El Shorouk weather in March

In March, El Shorouk sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.8 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 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 El Shorouk's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Shorouk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
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 El Shorouk 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 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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22211
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How March really feels in El Shorouk

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 Shorouk 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° / 41.210.37.8
Feb21° / 10°41.310.98.1
Mar24° / 12°40.811.89.0
Apr28° / 15°10.312.78.1
May32° / 18°10.113.55.7
Jun34° / 21°0013.94.0
Jul35° / 23°0013.73.6
Aug35° / 23°0013.13.7
Sep33° / 22°0012.24.7
Oct30° / 19°10.211.36.7
Nov25° / 15°20.610.58.8
Dec21° / 11°20.710.18.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78218
88218
98218
108119
118119
128218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Shorouk gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.8 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
124
133
143
153
163
173
183
192
202
212
222
232
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251
261
271
281
291
301
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
7982
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 6:27 AM to 5:51 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:275:46
211.36:265:47
311.46:255:48
411.46:245:48
511.46:235:49
611.56:225:50
711.56:215:50
811.56:205:51
911.66:185:52
1011.66:175:52
1111.66:165:53
1211.66:155:54
1311.76:145:54
1411.76:125:55
1511.76:115:56
1611.86:105:56
1711.86:095:57
1811.86:085:58
1911.96:065:58
2011.96:055:59
2111.96:046:00
2212.06:036:00
2312.06:016:01
2412.06:006:01
2512.15:596:02
2612.15:586:03
2712.15:566:03
2812.15:556:04
2912.25:546:05
3012.25:536:05
3112.25:516:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
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115.5Bright
125.6Bright
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145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Shorouk

In seasonPeak

None of El Shorouk'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 Shorouk sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit El Shorouk?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Shorouk in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Shorouk 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 El Shorouk peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 12Jan 11UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in El Shorouk 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 Shorouk 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 El Shorouk?

El Shorouk sits at 30.1°N, 31.6°E, 191 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Badr, 10 km away.

Topography around El Shorouk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Shorouk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 408 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m.

The land around El Shorouk is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (75%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
93 m
16 km
408 m
80 km
890 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Badr 10 km · Al-'Ubūr 16 km · New Cairo 18 km · Al Qāhirah al Jadīdah 20 km · Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān 22 km · Al Khānkah 25 km · Al Khuşūş 29 km · Madīnat an Naşr 31 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 Shorouk (30.1381°, 31.6156°, elevation 191 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).