Qina weather in March

In March, Qina sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 30°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 Qina's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:04 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
16%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Qina is city in 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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qina reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°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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22612
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42713
52713
62713
72713
82713
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112713
122713
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How March really feels in Qina

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.

Qina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 10.310.58.9
Feb24° / 10°10.111.19.3
Mar28° / 14°10.111.88.4
Apr33° / 18°0012.64.9
May37° / 23°00.113.32.1
Jun39° / 25°0013.60.5
Jul40° / 26°0013.50.3
Aug40° / 26°0012.90.4
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.5
Oct34° / 21°00.111.44.1
Nov28° / 15°10.110.78.1
Dec23° / 10°10.110.49.2

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
28812
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88713
98614
108713
118713
128812
138812
148812
158812
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188911
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21919
22919
23919
24928
25928
26937
27937
28928
29928
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qina gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
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710calm
811calm
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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 6:20 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:205:45
211.46:195:46
311.56:185:46
411.56:175:47
511.56:165:47
611.56:155:48
711.66:145:48
811.66:135:49
911.66:125:49
1011.76:115:50
1111.76:105:50
1211.76:095:51
1311.76:085:51
1411.86:075:52
1511.86:065:53
1611.86:045:53
1711.86:035:54
1811.96:025:54
1911.96:015:54
2011.96:005:55
2111.95:595:55
2212.05:585:56
2312.05:575:56
2412.05:565:57
2512.05:555:57
2612.15:535:58
2712.15:525:58
2812.15:515:59
2912.25:505:59
3012.25:496:00
3112.25:486:00

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Qina

In seasonPeak

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

Qina 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 Qina?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qina in March

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

In March, Qina sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qina 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 Qina peaks around August 16 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 11Dec 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Qina 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 Qina is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2040 µg/m³Nov 1331 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr39Poor
May40Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qina?

Qina sits at 26.2°N, 32.7°E, 80 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qifţ, 21 km away.

Topography around Qina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 78 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 473 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 951 m.

The land around Qina is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (66%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
473 m
80 km
951 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Qifţ 21 km · Dishnā 26 km · Qūş 28 km · Naqādah 29 km · Al Waqf 32 km · Jarājūs 33 km · Az Zaynīyah Qiblī 46 km · Aţ Ţārif 48 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 Qina (26.1642°, 32.7267°, elevation 80 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).