Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah weather in March

In March, Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.6 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 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:09 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
33%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah is village and ancient city in Sharqia 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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah

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.

Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 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°82.310.27.7
Feb21° / 10°92.510.97.9
Mar24° / 12°71.611.88.8
Apr28° / 14°30.912.78.1
May31° / 18°10.313.56.0
Jun34° / 21°00144.4
Jul35° / 23°0013.83.9
Aug34° / 23°0013.13.9
Sep33° / 22°00.112.24.7
Oct31° / 19°30.811.26.2
Nov26° / 16°51.210.48.4
Dec22° / 12°41.2108.3

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.6 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 7% 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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3973
4973
5973
6964
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10955
11955
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 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
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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 6:27 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:275:45
211.36:265:45
311.46:255:46
411.46:245:47
511.46:225:47
611.46:215:48
711.56:205:49
811.56:195:50
911.56:185:50
1011.66:175:51
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1211.66:145:52
1311.76:135:53
1411.76:125:54
1511.76:105:54
1611.86:095:55
1711.86:085:56
1811.86:075:56
1911.96:055:57
2011.96:045:58
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:025:59
2312.06:006:00
2412.05:596:00
2512.15:586:01
2612.15:566:02
2712.15:556:02
2812.25:546:03
2912.25:536:04
3012.25:516:04
3112.25:506:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
296.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah sees seasonal dust haze (May), heaviest in May.

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Is March a good time to visit Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 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 at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 27 to Dec 14 — about 7.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr19Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 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 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Jan 13UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah 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 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah is worst in January — around 125 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 12124 µg/m³Jul 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan125Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun44Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah?

Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah sits at 31.0°N, 31.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is Al Ḩusaynīyah, 13 km away.

Topography around Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (84%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

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24 m
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80 km
228 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Al Ḩusaynīyah 13 km · Munsha‘at Abū ‘Umar 16 km · Awlād Şaqr 17 km · Al Manzalah 21 km · Mīt Salsīl 22 km · Al Jammālīyah 23 km · Aş Şalāḩāt 24 km · Kafr al Kurdī 24 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 Şān al Ḩajar al Qiblīyah (30.9748°, 31.8723°, elevation 5 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).