Mafraq weather in March

In March, Mafraq sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 54% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mafraq's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mafraq's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 22 mm; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 5:52 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Mafraq is capital of Mafraq governate, Jordan.

Density: 4,080/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~333 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mafraq reaches about 19°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 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	21	21
Avg low (°C)	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	19	8
20	19	8
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	9
30	21	9
31	21	9

How March really feels in Mafraq

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Mafraq weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	13° / 4°	35	6.8	10.1	4.0
Feb	15° / 5°	32	6.4	10.8	4.9
Mar	19° / 7°	22	4.6	11.8	7.1
Apr	24° / 11°	8	2.4	12.8	8.5
May	29° / 14°	4	0.8	13.6	7.6
Jun	32° / 17°	0	0.1	14.1	5.7
Jul	34° / 19°	0	0	13.9	4.5
Aug	34° / 19°	0	0.1	13.2	4.4
Sep	32° / 18°	1	0.5	12.2	5.7
Oct	27° / 15°	5	1.3	11.2	8.0
Nov	20° / 10°	14	3.1	10.3	7.8
Dec	15° / 6°	23	4.6	9.9	5.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 25%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	72	72	72	73	74	74	74	74	74	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	77	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	75	75	75	77	77	77
Cloudier (%)	29	28	28	28	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	23	23	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mafraq gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	13

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	15
5	15
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	13

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:26 PM to 5:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:38	5:36	5:35	5:34	5:32
Sunset (PM)	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:31	5:32	5:33	5:34	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:37	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:11	5:26
2	11.3	6:10	5:27
3	11.3	6:08	5:28
4	11.4	6:07	5:28
5	11.4	6:06	5:29
6	11.4	6:05	5:30
7	11.5	6:04	5:31
8	11.5	6:02	5:31
9	11.5	6:01	5:32
10	11.6	6:00	5:33
11	11.6	5:59	5:34
12	11.6	5:57	5:34
13	11.7	5:56	5:35
14	11.7	5:55	5:36
15	11.7	5:54	5:37
16	11.8	5:52	5:37
17	11.8	5:51	5:38
18	11.8	5:50	5:39
19	11.9	5:48	5:40
20	11.9	5:47	5:40
21	11.9	5:46	5:41
22	12.0	5:44	5:42
23	12.0	5:43	5:42
24	12.0	5:42	5:43
25	12.1	5:40	5:44
26	12.1	5:39	5:45
27	12.1	5:38	5:45
28	12.2	5:36	5:46
29	12.2	5:35	5:47
30	12.2	5:34	5:47
31	12.3	5:32	5:48

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 kWh/m² to a high of 8.14 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.5	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mafraq?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Mafraq for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Mafraq in March

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

In March, Mafraq sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Mafraq 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 Mafraq peaks around June 20 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	6	7	10	11	11	11	10	7	5	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	7	High
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	7	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Mafraq 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 Mafraq is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 31 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	50	51	50	43	35	31	32	38	43	47	47
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	50	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	50	Poor
May	43	Poor
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	31	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Mafraq?

Mafraq sits at 32.3°N, 36.2°E, 705 m above sea level, in Jordan. The nearest listed city is Az̧ Z̧ulayl, 26 km away.

Topography around Mafraq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mafraq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 696 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,176 m.

The land around Mafraq is covered by bare terrain (48%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), bare terrain (30%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (33%), cropland (30%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

bare terrain 48%

16 km

368 m

cropland 36%

80 km

2,176 m

bare terrain 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Mafraq year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Az̧ Z̧ulayl 26 km · Jerash 30 km · Ar Ramthā 30 km · Zarqa 32 km · Dar‘ā 32 km · Aydūn 37 km · Russeifa 39 km · Irbid 41 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

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 Mafraq (32.3429°, 36.208°, elevation 705 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	19	8
20	19	8
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	9
30	21	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	15
5	15
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	19	8
20	19	8
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	9
30	21	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	15
5	15
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	6
2	17	6
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	7
11	18	7
12	18	7
13	18	7
14	18	7
15	18	7
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	19	8
20	19	8
21	19	8
22	19	8
23	19	8
24	19	8
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	9
30	21	9
31	21	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	72	28
3	72	28
4	72	28
5	73	27
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	74	26
10	74	26
11	75	25
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	77	23
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25
29	77	23
30	77	23
31	77	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	16
3	15
4	15
5	15
6	14
7	14
8	14
9	14
10	14
11	14
12	14
13	14
14	15
15	15
16	16
17	16
18	16
19	16
20	17
21	17
22	17
23	16
24	16
25	16
26	16
27	16
28	15
29	15
30	14
31	13

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100