Badīyah weather in March

In March, Badīyah sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.8 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 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Badīyah's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Badīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
22%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
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 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Badīyah reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°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)
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23118
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How March really feels in Badīyah

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 18 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
18
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.

Badīyah 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° / 15°40.810.88.7
Feb29° / 16°30.911.27.5
Mar32° / 19°141.811.85.0
Apr37° / 24°81.312.52.0
May41° / 27°10.513.10.1
Jun42° / 28°90.613.30.0
Jul41° / 28°60.713.20.0
Aug40° / 26°40.812.80.2
Sep39° / 25°00.112.11.0
Oct36° / 23°10.311.52.8
Nov32° / 19°30.510.95.8
Dec28° / 16°40.710.78.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
28812
38812
48812
58713
68713
78713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Badīyah gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.8 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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Rain chance (%)
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315

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702271
2712171
3712081
4712081
5721981
6721981
7731881
8721891
9721891
10721891
11701992
12701992
136820102
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246222124
256222124
266321124
276321124
286520123
296619123
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316718123

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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 6:33 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:03
211.56:326:04
311.66:316:04
411.66:306:05
511.66:296:05
611.66:286:06
711.66:286:06
811.76:276:06
911.76:266:07
1011.76:256:07
1111.76:246:08
1211.86:236:08
1311.86:226:08
1411.86:216:09
1511.86:206:09
1611.86:196:10
1711.96:186:10
1811.96:176:10
1911.96:166:11
2011.96:156:11
2111.96:146:11
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:116:13
2612.16:106:13
2712.16:096:14
2812.16:086:14
2912.16:076:14
3012.16:066:15
3112.26:056:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Badīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Badīyah sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Badīyah?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Badīyah in March

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

In March, Badīyah sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Badīyah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Badīyah peaks around May 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highHighMay 11UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Badīyah 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 Badīyah is worst in July — around 110 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 18107 µg/m³Dec 1424 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar38Poor
Apr52Poor
May64Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul110Unhealthy
Aug88Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Badīyah?

Badīyah sits at 22.4°N, 58.8°E, 298 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Ibra, 38 km away.

SurQurayyātIzkīSufālat Samā’ilBidbidSamā’ilAdam

Topography around Badīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Badīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 347 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,185 m.

The land around Badīyah is covered by bare terrain (73%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
347 m
80 km
2,185 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ibra 38 km · Sur 76 km · Qurayyāt 91 km · Izkī 119 km · Sufālat Samā’il 125 km · Bidbid 127 km · Samā’il 128 km · Adam 131 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 Badīyah (22.45°, 58.8°, elevation 298 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).