Dayrūţ weather in March

In March, Dayrūţ sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dayrūţ's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dayrūţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
18%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Dayrūţ is human settlement.

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 25°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dayrūţ reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Dayrūţ

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.

Dayrūţ 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
Jan20° / 10.210.58.5
Feb22° / 00119.0
Mar26° / 13°10.111.89.0
Apr31° / 16°0012.66.1
May35° / 21°0013.33.3
Jun37° / 24°0013.71.9
Jul38° / 25°0013.61.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 24°0012.23.0
Oct32° / 20°0011.35.4
Nov27° / 15°00.110.68.7
Dec22° / 10°10.110.38.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28812
38812
48812
58713
68614
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dayrūţ gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
7991
8991
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11991
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13991
14991
15991
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311000

Wind in March

Winds average 12 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
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:52
211.46:275:52
311.46:265:53
411.56:255:53
511.56:245:54
611.56:235:55
711.56:225:55
811.66:215:56
911.66:205:56
1011.66:195:57
1111.76:185:58
1211.76:175:58
1311.76:165:59
1411.76:155:59
1511.86:146:00
1611.86:136:00
1711.86:116:01
1811.96:106:01
1911.96:096:02
2011.96:086:02
2111.96:076:03
2212.06:066:04
2312.06:046:04
2412.06:036:05
2512.06:026:05
2612.16:016:06
2712.16:006:06
2812.15:596:07
2912.25:586:07
3012.25:566:08
3112.25:556:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
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176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dayrūţ

In seasonPeak

In March, Dayrūţ sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Dayrūţ sees seasonal dust haze (March–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dayrūţ?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dayrūţ in March

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

In March, Dayrūţ sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dayrūţ in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dayrūţ peaks around July 14 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Jan 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dayrūţ 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 Dayrūţ is worst in January — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 1879 µg/m³Jul 2335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dayrūţ?

Dayrūţ sits at 27.6°N, 30.8°E, 51 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Dayr Mawās, 10 km away.

Topography around Dayrūţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dayrūţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Dayrūţ is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and bare terrain (34%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
332 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Dayr Mawās 10 km · Al Qūşīyah 13 km · Mallawī 20 km · Manfalūţ 31 km · Abū Qurqāş 42 km · Banī ‘Ubayd 44 km · Abnūb 46 km · An Nāşirīyah 55 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 Dayrūţ (27.5564°, 30.8106°, elevation 51 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).