Mahd adh Dhahab weather in March

In March, Mahd adh Dhahab sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Mahd adh Dhahab's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahd adh Dhahab's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:31 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
23%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Mahd adh Dhahab is gold mining area in the Arabian Peninsula.

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 28°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mahd adh Dhahab reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Mahd adh Dhahab

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.

Mahd adh Dhahab weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°131.910.78.9
Feb26° / 13°30.711.28.9
Mar29° / 16°102.111.86.9
Apr34° / 19°122.812.54.1
May38° / 23°31.113.11.5
Jun40° / 26°0013.40.0
Jul41° / 27°00.113.30.0
Aug41° / 27°10.212.80.0
Sep39° / 26°00.112.10.6
Oct34° / 21°20.311.43.8
Nov29° / 16°102.410.97.3
Dec25° / 13°71.510.68.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 13%.

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

Any precipitation

Mahd adh Dhahab gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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29631
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 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
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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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 6:45 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:456:14
211.56:446:15
311.56:436:15
411.66:426:16
511.66:426:16
611.66:416:17
711.66:406:17
811.66:396:18
911.76:386:18
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1311.86:346:20
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1611.86:316:21
1711.96:306:21
1811.96:296:22
1911.96:286:22
2011.96:276:23
2111.96:266:23
2212.06:256:23
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:236:24
2512.06:226:25
2612.16:216:25
2712.16:206:25
2812.16:196:26
2912.16:186:26
3012.26:176:26
3112.26:166:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.48 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 Mahd adh Dhahab

In seasonPeak

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

Mahd adh Dhahab sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is March a good time to visit Mahd adh Dhahab?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mahd adh Dhahab for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mahd adh Dhahab in March

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

In March, Mahd adh Dhahab sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mahd adh Dhahab in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mahd adh Dhahab peaks around May 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateMay 23UV 12Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Mahd adh Dhahab 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 Mahd adh Dhahab is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1675 µg/m³Oct 1341 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug52Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mahd adh Dhahab?

Mahd adh Dhahab sits at 23.5°N, 40.9°E, 1,039 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Medina, 168 km away.

MedinaSulţānahRābighAfifAl KhurmahBadr ḨunaynKhulayşThuwal

Topography around Mahd adh Dhahab

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mahd adh Dhahab.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahd adh Dhahab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 1,046 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 388 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Mahd adh Dhahab is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
388 m
80 km
714 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Medina 168 km · Sulţānah 172 km · Rābigh 205 km · Afif 212 km · Al Khurmah 212 km · Badr Ḩunayn 216 km · Khulayş 219 km · Thuwal 226 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 Mahd adh Dhahab (23.4997°, 40.8841°, elevation 1,039 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).