Marsá Maţrūḩ weather in March

In March, Marsá Maţrūḩ sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.5 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 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Marsá Maţrūḩ's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Marsá Maţrūḩ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:28 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
34%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Marsá Maţrūḩ is city in Matruh Governorate, 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 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Marsá Maţrūḩ reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Marsá Maţrūḩ

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.

Marsá Maţrūḩ 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
Jan18° / 10°112.810.26.9
Feb18° / 11°92.610.97.3
Mar20° / 12°61.511.88.1
Apr23° / 14°20.612.79.0
May26° / 17°20.513.69.0
Jun29° / 21°00147.9
Jul31° / 23°0013.86.6
Aug31° / 24°0013.16.3
Sep30° / 22°10.212.27.1
Oct27° / 20°51.611.28.3
Nov23° / 16°7210.48.4
Dec19° / 12°102.8107.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Marsá Maţrūḩ gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7973
8973
9973
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14973
15973
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28955
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Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:466:03
211.36:456:03
311.36:446:04
411.46:426:05
511.46:416:06
611.46:406:06
711.56:396:07
811.56:386:08
911.56:376:09
1011.66:356:09
1111.66:346:10
1211.66:336:11
1311.76:326:12
1411.76:306:12
1511.76:296:13
1611.86:286:14
1711.86:276:14
1811.86:256:15
1911.96:246:16
2011.96:236:16
2111.96:216:17
2212.06:206:18
2312.06:196:18
2412.06:186:19
2512.16:166:20
2612.16:156:20
2712.16:146:21
2812.26:126:22
2912.26:116:22
3012.26:106:23
3112.36:086:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.01 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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256.0Bright
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Marsá Maţrūḩ

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Marsá Maţrūḩ?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Marsá Maţrūḩ for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Marsá Maţrūḩ in March

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

In March, Marsá Maţrūḩ sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Marsá Maţrūḩ in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 14 to Dec 19 — about 7.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May20Refreshing
Jun23Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Marsá Maţrūḩ 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 Marsá Maţrūḩ peaks around June 21 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.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Marsá Maţrūḩ 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 Marsá Maţrūḩ is worst in January — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1827 µg/m³Sep 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Marsá Maţrūḩ?

Marsá Maţrūḩ sits at 31.4°N, 27.2°E, 7 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is An-Najaylah, 62 km away.

El DabaaSīdī BarānīAs SallūmAl ḨammāmBurj al ‘ArabBurj al ‘Arab al JadīdahAlexandria

Topography around Marsá Maţrūḩ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marsá Maţrūḩ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 250 m.

The land around Marsá Maţrūḩ is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (47%) and bare terrain (36%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
250 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: An-Najaylah 62 km · El Dabaa 120 km · Sīdī Barānī 128 km · As Sallūm 198 km · Al Ḩammām 212 km · Burj al ‘Arab 226 km · Burj al ‘Arab al Jadīdah 229 km · Alexandria 255 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 Marsá Maţrūḩ (31.3529°, 27.2372°, elevation 7 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).