Town

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Hamad Town weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 16°142.610.57.6
Feb19° / 17°10211.17.8
Mar21° / 19°102.111.88.3
Apr25° / 23°30.812.68.7
May30° / 28°00.113.37.0
Jun33° / 31°0013.65.1
Jul34° / 32°0013.54.1
Aug35° / 33°0012.93.8
Sep33° / 31°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 28°00.111.46.7
Nov26° / 24°101.510.78.7
Dec21° / 19°142.310.48.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
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48317
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68218
78119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hamad Town gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13739223
23639233
33539243
43339253
53239263
63139273
73039284
82839294
92739304
102639314
112439325
122339335
132238346
142138356
152038357
161937367
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2515304212
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2911264616
3011254618
3110244720

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:095:34
211.46:085:34
311.56:075:35
411.56:065:36
511.56:055:36
611.56:045:37
711.66:035:37
811.66:025:38
911.66:015:38
1011.76:005:39
1111.75:595:39
1211.75:585:40
1311.75:575:40
1411.85:555:41
1511.85:545:41
1611.85:535:42
1711.85:525:42
1811.95:515:43
1911.95:505:43
2011.95:495:44
2111.95:485:44
2212.05:475:45
2312.05:465:45
2412.05:455:46
2512.05:435:46
2612.15:425:47
2712.15:415:47
2812.15:405:48
2912.25:395:48
3012.25:385:49
3112.25:375:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Intense
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266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hamad Town

In seasonPeak

In March, Hamad Town sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Hamad Town sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Hamad Town?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Hamad Town for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Hamad Town in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Hamad Town sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Hamad Town in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 12 to Dec 31 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May28Warm
Jun31Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Hamad Town in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Hamad Town peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 18UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Hamad Town in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Hamad Town is worst in July — around 92 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 41 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Hamad Town's WHO annual average of 65.5 µg/m³.

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJul 2291 µg/m³Nov 1842 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May74Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul92Unhealthy
Aug89Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct54Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hamad Town?

Hamad Town sits at 26.1°N, 50.5°E, 35 m above sea level, in Bahrain. The nearest listed city is Riffa, 5.0 km away.

RiffaDār KulaybIsa TownSitrahJidd ḨafşManamaMuharraq

Topography around Hamad Town

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Hamad Town.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hamad Town has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m.

The land around Hamad Town is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, water (42%), bare terrain (31%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and water (59%) and bare terrain (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
134 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Riffa 5.0 km · Dār Kulayb 5.0 km · Isa Town 8.0 km · Sitrah 12 km · Jidd Ḩafş 12 km · Manama 15 km · Muharraq 19 km · Thuqbah 34 km

Bahrain travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$30,597
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.2
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
5.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 74%other 26%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Hamad Town (26.1153°, 50.5069°, elevation 35 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).