Siwa weather in March

In March, Siwa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Siwa's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
21%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Siwa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°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 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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How March really feels in Siwa

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.

Siwa 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
Jan18° / 20.510.37.8
Feb20° / 30.7118.3
Mar24° / 11°20.411.89.2
Apr28° / 15°00.112.77.8
May33° / 19°00.113.45.0
Jun36° / 22°0013.82.9
Jul37° / 23°0013.72.2
Aug37° / 24°00132.4
Sep34° / 22°0012.24.1
Oct30° / 18°0011.37.0
Nov24° / 13°10.210.59.0
Dec20° / 20.510.28.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
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68515
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Siwa gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
42
52
62
72
82
91
101
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171
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311

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 (%)
1100
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 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 6:51 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:516:11
211.46:506:12
311.46:496:13
411.46:486:13
511.56:476:14
611.56:466:15
711.56:446:15
811.56:436:16
911.66:426:17
1011.66:416:17
1111.66:406:18
1211.76:396:19
1311.76:386:19
1411.76:366:20
1511.86:356:20
1611.86:346:21
1711.86:336:22
1811.86:326:22
1911.96:316:23
2011.96:296:23
2111.96:286:24
2212.06:276:25
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:246:26
2512.16:236:26
2612.16:226:27
2712.16:216:28
2812.16:206:28
2912.26:186:29
3012.26:176:29
3112.26:166:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Siwa

In seasonPeak

In March, Siwa sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Siwa sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Siwa?

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
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Siwa in March

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

In March, Siwa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Siwa 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 Siwa peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 14 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 highHighModerateAug 13UV 11Jan 14UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Siwa 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 Siwa is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2151 µg/m³Nov 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr49Poor
May48Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Siwa?

Siwa sits at 29.2°N, 25.5°E, -15 m above sea level, in Egypt. The nearest listed city is As Sallūm, 264 km away.

As SallūmAn-NajaylahSīdī BarānīMarsá MaţrūḩAl BawīţīEl DabaaAl Ḩammām

Topography around Siwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of -12 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Siwa is covered by trees (44%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
139 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: As Sallūm 264 km · An-Najaylah 265 km · Sīdī Barānī 271 km · Marsá Maţrūḩ 290 km · Al Bawīţī 340 km · El Dabaa 347 km · Tobruk 354 km · Al Ḩammām 415 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 Siwa (29.2032°, 25.5196°, elevation -15 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).