Al Ḩammām weather in March

In March, Al Ḩammām sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al Ḩammām's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩammām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Al Ḩammām is city in Egypt.

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 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Ḩammām reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Al Ḩammām

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.

Al Ḩammām weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 10°92.710.27.3
Feb19° / 10°72.110.97.6
Mar22° / 12°71.211.88.4
Apr25° / 14°20.512.79.1
May28° / 17°10.213.58.4
Jun30° / 20°00147.2
Jul31° / 23°0013.86.4
Aug31° / 23°0013.16.0
Sep30° / 22°0012.26.7
Oct28° / 19°30.811.28.1
Nov24° / 15°71.710.48.6
Dec20° / 11°72.2107.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Ḩammām gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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26
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4964
5964
6964
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
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26937
27937
28937
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30937
31937

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:375:55
211.36:365:55
311.46:355:56
411.46:335:57
511.46:325:57
611.56:315:58
711.56:305:59
811.56:296:00
911.56:286:00
1011.66:266:01
1111.66:256:02
1211.66:246:02
1311.76:236:03
1411.76:226:04
1511.76:206:04
1611.86:196:05
1711.86:186:06
1811.86:176:06
1911.96:156:07
2011.96:146:08
2111.96:136:08
2212.06:116:09
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:10
2512.16:086:11
2612.16:066:12
2712.16:056:12
2812.26:046:13
2912.26:036:14
3012.26:016:14
3112.26:006:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩammām

In seasonPeak

None of Al Ḩammām's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al Ḩammām sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Ḩammām?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Al Ḩammām for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Ḩammām in March

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

In March, Al Ḩammām sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Al Ḩammām in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 7 to Dec 21 — about 7.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Ḩammām in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Ḩammām peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Ḩammām 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 Al Ḩammām is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 15 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1740 µg/m³Sep 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩammām?

Al Ḩammām sits at 30.8°N, 29.4°E, 14 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Burj al ‘Arab, 17 km away.

An NūbārīyahAbū al MaţāmīrKafr ad Dawwār‘Izbat ‘Alī as SayyidAbū Qīr

Topography around Al Ḩammām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩammām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Al Ḩammām is covered by artificial surfaces (28%) and bare terrain (25%) within 3 km, water (33%), cropland (28%) and bare terrain (26%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (51%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Burj al ‘Arab 17 km · Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 19 km · Alexandria 64 km · An Nūbārīyah 68 km · Abū al Maţāmīr 75 km · Kafr ad Dawwār 78 km · ‘Izbat ‘Alī as Sayyid 80 km · Abū Qīr 82 km

Egypt travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 15% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,086
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
79%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
10.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 459
Religion
Muslim 90%Christian 10%

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 Al Ḩammām (30.8453°, 29.3882°, elevation 14 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).