Al Maḩmūdīyah weather in March

In March, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 64% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al Maḩmūdīyah's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Maḩmūdīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:15 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

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 Maḩmūdīyah reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Al Maḩmūdīyah

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 Maḩmūdīyah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 11°236.210.26.9
Feb20° / 11°174.310.97.3
Mar22° / 13°112.311.88.3
Apr25° / 15°31.412.78.8
May28° / 18°10.313.68.0
Jun31° / 21°00146.6
Jul32° / 24°0013.85.9
Aug32° / 24°0013.15.6
Sep31° / 23°10.212.26.1
Oct29° / 20°61.611.27.3
Nov25° / 16°14310.48.3
Dec21° / 13°174.4107.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Maḩmūdīyah gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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29
38
48
58
67
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19460
29460
39370
49370
59370
69280
79280
89181
99181
109091
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light 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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:335:50
211.36:315:50
311.36:305:51
411.46:295:52
511.46:285:53
611.46:275:53
711.56:265:54
811.56:245:55
911.56:235:56
1011.66:225:56
1111.66:215:57
1211.66:205:58
1311.76:185:58
1411.76:175:59
1511.76:166:00
1611.86:156:00
1711.86:136:01
1811.86:126:02
1911.96:116:03
2011.96:106:03
2111.96:086:04
2212.06:076:05
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:046:06
2512.16:036:07
2612.16:026:07
2712.16:006:08
2812.25:596:08
2912.25:586:09
3012.25:576:10
3112.35:556:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Maḩmūdīyah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Maḩmūdīyah'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 Maḩmūdīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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May
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Al Maḩmūdīyah?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Maḩmūdīyah in March

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

In March, Al Maḩmūdīyah sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 at the nearest coast (about 26 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 30 to Dec 18 — about 7.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Al Maḩmūdīyah peaks around June 20 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Maḩmūdīyah 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 Maḩmūdīyah is worst in January — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1651 µg/m³Jul 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr33Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Maḩmūdīyah?

Al Maḩmūdīyah sits at 31.2°N, 30.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Fuwwah, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Al Maḩmūdīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Maḩmūdīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m around an average of 2 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m.

The land around Al Maḩmūdīyah is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
16 m
16 km
22 m
80 km
64 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Fuwwah 3.0 km · Muţūbas 12 km · Disūq 13 km · Ar Raḩmānīyah 14 km · Damanhur 17 km · Abū Ḩummuş 22 km · Shubrākhīt 25 km · Idkū 26 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 Maḩmūdīyah (31.1835°, 30.5245°, elevation 10 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).