Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm weather in March

In March, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 26°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:07 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover
24%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

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 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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.

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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
Jan21° / 61.510.78.5
Feb24° / 12°51.111.29.1
Mar28° / 16°81.811.87.5
Apr34° / 21°91.912.54.0
May39° / 26°10.113.10.7
Jun42° / 28°0013.40.0
Jul43° / 29°0013.30.0
Aug43° / 29°0012.80.0
Sep40° / 26°0012.10.4
Oct35° / 20°10.111.43.8
Nov28° / 15°60.810.98.1
Dec22° / 11°5110.68.9

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
35
45
55
65
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317

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 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 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 6:21 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:215:50
211.56:205:51
311.56:195:51
411.66:195:52
511.66:185:52
611.66:175:53
711.66:165:53
811.66:155:54
911.76:145:54
1011.76:135:55
1111.76:125:55
1211.76:115:55
1311.86:105:56
1411.86:095:56
1511.86:085:57
1611.86:075:57
1711.96:065:57
1811.96:055:58
1911.96:045:58
2011.96:035:59
2111.96:025:59
2212.06:015:59
2312.06:006:00
2412.05:596:00
2512.05:586:01
2612.15:576:01
2712.15:566:01
2812.15:556:02
2912.15:546:02
3012.25:536:03
3112.25:526:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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46.1Intense
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296.7Intense
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316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

In seasonPeak

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

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
Sep
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Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm in March

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

In March, Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm peaks around July 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is worst in March — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2189 µg/m³Oct 1544 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar90Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun68Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm?

Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm sits at 23.5°N, 46.9°E, 648 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ad Dilam, 62 km away.

Riyadh‘IrqahLayláAd Dir‘īyahRumāḩShaqra

Topography around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 596 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 741 m.

The land around Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm is covered by bare terrain (70%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
741 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ad Dilam 62 km · Al Kharj 87 km · Riyadh 133 km · ‘Irqah 134 km · Laylá 135 km · Ad Dir‘īyah 144 km · Rumāḩ 232 km · Shaqra 254 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 Ḥawṭah Banī Tamīm (23.496°, 46.878°, elevation 648 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).