Al Khor weather in March

In March, Al Khor sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 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 Khor's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Khor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:49 AM – 5:38 PM
Cloud cover
29%
9th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Al Khor is human settlement.

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 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Khor reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°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)
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How March really feels in Al Khor

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 Khor weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 16°122.510.67.9
Feb21° / 17°101.811.18.4
Mar24° / 19°112.211.88.7
Apr28° / 23°30.812.67.6
May33° / 27°00.113.24.7
Jun36° / 30°0013.63.0
Jul37° / 31°0013.42.1
Aug37° / 31°0012.92.0
Sep36° / 30°0012.23.1
Oct33° / 27°00.111.45.2
Nov27° / 23°101.410.78.1
Dec23° / 19°152.110.48.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48218
58218
68119
78119
88020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Khor gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14632202
24532212
34433212
44333222
54234222
64134232
74035232
83935242
93836242
103736253
113536263
123436263
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143236275
153136285
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Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
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419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:045:30
211.56:035:31
311.56:025:31
411.56:015:32
511.56:005:32
611.65:595:33
711.65:595:33
811.65:585:34
911.65:575:35
1011.75:555:35
1111.75:545:36
1211.75:535:36
1311.75:525:37
1411.85:515:37
1511.85:505:38
1611.85:495:38
1711.85:485:38
1811.95:475:39
1911.95:465:39
2011.95:455:40
2111.95:445:40
2212.05:435:41
2312.05:425:41
2412.05:415:42
2512.05:405:42
2612.15:385:43
2712.15:375:43
2812.15:365:44
2912.15:355:44
3012.25:345:45
3112.25:335:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 7.56 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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196.0Bright
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Khor

In seasonPeak

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

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

Al Khor sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al Khor?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Khor in March

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

In March, Al Khor sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Al Khor in March

The nearest coast averages about 21°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 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 20°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 27 to Jan 29 — about 11.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb20Cool
Mar21Refreshing
Apr24Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Al Khor in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Khor peaks around July 18 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighHighVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 9Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb8Very high
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Khor 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 Khor is worst in July — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2272 µg/m³Nov 2228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr53Poor
May58Unhealthy
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep53Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Khor?

Al Khor sits at 25.7°N, 51.5°E, 10 m above sea level, in Qatar. The nearest listed city is Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin, 12 km away.

Az̧ Z̧a‘āyinLusailUmm Şalāl MuḩammadUmm GhuwaylīnahUmm LakhbāAl ‘UnayzahMadīnat KhalīfahFarīj Kulayb

Topography around Al Khor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Khor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Al Khor is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (59%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (53%) and bare terrain (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
84 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Az̧ Z̧a‘āyin 12 km · Lusail 30 km · Umm Şalāl Muḩammad 31 km · Umm Ghuwaylīnah 37 km · Umm Lakhbā 38 km · Al ‘Unayzah 39 km · Madīnat Khalīfah 41 km · Farīj Kulayb 41 km

Qatar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / F / G / L
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$72,525
2025
Happiness
6.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2018
Safe drinking water
95%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.1
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
7.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 469
Religion
Muslim 65%Hindu 16%Christian 14%Buddhist 4%

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 Khor (25.6839°, 51.5058°, elevation 10 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).