Ma'an weather in March

In March, Ma'an sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.8 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Ma'an's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ma'an's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:54 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
25%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ma'an is city in Jordan.

Density
6,695/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ma'an reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 24°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)
1166
2166
3176
4176
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10176
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How March really feels in Ma'an

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.

Ma'an 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 173.40.910.34.1
Feb14° / 143.10.710.95.1
Mar18° / 132.80.311.87.4
Apr23° / 11°51.2012.78.9
May27° / 15°41.1013.58.3
Jun31° / 18°00.1013.96.7
Jul32° / 19°00.1013.75.6
Aug32° / 20°10.2013.15.4
Sep30° / 18°10.4012.26.8
Oct26° / 15°61.8011.38.7
Nov19° / 71.5010.57.9
Dec14° / 720.310.15.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ma'an gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1102
292
392
492
591
691
791
891
991
1091
1191
1281
1381
1481
1581
1681
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2490
2590
2690
2790
2880
2980
3080
3170

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light 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 6:11 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:115:30
211.36:105:30
311.46:095:31
411.46:085:32
511.46:065:33
611.56:055:33
711.56:045:34
811.56:035:35
911.66:025:35
1011.66:015:36
1111.66:005:37
1211.65:585:37
1311.75:575:38
1411.75:565:39
1511.75:555:39
1611.85:545:40
1711.85:525:41
1811.85:515:41
1911.95:505:42
2011.95:495:42
2111.95:475:43
2212.05:465:44
2312.05:455:44
2412.05:445:45
2512.15:425:46
2612.15:415:46
2712.15:405:47
2812.15:395:47
2912.25:375:48
3012.25:365:49
3112.25:355:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ma'an

In seasonPeak

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

Ma'an 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 Ma'an?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Ma'an for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ma'an in March

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

In March, Ma'an sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Ma'an in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ma'an peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highHighModerateJun 21UV 12Jan 1UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ma'an 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 Ma'an is worst in May — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1152 µg/m³Jan 1432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr50Poor
May52Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ma'an?

Ma'an sits at 30.2°N, 35.7°E, 1,111 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Petra, 28 km away.

PetraAţ ŢafīlahWadi RumSafiAqaba‘IzrāKarak CityKerak

Topography around Ma'an

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ma'an has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 1,110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,982 m.

The land around Ma'an is covered by bare terrain (72%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
407 m
80 km
1,982 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Petra 28 km · Aţ Ţafīlah 72 km · Wadi Rum 74 km · Safi 97 km · Aqaba 102 km · ‘Izrā 107 km · Karak City 108 km · Kerak 110 km

Jordan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type B / C / D / F / G / J
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,348
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
89%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 426
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 2%Buddhist 0%Hindu 0%

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 Ma'an (30.1962°, 35.7341°, elevation 1,111 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).