Al Qubbah weather in March

In March, Al Qubbah sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 26 mm of rain across 5.8 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 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al Qubbah's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Qubbah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
3rd coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
39%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Al Qubbah is human settlement in Libya.

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 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Qubbah reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1168
2178
3178
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Al Qubbah 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 438.510.14.6
Feb15° / 35810.84.8
Mar18° / 265.811.86.5
Apr21° / 11°12312.88.0
May25° / 15°92.313.78.7
Jun28° / 18°30.814.18.5
Jul29° / 20°00.113.97.9
Aug29° / 20°20.413.27.7
Sep28° / 19°11212.28.2
Oct25° / 16°194.511.28.1
Nov20° / 12°225.110.37.3
Dec16° / 337.49.95.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37228
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107129
117228
127228
137327
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167525
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Qubbah gets around 26 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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2717
2817
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3017
3116

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 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
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:076:22
211.37:066:22
311.37:056:23
411.37:036:24
511.47:026:25
611.47:016:26
711.47:006:26
811.56:596:27
911.56:576:28
1011.56:566:29
1111.66:556:29
1211.66:536:30
1311.66:526:31
1411.76:516:32
1511.76:506:32
1611.76:486:33
1711.86:476:34
1811.86:466:35
1911.96:446:35
2011.96:436:36
2111.96:426:37
2212.06:406:38
2312.06:396:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.16:366:40
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:336:41
2812.26:326:42
2912.26:316:43
3012.26:296:43
3112.36:286:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Qubbah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Qubbah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Qubbah?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Al Qubbah for sightseeing.

What to pack for Al Qubbah in March

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

In March, Al Qubbah sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Al Qubbah 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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Dec 14 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Al Qubbah 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 Al Qubbah peaks around August 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateAug 11UV 10Jan 12UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Al Qubbah 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 Al Qubbah is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1921 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Al Qubbah?

Al Qubbah sits at 32.8°N, 22.2°E, 598 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Shahhat, 35 km away.

Al MarjAl AbyārTobrukBenghaziQaryat Sulūq

Topography around Al Qubbah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Qubbah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 732 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 875 m.

The land around Al Qubbah is covered by grassland (66%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%), water (33%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
732 m
80 km
875 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Shahhat 35 km · Darnah 37 km · Al Bayḑā’ 45 km · Al Marj 135 km · Al Abyār 167 km · Tobruk 177 km · Benghazi 216 km · Qaryat Sulūq 223 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Al Qubbah (32.7568°, 22.2411°, elevation 598 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).