Ha'il weather in March

In March, Ha'il sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Ha'il's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ha'il's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
26%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Ha'il is City in Saudi Arabia.

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 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ha'il reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ha'il

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.

Ha'il weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 91.810.57.3
Feb20° / 81.4118.2
Mar24° / 11°122.211.88.8
Apr29° / 16°112.912.66.6
May35° / 21°41.213.33.4
Jun38° / 24°0013.71.1
Jul40° / 26°0013.60.3
Aug40° / 26°00130.0
Sep38° / 24°0012.21.4
Oct32° / 19°30.911.35.0
Nov24° / 12°233.410.68.3
Dec19° / 91.810.37.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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68317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ha'il gets around 12 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light 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 6:45 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:456:08
211.46:446:09
311.46:436:09
411.56:426:10
511.56:416:11
611.56:406:11
711.56:396:12
811.66:386:12
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1311.76:326:15
1411.76:316:16
1511.86:306:16
1611.86:296:17
1711.86:286:17
1811.96:276:18
1911.96:266:18
2011.96:246:19
2111.96:236:19
2212.06:226:20
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:206:21
2512.06:196:22
2612.16:186:22
2712.16:166:23
2812.16:156:23
2912.26:146:24
3012.26:136:24
3112.26:126:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.89 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ha'il

In seasonPeak

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

Ha'il sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ha'il?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ha'il in March

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

In March, Ha'il sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ha'il 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 Ha'il peaks around June 23 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ha'il 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 Ha'il is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 2262 µg/m³Sep 932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun38Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ha'il?

Ha'il sits at 27.5°N, 41.7°E, 1,002 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Baq‘ā’, 81 km away.

Turubah‘Uyūn al Jiwā’Riyāḑ al Khabrā’Al BukayrīyahAl Khabrā’Ar RassBuraydah

Topography around Ha'il

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ha'il has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 836 m.

The land around Ha'il is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
617 m
80 km
836 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Baq‘ā’ 81 km · Turubah 146 km · ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 223 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 246 km · Al Bukayrīyah 248 km · Al Khabrā’ 251 km · Ar Rass 257 km · Buraydah 263 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 Ha'il (27.5219°, 41.6907°, elevation 1,002 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).