El Quseir weather in March

In March, El Quseir sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 26°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 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 El Quseir's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Quseir's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:58 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
16%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

El Quseir is city in Red Sea, 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 24°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Quseir reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112417
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202517
212518
222518
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272618
282618
292618
302618
312619

How March really feels in El Quseir

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.

El Quseir weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 14°10.210.58.8
Feb23° / 15°0011.19.2
Mar25° / 17°00.211.89.4
Apr28° / 20°0012.68.3
May31° / 24°00.113.36.2
Jun33° / 27°0013.64.9
Jul34° / 28°0013.54.1
Aug35° / 28°0012.93.9
Sep33° / 26°0012.25.0
Oct30° / 23°20.211.46.9
Nov26° / 19°10.310.78.9
Dec23° / 16°10.110.49.1

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88614
98614
108713
118713
128713
138713
148812
158812
168812
178911
188911
198911
209010
21919
22919
23919
24928
25928
26928
27928
28919
29919
30919
31928

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Quseir gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
194411
294411
394411
493421
593421
693421
793421
893421
992422
1092422
1192422
1293421
1392521
1492521
1592521
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1893511
1993511
2093511
2192611
2292611
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2592611
2691711
2791711
2891711
2991711
3091711
3191711

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
1416light breeze
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1816light breeze
1916light breeze
2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light breeze

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 6:13 AM to 5:42 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:135:39
211.46:135:39
311.56:125:40
411.56:115:41
511.56:105:41
611.56:095:42
711.66:085:42
811.66:075:43
911.66:065:43
1011.76:055:44
1111.76:045:44
1211.76:035:45
1311.76:015:45
1411.86:005:46
1511.85:595:46
1611.85:585:47
1711.85:575:47
1811.95:565:48
1911.95:555:48
2011.95:545:49
2111.95:535:49
2212.05:525:50
2312.05:515:50
2412.05:505:51
2512.05:485:51
2612.15:475:52
2712.15:465:52
2812.15:455:53
2912.25:445:53
3012.25:435:54
3112.25:425:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Quseir

In seasonPeak

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

El Quseir sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit El Quseir?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Quseir in March

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

In March, El Quseir sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near El Quseir in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May25Warm
Jun26Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec24Warm

UV index in El Quseir in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Quseir peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateAug 13UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in El Quseir 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 El Quseir is worst in May — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1025 µg/m³Jul 1915 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Quseir?

El Quseir sits at 26.1°N, 34.3°E, 23 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Safaga, 79 km away.

SafagaMarsa AlamHurghadaQifţQūşJarājūsQinaNaqādah

Topography around El Quseir

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Quseir has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,407 m.

The land around El Quseir is covered by bare terrain (43%) and water (38%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (49%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (59%) and water (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
426 m
80 km
1,407 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Safaga 79 km · Marsa Alam 131 km · Hurghada 136 km · Qifţ 146 km · Qūş 153 km · Jarājūs 154 km · Qina 155 km · Naqādah 157 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 El Quseir (26.1061°, 34.2772°, elevation 23 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).