An Nūbārīyah weather in March

In March, An Nūbārīyah sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 An Nūbārīyah's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see An Nūbārīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
31%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in An Nūbārīyah reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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 An Nūbārīyah

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.

An Nūbārīyah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 82.310.27.5
Feb20° / 10°72.210.97.8
Mar23° / 11°61.111.88.7
Apr26° / 13°20.412.78.8
May30° / 16°10.313.57.0
Jun32° / 20°0013.95.7
Jul33° / 22°0013.85.0
Aug33° / 22°0013.14.8
Sep32° / 21°0012.25.5
Oct29° / 18°20.511.27.2
Nov25° / 14°61.210.48.6
Dec21° / 11°51.710.18.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% 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 (%)
18119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

An Nūbārīyah gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 6% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
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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
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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 6:34 AM to 5:57 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:345:52
211.36:335:53
311.46:325:53
411.46:315:54
511.46:295:55
611.56:285:56
711.56:275:56
811.56:265:57
911.56:255:58
1011.66:245:58
1111.66:225:59
1211.66:216:00
1311.76:206:00
1411.76:196:01
1511.76:186:02
1611.86:166:02
1711.86:156:03
1811.86:146:04
1911.96:136:04
2011.96:116:05
2111.96:106:06
2212.06:096:06
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:066:08
2512.16:056:08
2612.16:046:09
2712.16:026:10
2812.26:016:10
2912.26:006:11
3012.25:596:11
3112.25:576:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.13 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for An Nūbārīyah

In seasonPeak

None of An Nūbārīyah'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 Nūbārīyah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit An Nūbārīyah?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for An Nūbārīyah in March

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

In March, An Nūbārīyah sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near An Nūbārīyah 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 54 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 3 to Dec 21 — 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
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in An Nūbārīyah 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 Nūbārīyah peaks around June 15 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJun 15UV 10Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in An Nūbārīyah 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 Nūbārīyah is worst in January — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2050 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is An Nūbārīyah?

An Nūbārīyah sits at 30.7°N, 30.1°E, 30 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Abū al Maţāmīr, 29 km away.

Topography around An Nūbārīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around An Nūbārīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around An Nūbārīyah is covered by cropland (30%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

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11 m
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46 m
80 km
250 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Abū al Maţāmīr 29 km · Ḩawsh ‘Īsá 34 km · Madīnat Wādī an Naţrūn 42 km · Ad Dilinjāt 48 km · Kafr ad Dawwār 52 km · Abū Ḩummuş 52 km · Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 53 km · Madīnat as Sādāt 53 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 Nūbārīyah (30.6687°, 30.0739°, elevation 30 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).