Shināş weather in March

In March, Shināş sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.4 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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Shināş's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shināş's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
28%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Shināş is town in Al Batinah Region, 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 26°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shināş reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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 Shināş

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.

Shināş 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
Jan24° / 17°142.210.69.0
Feb25° / 18°122.111.18.8
Mar28° / 21°172.411.87.7
Apr32° / 25°71.212.64.9
May37° / 29°10.313.22.2
Jun38° / 31°10.213.51.6
Jul37° / 31°30.213.42.1
Aug36° / 31°0012.92.9
Sep35° / 29°00.212.23.6
Oct33° / 26°30.611.44.6
Nov29° / 22°81.410.87.3
Dec26° / 19°121.910.58.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Shināş gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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68
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1432417151
2432317151
3442316152
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7442316152
8442216162
9442216162
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11422216172
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:446:11
211.56:436:12
311.56:426:12
411.56:416:13
511.66:406:13
611.66:396:14
711.66:386:14
811.66:376:15
911.66:366:15
1011.76:356:16
1111.76:346:16
1211.76:336:17
1311.76:326:17
1411.86:316:17
1511.86:306:18
1611.86:296:18
1711.86:286:19
1811.96:276:19
1911.96:266:20
2011.96:256:20
2111.96:246:21
2212.06:236:21
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:216:22
2512.06:206:22
2612.16:196:23
2712.16:186:23
2812.16:176:24
2912.16:156:24
3012.26:146:24
3112.26:136:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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176.0Intense
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206.1Intense
216.1Intense
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236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shināş

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Shināş?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shināş in March

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

In March, Shināş sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Shināş 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 21 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
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Shināş 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 Shināş peaks around May 22 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 22UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Shināş 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 Shināş is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shināş?

Shināş sits at 24.7°N, 56.5°E, 3 m above sea level, in Oman. The nearest listed city is Liwá, 25 km away.

Madha

Topography around Shināş

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shināş has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Shināş is covered by water (39%) and bare terrain (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (47%) and water (47%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
1,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Liwá 25 km · Hatta 35 km · Kalbā 36 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 39 km · Fujairah 43 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 50 km · Sohar 50 km · Madha 62 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 Shināş (24.7426°, 56.467°, elevation 3 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).