Samālūţ weather in March

In March, Samālūţ sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 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 81% 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 Samālūţ's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Samālūţ's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:13 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
19%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Samālūţ is town in Middle 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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Samālūţ 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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212512
222512
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282613
292713
302713
312714

How March really feels in Samālūţ

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.

Samālūţ 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° / 10.310.48.3
Feb22° / 10.3118.7
Mar25° / 12°20.311.89.2
Apr30° / 16°0012.77.1
May34° / 20°0013.44.3
Jun36° / 23°0013.82.7
Jul37° / 24°0013.62.2
Aug37° / 25°00132.3
Sep35° / 23°0012.23.7
Oct31° / 20°0011.36.0
Nov26° / 14°10.210.68.9
Dec21° / 10°10.210.28.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58713
68713
78713
88614
98614
108713
118713
128614
138614
148713
158713
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198713
208812
218911
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249010
259010
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279010
289010
299010
309010
31919

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Samālūţ gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
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251
261
270
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310

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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2213light breeze
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2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:29 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:51
211.46:285:52
311.46:275:53
411.46:265:53
511.56:255:54
611.56:245:55
711.56:235:55
811.66:225:56
911.66:215:56
1011.66:205:57
1111.66:195:58
1211.76:185:58
1311.76:175:59
1411.76:155:59
1511.86:146:00
1611.86:136:01
1711.86:126:01
1811.86:116:02
1911.96:106:02
2011.96:086:03
2111.96:076:03
2212.06:066:04
2312.06:056:04
2412.06:046:05
2512.16:036:06
2612.16:016:06
2712.16:006:07
2812.15:596:07
2912.25:586:08
3012.25:576:08
3112.25:556:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 8.17 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Samālūţ

In seasonPeak

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

Samālūţ 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 Samālūţ?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Samālūţ in March

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

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

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Samālūţ 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 Samālūţ peaks around July 15 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Jan 12UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Samālūţ 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 Samālūţ is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (July, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1880 µg/m³Jul 2234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb74Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug35Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct46Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Samālūţ?

Samālūţ sits at 28.3°N, 30.7°E, 41 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Maţāy, 14 km away.

Topography around Samālūţ

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Samālūţ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 37 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 429 m.

The land around Samālūţ is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, cropland (56%) and bare terrain (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
157 m
80 km
429 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Maţāy 14 km · Banī Mazār 22 km · Minya 25 km · Al-Minyā al-Jadīdah 27 km · Maghāghah 39 km · Banī ‘Ubayd 41 km · Al ‘Idwah 43 km · Abū Qurqāş 44 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 Samālūţ (28.3121°, 30.7101°, elevation 41 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).