King Faisal Military City weather in March

In March, King Faisal Military City sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 King Faisal Military City's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see King Faisal Military City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:12 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in King Faisal Military City reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in King Faisal Military City

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.

King Faisal Military City weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 223.510.46.9
Feb21° / 112.2118.1
Mar26° / 13°172.511.88.4
Apr32° / 19°102.112.75.1
May38° / 24°20.513.41.3
Jun42° / 27°0013.80.0
Jul44° / 29°0013.60.0
Aug44° / 28°00130.0
Sep41° / 25°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 20°10.311.33.6
Nov25° / 13°263.610.67.9
Dec19° / 213.810.27.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

King Faisal Military City gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
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57
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
916light 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 6:29 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:295:50
211.46:285:51
311.46:265:52
411.46:255:52
511.56:245:53
611.56:235:53
711.56:225:54
811.66:215:55
911.66:205:55
1011.66:195:56
1111.66:185:57
1211.76:175:57
1311.76:165:58
1411.76:145:58
1511.86:135:59
1611.86:125:59
1711.86:116:00
1811.86:106:01
1911.96:096:01
2011.96:076:02
2111.96:066:02
2212.06:056:03
2312.06:046:03
2412.06:036:04
2512.16:016:05
2612.16:006:05
2712.15:596:06
2812.15:586:06
2912.25:576:07
3012.25:566:07
3112.25:546:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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176.0Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for King Faisal Military City

In seasonPeak

In March, King Faisal Military City sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

King Faisal Military City sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit King Faisal Military City?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for King Faisal Military City in March

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

In March, King Faisal Military City sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in King Faisal Military City in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in King Faisal Military City peaks around July 11 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 11Dec 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in King Faisal Military City 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 King Faisal Military City is worst in March — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 2293 µg/m³Nov 1857 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May90Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug75Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is King Faisal Military City?

King Faisal Military City sits at 28.4°N, 46.0°E, 310 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Hafar Al-Batin, 2.0 km away.

Al Jahrā’Ar RābiyahAl FarwānīyahJanūb as SurrahAhmadi

Topography around King Faisal Military City

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of King Faisal Military City.

Within 3 km, the terrain around King Faisal Military City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 314 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m.

The land around King Faisal Military City is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and bare terrain (37%) within 3 km, bare terrain (88%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
190 m
croplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hafar Al-Batin 2.0 km · Qaisumah 22 km · King Khalid Military City 73 km · Al Jahrā’ 192 km · Ar Rābiyah 213 km · Al Farwānīyah 215 km · Janūb as Surrah 216 km · Ahmadi 218 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 King Faisal Military City (28.45°, 45.9667°, elevation 310 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).