As Sanţah weather in March

In March, As Sanţah sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 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 23°C in the first days to 25°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 As Sanţah's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see As Sanţah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

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 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in As Sanţah reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in As Sanţah

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.

As Sanţah 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
Jan20° / 10°6210.27.8
Feb21° / 10°6210.98.0
Mar24° / 12°51.311.88.8
Apr28° / 14°20.612.77.9
May32° / 18°10.313.55.4
Jun35° / 21°00143.9
Jul35° / 23°0013.83.7
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.3
Oct31° / 19°20.611.26.0
Nov26° / 15°41.110.48.4
Dec22° / 12°41.1108.3

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

As Sanţah gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
35
45
55
65
75
85
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105
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313

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 (%)
1982
2982
3982
4973
5973
6973
7973
8964
9964
10964
11964
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14964
15964
16973
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
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511calm
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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 6:30 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:305:48
211.36:295:48
311.46:285:49
411.46:265:50
511.46:255:51
611.56:245:51
711.56:235:52
811.56:225:53
911.56:215:53
1011.66:195:54
1111.66:185:55
1211.66:175:55
1311.76:165:56
1411.76:155:57
1511.76:135:58
1611.86:125:58
1711.86:115:59
1811.86:106:00
1911.96:086:00
2011.96:076:01
2111.96:066:01
2212.06:056:02
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.16:016:04
2612.15:596:05
2712.15:586:05
2812.25:576:06
2912.25:566:07
3012.25:546:07
3112.25:536:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for As Sanţah

In seasonPeak

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

As Sanţah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit As Sanţah?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for As Sanţah in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in As Sanţah 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 As Sanţah peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in As Sanţah 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 As Sanţah is worst in January — around 125 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12124 µg/m³Jul 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan125Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is As Sanţah?

As Sanţah sits at 30.7°N, 31.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Zefta, 12 km away.

Topography around As Sanţah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around As Sanţah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around As Sanţah is covered by cropland (73%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
228 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Zefta 12 km · Mīt Ghamr 13 km · Tanta 13 km · Birkat as Sab‘ 14 km · Talā 19 km · Quwaysinā 20 km · Shibīn al Kawm 24 km · Kafr Shukr 24 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 As Sanţah (30.7461°, 31.1296°, elevation 11 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).