Adam weather in March

In March, Adam sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 15 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Adam's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:24 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
22%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Adam reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°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)
13117
23117
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How March really feels in Adam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Adam weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 14°30.810.88.7
Feb29° / 16°30.511.27.3
Mar33° / 19°151.411.84.7
Apr37° / 24°50.912.51.8
May42° / 28°10.213.10.0
Jun43° / 29°20.413.30.0
Jul43° / 29°70.813.20.0
Aug41° / 28°30.612.80.0
Sep40° / 26°00.112.10.3
Oct37° / 23°10.211.52.3
Nov32° / 19°50.510.95.5
Dec28° / 16°60.410.77.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28911
38812
48812
58713
68713
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88614
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Adam gets around 15 mm of rain over 1.4 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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54
64
74
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94
104
114
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314

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1801541
2801541
3811441
4821440
5821440
6821440
7811441
8811441
9791551
10791551
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26761572
27761572
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30781462
31791362

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:386:09
211.56:376:09
311.66:366:09
411.66:356:10
511.66:346:10
611.66:336:11
711.66:336:11
811.76:326:12
911.76:316:12
1011.76:306:12
1111.76:296:13
1211.86:286:13
1311.86:276:14
1411.86:266:14
1511.86:256:14
1611.86:246:15
1711.96:236:15
1811.96:226:15
1911.96:216:16
2011.96:216:16
2112.06:206:17
2212.06:196:17
2312.06:186:17
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:166:18
2612.16:156:18
2712.16:146:19
2812.16:136:19
2912.16:126:19
3012.16:116:20
3112.26:106:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
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296.9Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Adam

In seasonPeak

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

Adam sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Adam?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Adam for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Adam in March

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

In March, Adam sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Adam in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Adam peaks around April 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 21UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Adam 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 Adam is worst in July — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 18110 µg/m³Dec 1227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar42Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul113Unhealthy
Aug94Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Adam?

Adam sits at 22.4°N, 57.5°E, 284 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 62 km away.

NizwaIzkīBahlaIbraSamā’ilRustaqSufālat Samā’ilBidbid

Topography around Adam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 799 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,173 m.

The land around Adam is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
799 m
80 km
2,173 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nizwa 62 km · Izkī 66 km · Bahla 70 km · Ibra 109 km · Samā’il 111 km · Rustaq 113 km · Sufālat Samā’il 116 km · Bidbid 130 km

Oman travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$19,947
2025
Happiness
6.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
91%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
10.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 407
Religion
Muslim 86%Christian 6%Hindu 6%other and unaffiliated 2%

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 Adam (22.3793°, 57.5272°, elevation 284 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).