Al Khābūrah weather in March

In March, Al Khābūrah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Al Khābūrah's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khābūrah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:26 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
26%
12th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Al Khābūrah is human settlement in Oman.

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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Khābūrah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Al Khābūrah

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.

Al Khābūrah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°91.810.79.0
Feb26° / 18°71.311.28.8
Mar29° / 21°131.711.87.1
Apr34° / 25°5112.53.7
May39° / 29°10.213.10.7
Jun40° / 31°20.113.50.3
Jul38° / 31°60.313.31.0
Aug37° / 30°0012.81.9
Sep36° / 29°00.112.12.6
Oct34° / 26°20.311.43.9
Nov30° / 22°6110.86.8
Dec26° / 19°81.210.58.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Khābūrah gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 26% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1272728162
2272728172
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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 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:41 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:416:09
211.56:406:10
311.56:396:10
411.56:386:11
511.66:376:11
611.66:366:12
711.66:356:12
811.66:346:13
911.76:336:13
1011.76:326:13
1111.76:316:14
1211.76:306:14
1311.86:296:15
1411.86:286:15
1511.86:276:16
1611.86:266:16
1711.96:256:17
1811.96:246:17
1911.96:236:17
2011.96:226:18
2111.96:216:18
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:196:19
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2512.06:176:20
2612.16:166:20
2712.16:156:21
2812.16:146:21
2912.16:136:21
3012.26:126:22
3112.26:116:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Khābūrah

In seasonPeak

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

Al Khābūrah sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Al Khābūrah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
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Is March a good time to visit Al Khābūrah?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Al Khābūrah for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Khābūrah in March

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

In March, Al Khābūrah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Khābūrah in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 July at about 32°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Al Khābūrah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Khābūrah peaks around May 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighMay 18UV 10Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Al Khābūrah 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 Khābūrah is worst in July — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (December, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1661 µg/m³Dec 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr44Poor
May49Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul62Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khābūrah?

Al Khābūrah sits at 24.0°N, 57.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Şaḩam, 30 km away.

YanqulRustaqLiwáBarkā’‘Ibrī

Topography around Al Khābūrah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khābūrah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,765 m.

The land around Al Khābūrah is covered by artificial surfaces (23%) and bare terrain (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

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23 m
16 km
185 m
80 km
2,765 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Şaḩam 30 km · As Suwayq 38 km · Sohar 57 km · Yanqul 71 km · Rustaq 73 km · Liwá 82 km · Barkā’ 87 km · ‘Ibrī 102 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 Al Khābūrah (23.9714°, 57.0931°, elevation 7 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).