Al Wajh weather in March

In March, Al Wajh sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-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 81% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Wajh's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Wajh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
17%
7th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10
← FebruaryAl Wajh year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
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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 Al Wajh reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Al Wajh

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 ≤ 0°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 Wajh weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°101.210.59.0
Feb24° / 17°20.611.19.2
Mar26° / 19°20.511.89.0
Apr29° / 22°10.112.67.6
May32° / 25°0013.35.6
Jun34° / 27°0013.64.5
Jul34° / 28°0013.54.2
Aug35° / 28°0012.93.8
Sep34° / 27°0012.24.2
Oct32° / 25°10.411.45.4
Nov29° / 22°110.810.77.7
Dec25° / 18°91.110.49.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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

Any precipitation

Al Wajh gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
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52
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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 65% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1761941
2752041
3742141
4712252
5702352
6702352
7682462
8672562
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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917light 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 7:05 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:056:30
211.47:046:31
311.57:036:31
411.57:026:32
511.57:016:32
611.57:006:33
711.66:596:33
811.66:586:34
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1211.76:546:36
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1911.96:466:40
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2612.16:396:43
2712.16:376:43
2812.16:366:44
2912.26:356:44
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Al Wajh

In seasonPeak

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

Al Wajh sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
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May
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Aug
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Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Al Wajh?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Wajh in March

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

In March, Al Wajh sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Al Wajh 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 15 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°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°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May26Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Al Wajh 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 Al Wajh peaks around August 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Al Wajh 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 Wajh is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (November, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1730 µg/m³Nov 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Wajh?

Al Wajh sits at 26.2°N, 36.5°E, 1 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Duba, 146 km away.

DubaAl UlaUmlujMarsa AlamEl QuseirTabukTaymā’Safaga

Topography around Al Wajh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Wajh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,070 m.

The land around Al Wajh is covered by bare terrain (50%) and water (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (55%) and water (43%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (63%) and water (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
2,070 m
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← FebruaryAl Wajh year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
March weather nearby: Duba 146 km · Al Ula 151 km · Umluj 157 km · Marsa Alam 204 km · El Quseir 219 km · Tabuk 241 km · Taymā’ 257 km · Safaga 258 km

Saudi Arabia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$34,537
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.9
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
35.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 404

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 Wajh (26.2309°, 36.4649°, elevation 1 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. 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).