Bahla weather in March

In March, Bahla sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 18 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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Bahla's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bahla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:25 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
24%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bahla reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52817
62817
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92817
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273120
283120
293120
303121
313121

How March really feels in Bahla

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.

Bahla 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
Jan24° / 14°71.210.79.2
Feb26° / 15°50.811.29.0
Mar29° / 18°181.811.87.2
Apr33° / 23°91.612.54.4
May38° / 27°41.213.11.7
Jun40° / 29°51.513.40.2
Jul39° / 29°142.913.30.5
Aug38° / 28°113.212.81.2
Sep36° / 26°20.612.12.5
Oct33° / 23°30.711.54.8
Nov28° / 19°70.710.97.9
Dec25° / 15°40.610.69.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78416
88416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bahla gets around 18 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
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146
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227
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246
256
266
276
286
295
305
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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19631
29631
39631
49541
59541
69541
79541
89541
99451
109451
119451
129361
139262
149262
159262
169172
179172
189172
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219172
229172
239172
249262
259262
269262
279262
289352
299352
309352
319352

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:39 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:396:09
211.56:386:10
311.56:376:10
411.66:366:10
511.66:366:11
611.66:356:11
711.66:346:12
811.76:336:12
911.76:326:13
1011.76:316:13
1111.76:306:13
1211.76:296:14
1311.86:286:14
1411.86:276:15
1511.86:266:15
1611.86:256:15
1711.96:246:16
1811.96:236:16
1911.96:226:17
2011.96:216:17
2111.96:206:17
2212.06:196:18
2312.06:186:18
2412.06:176:19
2512.06:166:19
2612.16:156:19
2712.16:146:20
2812.16:136:20
2912.16:126:20
3012.26:116:21
3112.26:106:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.4 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bahla

In seasonPeak

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

Bahla 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 Bahla?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bahla in March

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

In March, Bahla sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bahla 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 Bahla peaks around May 16 at about 11 (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 highHighMay 16UV 11Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Bahla 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 Bahla is worst in July — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (December, 21 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1875 µg/m³Dec 1221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr41Poor
May46Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul78Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bahla?

Bahla sits at 23.0°N, 57.3°E, 582 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Nizwa, 24 km away.

AdamSamā’ilSufālat Samā’il‘IbrīBidbid

Topography around Bahla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bahla has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 604 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,918 m.

The land around Bahla is covered by bare terrain (72%) within 3 km, bare terrain (95%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
731 m
80 km
2,918 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nizwa 24 km · Rustaq 47 km · Izkī 48 km · Adam 70 km · Samā’il 75 km · Sufālat Samā’il 82 km · ‘Ibrī 85 km · Bidbid 97 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 Bahla (22.9789°, 57.3047°, elevation 582 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).