Ihnāsīyah weather in March

In March, Ihnāsīyah sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Ihnāsīyah's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ihnāsīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
22%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

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 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ihnāsīyah reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ihnāsīyah

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.

Ihnāsīyah 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° / 20.610.38.2
Feb22° / 20.5118.6
Mar25° / 12°30.411.89.1
Apr29° / 16°0012.77.2
May34° / 19°0013.44.4
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.8
Jul37° / 24°0013.72.3
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.6
Oct32° / 20°00.111.35.9
Nov26° / 14°20.410.58.7
Dec22° / 10°10.310.28.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48515
58416
68416
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ihnāsīyah gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 (%)
11
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
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271
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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
4991
5982
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17982
18982
19982
20982
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212light breeze
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3112light 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 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:295:49
211.46:285:50
311.46:275:51
411.46:265:51
511.56:255:52
611.56:245:53
711.56:225:53
811.56:215:54
911.66:205:55
1011.66:195:55
1111.66:185:56
1211.76:175:57
1311.76:165:57
1411.76:145:58
1511.86:135:58
1611.86:125:59
1711.86:116:00
1811.86:106:00
1911.96:096:01
2011.96:076:01
2111.96:066:02
2212.06:056:03
2312.06:046:03
2412.06:026:04
2512.16:016:04
2612.16:006:05
2712.15:596:06
2812.15:586:06
2912.25:566:07
3012.25:556:07
3112.25:546:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ihnāsīyah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Ihnāsīyah?

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
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ihnāsīyah in March

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

In March, Ihnāsīyah sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ihnāsīyah 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 Ihnāsīyah peaks around June 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 18UV 10Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ihnāsīyah 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 Ihnāsīyah is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1787 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ihnāsīyah?

Ihnāsīyah sits at 29.1°N, 31.0°E, 28 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Ihnāsyā al Madīnah, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ihnāsīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ihnāsīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 727 m.

The land around Ihnāsīyah is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (74%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
727 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ihnāsyā al Madīnah 8.0 km · Banī Suwayf 8.0 km · Banī Suwayf al Jadīdah 11 km · New Bani Sewif City 11 km · Būsh 12 km · Bibā 19 km · Sumusţā al Waqf 25 km · Sumusţā as Sulţānī 26 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 Ihnāsīyah (29.0928°, 31.0204°, elevation 28 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).