Awsīm weather in March

In March, Awsīm sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.5 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 69% 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 Awsīm's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Awsīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Awsīm is human settlement 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 Awsīm 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 19°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Awsīm

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.

Awsīm 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
Jan19° / 41.110.37.9
Feb21° / 10°40.910.98.3
Mar24° / 12°40.511.89.1
Apr28° / 15°10.212.77.8
May32° / 18°10.113.55.3
Jun35° / 21°0013.93.6
Jul36° / 22°0013.73.1
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.2
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.4
Oct30° / 19°10.211.36.5
Nov25° / 15°20.510.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.410.18.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Awsīm gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
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132
142
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311

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4982
5982
6982
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
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14973
15973
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25991
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29991
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31991

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

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 6:29 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)
111.36:295:48
211.36:285:49
311.46:275:50
411.46:265:50
511.46:255:51
611.56:245:52
711.56:235:52
811.56:215:53
911.66:205:54
1011.66:195:54
1111.66:185:55
1211.76:175:56
1311.76:165:56
1411.76:145:57
1511.76:135:58
1611.86:125:58
1711.86:115:59
1811.86:096:00
1911.96:086:00
2011.96:076:01
2111.96:066:02
2212.06:046:02
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.16:016:04
2612.15:596:05
2712.15:586:05
2812.15:576:06
2912.25:566:06
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 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.03 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
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185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
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236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Awsīm

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Awsīm?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Awsīm in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Awsīm 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 Awsīm peaks around June 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 11UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Awsīm 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 Awsīm is worst in January — around 134 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12133 µg/m³Jul 1945 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan134Unhealthy
Feb124Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct76Unhealthy
Nov119Unhealthy
Dec131Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Awsīm?

Awsīm sits at 30.1°N, 31.1°E, 25 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Manshīyat al Qanāţir, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Awsīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awsīm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m.

The land around Awsīm is covered by cropland (60%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (49%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
210 m
80 km
667 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Manshīyat al Qanāţir 7.0 km · Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah 8.0 km · Qalyub 9.0 km · Kirdāsah 11 km · Shubrā al Khaymah 11 km · Būlāq Abū al ‘Ilā 12 km · Cairo 13 km · Giza 14 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 Awsīm (30.123°, 31.1357°, elevation 25 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).