Al Qaşşāşīn weather in March

In March, Al Qaşşāşīn sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al Qaşşāşīn's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qaşşāşīn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Al Qaşşāşīn is village 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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Qaşşāşīn reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°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 Al Qaşşāşīn

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 Qaşşāşīn weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 41.210.27.9
Feb21° / 10°51.210.98.2
Mar24° / 12°51.111.88.9
Apr28° / 14°20.312.77.8
May32° / 18°10.213.55.4
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.7
Jul36° / 23°0013.82.9
Aug36° / 24°0013.13.1
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°20.411.26.4
Nov26° / 15°20.810.58.6
Dec22° / 11°30.710.18.4

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
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57921
67921
77822
87822
97822
107723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Qaşşāşīn gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
44
54
64
74
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3982
4982
5973
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
11964
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14964
15964
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21973
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26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 12 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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
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412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
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912light 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 6:26 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:265:45
211.36:255:45
311.46:245:46
411.46:235:47
511.46:225:48
611.56:215:48
711.56:205:49
811.56:185:50
911.66:175:50
1011.66:165:51
1111.66:155:52
1211.66:145:52
1311.76:135:53
1411.76:115:54
1511.76:105:54
1611.86:095:55
1711.86:085:56
1811.86:065:56
1911.96:055:57
2011.96:045:58
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:015:59
2312.06:006:00
2412.05:596:00
2512.15:576:01
2612.15:566:01
2712.15:556:02
2812.25:546:03
2912.25:526:03
3012.25:516:04
3112.25:506:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Qaşşāşīn

In seasonPeak

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

Dust
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May
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Is March a good time to visit Al Qaşşāşīn?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Al Qaşşāşīn for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Qaşşāşīn in March

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

In March, Al Qaşşāşīn sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Qaşşāşīn 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 Qaşşāşīn peaks around June 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 16UV 11Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qaşşāşīn 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 Qaşşāşīn is worst in January — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (September, 28 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1558 µg/m³Sep 1328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr39Poor
May42Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qaşşāşīn?

Al Qaşşāşīn sits at 30.6°N, 31.9°E, 18 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Al Qaşşāşīn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qaşşāşīn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m.

The land around Al Qaşşāşīn is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
878 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Aş Şāliḩīyah al Jadīdah 8.0 km · At Tall al Kabīr 14 km · Abu Suweir-el-Mahatta 17 km · Al Qurayn 20 km · Fāqūs 22 km · Abū Ḩammād 25 km · Abū Kabīr 31 km · Ismailia 33 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 Qaşşāşīn (30.5641°, 31.9339°, elevation 18 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. 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).