Quţūr weather in March

In March, Quţūr sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 62% 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 Quţūr's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quţūr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
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 Quţūr 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 28°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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How March really feels in Quţūr

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.

Quţūr weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°10310.27.6
Feb21° / 10°102.810.97.8
Mar24° / 12°71.411.88.8
Apr28° / 14°3112.78.1
May31° / 17°10.213.56.0
Jun34° / 21°00144.5
Jul34° / 23°0013.84.2
Aug34° / 23°0013.14.1
Sep33° / 22°0012.24.6
Oct31° / 19°30.611.26.2
Nov26° / 15°71.410.48.4
Dec22° / 12°61.9108.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88020
98020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Quţūr gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.4 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 (%)
16
25
35
45
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
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145
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185
196
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304
314

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8964
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28955
29955
30955
31955

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
511calm
611calm
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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 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 6:31 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:315:48
211.36:305:49
311.46:285:50
411.46:275:50
511.46:265:51
611.46:255:52
711.56:245:53
811.56:235:53
911.56:215:54
1011.66:205:55
1111.66:195:55
1211.66:185:56
1311.76:175:57
1411.76:155:57
1511.76:145:58
1611.86:135:59
1711.86:125:59
1811.86:106:00
1911.96:096:01
2011.96:086:01
2111.96:076:02
2212.06:056:03
2312.06:046:03
2412.06:036:04
2512.16:016:05
2612.16:006:05
2712.15:596:06
2812.25:586:07
2912.25:566:07
3012.25:556:08
3112.25:546:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
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44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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145.3Bright
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255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Quţūr

In seasonPeak

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

Quţūr 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 Quţūr?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Quţūr in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Quţūr in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quţūr peaks around June 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighModerateJun 16UV 10Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Quţūr 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 Quţūr is worst in January — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1489 µg/m³Jul 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov79Unhealthy
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Quţūr?

Quţūr sits at 31.0°N, 31.0°E, 9 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Qillīn, 13 km away.

Topography around Quţūr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quţūr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m.

The land around Quţūr is covered by cropland (77%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
19 m
80 km
98 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Qillīn 13 km · Basyūn 14 km · Kafr ash Shaykh 16 km · Al Maḩallah al Kubrá 20 km · Tanta 21 km · Kafr az Zayyāt 21 km · Shubrākhīt 24 km · Samannūd 27 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 Quţūr (30.9722°, 30.9561°, elevation 9 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).