Ar Rayāyinah weather in March

In March, Ar Rayāyinah sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.4 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 19°C in the first days to 22°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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ar Rayāyinah's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ar Rayāyinah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:28 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
34%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ar Rayāyinah reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 27°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 Ar Rayāyinah

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.

Ar Rayāyinah 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
Jan15° / 193.910.15.5
Feb16° / 223.810.86.3
Mar20° / 10°183.411.87.8
Apr25° / 14°81.812.88.6
May29° / 18°61.313.66.9
Jun33° / 21°20.414.14.5
Jul35° / 23°0013.93.5
Aug35° / 23°20.313.23.5
Sep32° / 21°81.712.25.0
Oct27° / 18°16311.27.6
Nov21° / 12°112.310.48.1
Dec16° / 163.69.96.3

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ar Rayāyinah gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
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412
512
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713
813
913
1013
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319

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
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51000
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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 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 7:46 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:467:02
211.37:457:02
311.37:447:03
411.47:427:04
511.47:417:05
611.47:407:06
711.57:397:06
811.57:387:07
911.57:367:08
1011.67:357:09
1111.67:347:09
1211.67:337:10
1311.77:317:11
1411.77:307:11
1511.77:297:12
1611.87:287:13
1711.87:267:14
1811.87:257:14
1911.97:247:15
2011.97:227:16
2111.97:217:16
2212.07:207:17
2312.07:187:18
2412.07:177:19
2512.17:167:19
2612.17:147:20
2712.17:137:21
2812.27:127:21
2912.27:107:22
3012.27:097:23
3112.37:087:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.92 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.65 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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236.0Bright
246.0Intense
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276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ar Rayāyinah

In seasonPeak

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

Ar Rayāyinah sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ar Rayāyinah?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ar Rayāyinah in March

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

In March, Ar Rayāyinah sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Ar Rayāyinah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ar Rayāyinah peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highModerateJun 19UV 11Dec 23UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ar Rayāyinah 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 Ar Rayāyinah is worst in April — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1468 µg/m³Aug 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul29Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ar Rayāyinah?

Ar Rayāyinah sits at 32.0°N, 12.4°E, 548 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Zintan, 14 km away.

Topography around Ar Rayāyinah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ar Rayāyinah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 m around an average of 483 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 634 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 901 m.

The land around Ar Rayāyinah is covered by bare terrain (59%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
528 m
16 km
634 m
80 km
901 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Zintan 14 km · Yafran 17 km · Al Aşābi‘ah 48 km · Gharyan 65 km · Al Qawāsim 69 km · Al Ajaylat 81 km · An Nāşirīyah 83 km · Şurmān 84 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 Ar Rayāyinah (32.0268°, 12.3564°, elevation 548 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).