Qaşr al Qarabūllī weather in March

In March, Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 20 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Qaşr al Qarabūllī's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaşr al Qarabūllī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:22 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
36%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Qaşr al Qarabūllī is town 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qaşr al Qarabūllī reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Qaşr al Qarabūllī

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.

Qaşr al Qarabūllī weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°326.410.16.1
Feb18° / 11°27510.86.7
Mar20° / 12°203.811.87.6
Apr23° / 15°112.212.88.6
May27° / 18°50.913.78.5
Jun30° / 21°10.414.17.0
Jul32° / 23°00.113.95.9
Aug32° / 24°10.513.25.4
Sep31° / 23°102.212.25.9
Oct28° / 20°214.111.27.3
Nov23° / 16°224.610.37.9
Dec18° / 12°296.19.96.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107327
117327
127327
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318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qaşr al Qarabūllī gets around 20 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
515
615
715
815
915
1015
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2111
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2710
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3010
3110

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3982
4982
5982
6982
7973
8973
9973
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18955
19955
20955
21946
22946
23946
24946
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30937
31928

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light 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 7:41 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:416:56
211.37:406:56
311.37:396:57
411.37:386:58
511.47:366:59
611.47:357:00
711.47:347:00
811.57:337:01
911.57:317:02
1011.57:307:03
1111.67:297:04
1211.67:287:04
1311.67:267:05
1411.77:257:06
1511.77:247:07
1611.77:227:07
1711.87:217:08
1811.87:207:09
1911.97:187:09
2011.97:177:10
2111.97:167:11
2212.07:147:12
2312.07:137:12
2412.07:127:13
2512.17:107:14
2612.17:097:15
2712.17:087:15
2812.27:067:16
2912.27:057:17
3012.27:037:17
3112.37:027:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
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44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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105.0Bright
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265.8Bright
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285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Qaşr al Qarabūllī

In seasonPeak

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

Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Qaşr al Qarabūllī?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Qaşr al Qarabūllī for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Qaşr al Qarabūllī in March

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

In March, Qaşr al Qarabūllī sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Qaşr al Qarabūllī in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°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 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in March near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 25 to Dec 11 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb16Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul26Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Qaşr al Qarabūllī 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 Qaşr al Qarabūllī peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 10Jan 1UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qaşr al Qarabūllī 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 Qaşr al Qarabūllī is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 938 µg/m³Aug 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb35Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May28Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qaşr al Qarabūllī?

Qaşr al Qarabūllī sits at 32.7°N, 13.7°E, 43 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Qaşr Khiyār, 13 km away.

Topography around Qaşr al Qarabūllī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaşr al Qarabūllī has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 330 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m.

The land around Qaşr al Qarabūllī is covered by grassland (53%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and water (29%) within 16 km, and water (34%), grassland (28%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
330 m
80 km
835 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Qaşr Khiyār 13 km · Al-'Alūaṣ 24 km · Msalātah 35 km · Tarhuna 35 km · Tājūrā’ 37 km · Qaşr Bin Ghashīr 50 km · Tripoli 52 km · Al Khums 52 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 Qaşr al Qarabūllī (32.7451°, 13.7147°, elevation 43 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).