Khamis Mushait weather in March

In March, Khamis Mushait sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 40 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. 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 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Khamis Mushait's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khamis Mushait's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:23 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
27%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Khamis Mushait 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Khamis Mushait reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Khamis Mushait weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 10°244.2117.8
Feb22° / 12°173.511.48.2
Mar23° / 13°409.111.97.7
Apr25° / 15°5810.912.47.1
May28° / 17°4611.512.86.3
Jun30° / 19°267.613.15.5
Jul29° / 20°6113.6135.0
Aug28° / 19°11423.412.64.2
Sep28° / 17°3510.312.16.4
Oct26° / 14°81.511.68.9
Nov23° / 12°82.311.18.8
Dec21° / 10°61.310.98.5

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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29010
38911
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68911
78911
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Khamis Mushait gets around 40 mm of rain over 9.1 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 28% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
317
418
519
619
720
821
922
1022
1123
1224
1325
1426
1528
1629
1730
1832
1933
2034
2135
2236
2336
2437
2537
2637
2737
2837
2937
3037
3137

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5973
6973
7964
8964
9964
10955
11955
12946
13946
14937
15937
16928
17928
18919
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219010
229010
239010
249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:346:11
211.66:336:11
311.66:336:11
411.76:326:12
511.76:316:12
611.76:306:12
711.76:306:12
811.76:296:13
911.76:286:13
1011.86:276:13
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1211.86:266:14
1311.86:256:14
1411.86:246:14
1511.96:236:15
1611.96:236:15
1711.96:226:15
1811.96:216:15
1911.96:206:16
2011.96:196:16
2112.06:186:16
2212.06:186:16
2312.06:176:16
2412.06:166:17
2512.06:156:17
2612.06:146:17
2712.16:136:17
2812.16:126:18
2912.16:126:18
3012.16:116:18
3112.16:106:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Khamis Mushait

In seasonPeak

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

Khamis Mushait sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Khamis Mushait?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Khamis Mushait for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Khamis Mushait in March

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

In March, Khamis Mushait sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Khamis Mushait in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Khamis Mushait peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Khamis Mushait 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 Khamis Mushait is worst in July — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 25 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1248 µg/m³Dec 1125 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khamis Mushait?

Khamis Mushait sits at 18.3°N, 42.7°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Abha, 26 km away.

Fayfā’ŞabyāḐamadAbū ‘Arīsh

Topography around Khamis Mushait

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khamis Mushait has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 2,006 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 410 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,916 m.

The land around Khamis Mushait is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and bare terrain (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
410 m
80 km
2,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Abha 26 km · Sarāt ‘Abīdah 48 km · Bariq 110 km · An Nimas 114 km · Fayfā’ 121 km · Şabyā 128 km · Ḑamad 133 km · Abū ‘Arīsh 148 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 Khamis Mushait (18.3°, 42.7333°, elevation 1,998 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).