Aswan weather in March

In March, Aswan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aswan's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aswan's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:03 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 9th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Aswan is Egyptian city.

Density: 1,013/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~600 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aswan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	32	32
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	29	15
6	29	15
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	16
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	18
31	32	18

How March really feels in Aswan

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Aswan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 11°	0.2	10.7	9.3
Feb	25° / 13°	0	11.2	9.2
Mar	30° / 16°	0.1	11.8	7.1
Apr	35° / 21°	0	12.5	3.7
May	39° / 25°	0.1	13.1	1.0
Jun	40° / 27°	0	13.5	0.0
Jul	41° / 28°	0	13.3	0.0
Aug	41° / 29°	0	12.8	0.0
Sep	39° / 27°	0	12.1	0.6
Oct	36° / 23°	0.1	11.4	3.0
Nov	29° / 18°	0.2	10.8	7.3
Dec	25° / 13°	0	10.5	9.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	89	89	90	90	90	91	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Aswan gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
21	16	light breeze
22	16	light breeze
23	16	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze
31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48
Sunset (PM)	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:17	5:46
2	11.5	6:17	5:46
3	11.5	6:16	5:47
4	11.5	6:15	5:47
5	11.6	6:14	5:48
6	11.6	6:13	5:48
7	11.6	6:12	5:49
8	11.6	6:11	5:49
9	11.7	6:10	5:50
10	11.7	6:09	5:50
11	11.7	6:08	5:51
12	11.7	6:07	5:51
13	11.8	6:06	5:52
14	11.8	6:05	5:52
15	11.8	6:04	5:52
16	11.8	6:03	5:53
17	11.8	6:02	5:53
18	11.9	6:01	5:54
19	11.9	6:00	5:54
20	11.9	5:59	5:55
21	11.9	5:58	5:55
22	12.0	5:57	5:55
23	12.0	5:56	5:56
24	12.0	5:55	5:56
25	12.0	5:54	5:57
26	12.1	5:53	5:57
27	12.1	5:52	5:57
28	12.1	5:51	5:58
29	12.1	5:50	5:58
30	12.2	5:49	5:59
31	12.2	5:48	5:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.93 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.75 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.2	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.4	Intense
6	6.4	Intense
7	6.4	Intense
8	6.5	Intense
9	6.5	Intense
10	6.5	Intense
11	6.6	Intense
12	6.6	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.7	Intense
15	6.7	Intense
16	6.7	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.8	Intense
19	6.8	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	6.9	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aswan

In seasonPeak

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

Aswan sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in May.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Aswan?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

9.1

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aswan in March

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

In March, Aswan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aswan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aswan peaks around August 15 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	8	10	10	11	11	10	11	10	8	6	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	6	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Aswan 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 Aswan is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	39	38	43	42	42	42	37	37	39	35	30	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	38	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	42	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	37	Poor
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Aswan?

Aswan sits at 24.1°N, 32.9°E, 99 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Darāw, 35 km away.

Topography around Aswan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aswan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m around an average of 119 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m.

The land around Aswan is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and bare terrain (41%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km

110 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

254 m

bare terrain 88%

80 km

471 m

bare terrain 88%

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← February Aswan year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Darāw 35 km · Kom Ombo 43 km · Ar Radīsīyah Qiblī 91 km · Edfu 99 km · Al Başalīyah Baḩrī 119 km · As Sibā‘īyah 125 km · Esna 138 km · Ţūd 170 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

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 Aswan (24.0908°, 32.8994°, elevation 99 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	29	15
6	29	15
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	16
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	18
31	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	29	15
6	29	15
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	16
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	18
31	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	15
2	28	15
3	28	15
4	28	15
5	29	15
6	29	15
7	29	16
8	29	16
9	29	16
10	29	16
11	29	16
12	29	16
13	29	16
14	29	16
15	29	16
16	29	16
17	29	16
18	30	16
19	30	17
20	30	17
21	30	17
22	30	17
23	30	17
24	30	17
25	31	17
26	31	17
27	31	17
28	31	18
29	31	18
30	32	18
31	32	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	88	12
9	88	12
10	87	13
11	87	13
12	87	13
13	87	13
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	88	12
17	88	12
18	89	11
19	89	11
20	90	10
21	90	10
22	90	10
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9
31	91	9

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0