Qurayyāt weather in March

In March, Qurayyāt sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 21 mm of rain across 2.7 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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Qurayyāt's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qurayyāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:19 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
24%
11th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Qurayyāt is village 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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qurayyāt reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Qurayyāt

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.

Qurayyāt 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
Jan22° / 19°182.810.78.6
Feb23° / 20°101.611.29.1
Mar26° / 23°212.711.88.6
Apr30° / 26°71.412.56.8
May33° / 30°20.513.14.6
Jun34° / 31°200.413.43.9
Jul34° / 31°50.313.34.2
Aug32° / 30°10.212.85.0
Sep32° / 29°0012.15.8
Oct30° / 27°20.511.56.8
Nov27° / 24°101.210.98.7
Dec24° / 21°142.710.68.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qurayyāt gets around 21 mm of rain over 2.7 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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49
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69
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1213232150
2213232150
3213331150
4203331150
5203431150
6203431150
7193431150
8193431150
9183431160
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 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 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:15 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:336:02
211.56:326:03
311.56:316:03
411.66:306:04
511.66:296:04
611.66:286:05
711.66:286:05
811.66:276:06
911.76:266:06
1011.76:256:06
1111.76:246:07
1211.76:236:07
1311.86:226:08
1411.86:216:08
1511.86:206:09
1611.86:196:09
1711.96:186:09
1811.96:176:10
1911.96:166:10
2011.96:156:11
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2212.06:136:11
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:106:12
2612.16:096:13
2712.16:086:13
2812.16:076:14
2912.16:066:14
3012.26:056:14
3112.26:046:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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46.0Intense
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266.6Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Qurayyāt

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
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Is March a good time to visit Qurayyāt?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qurayyāt in March

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

In March, Qurayyāt sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Qurayyāt in March

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 13 km away) is warmest in June at about 31°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

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

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul31Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Qurayyāt 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 Qurayyāt peaks around April 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 23UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Qurayyāt 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 Qurayyāt is worst in July — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (December, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1675 µg/m³Dec 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May40Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep34Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Qurayyāt?

Qurayyāt sits at 23.3°N, 58.9°E, 5 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Muscat, 63 km away.

MuscatBawsharIbraBidbidSeebBadīyahSufālat Samā’ilSamā’il

Topography around Qurayyāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qurayyāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,185 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,185 m.

The land around Qurayyāt is covered by bare terrain (41%) and water (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and water (46%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
1,185 m
80 km
2,185 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Muscat 63 km · Bawshar 64 km · Ibra 75 km · Bidbid 82 km · Seeb 87 km · Badīyah 91 km · Sufālat Samā’il 92 km · Samā’il 99 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 Qurayyāt (23.263°, 58.9201°, elevation 5 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).