An-Najaylah weather in March

In March, An-Najaylah sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. 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 An-Najaylah's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An-Najaylah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical March day in An-Najaylah reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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An-Najaylah 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
Jan17° / 12°326.210.26.0
Feb17° / 12°194.310.96.5
Mar18° / 13°92.211.87.5
Apr21° / 15°30.812.78.4
May23° / 18°20.513.69.2
Jun26° / 21°00149.4
Jul28° / 23°0013.88.8
Aug29° / 24°0013.18.1
Sep28° / 23°10.112.28.8
Oct25° / 21°71.811.28.8
Nov22° / 17°193.410.48.0
Dec18° / 14°285.5106.8

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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318218

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

An-Najaylah gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8964
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
17964
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23946
24946
25937
26937
27937
28928
29928
30928
31919

Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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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 6:48 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:486:05
211.36:476:06
311.36:466:07
411.46:456:08
511.46:446:08
611.46:436:09
711.56:426:10
811.56:406:11
911.56:396:11
1011.66:386:12
1111.66:376:13
1211.66:356:13
1311.76:346:14
1411.76:336:15
1511.76:326:15
1611.86:306:16
1711.86:296:17
1811.86:286:18
1911.96:276:18
2011.96:256:19
2111.96:246:20
2212.06:236:20
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:206:22
2512.16:196:22
2612.16:186:23
2712.16:166:24
2812.26:156:24
2912.26:146:25
3012.26:126:26
3112.36:116:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for An-Najaylah

In seasonPeak

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

An-Najaylah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit An-Najaylah?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit An-Najaylah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for An-Najaylah in March

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

In March, An-Najaylah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near An-Najaylah 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 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 15 to Dec 17 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in An-Najaylah 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 An-Najaylah peaks around June 21 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 21UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in An-Najaylah 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 An-Najaylah is worst in January — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1928 µg/m³Sep 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is An-Najaylah?

An-Najaylah sits at 31.4°N, 26.6°E, 112 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Marsá Maţrūḩ, 62 km away.

Sīdī BarānīAs SallūmEl DabaaSiwaAl ḨammāmBurj al ‘Arab

Topography around An-Najaylah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of An-Najaylah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around An-Najaylah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around An-Najaylah is covered by bare terrain (74%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (62%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Marsá Maţrūḩ 62 km · Sīdī Barānī 66 km · As Sallūm 136 km · El Dabaa 182 km · Tobruk 260 km · Siwa 265 km · Al Ḩammām 274 km · Burj al ‘Arab 288 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 An-Najaylah (31.4071°, 26.5832°, elevation 112 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).