Qaisumah weather in March

In March, Qaisumah sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 18 mm of rain across 2.9 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 Qaisumah's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qaisumah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Qaisumah is human settlement 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 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qaisumah 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Qaisumah

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.

Qaisumah 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
Jan18° / 233.610.47.1
Feb21° / 112.4118.2
Mar26° / 13°182.911.88.3
Apr32° / 19°112.712.75.0
May38° / 25°20.513.41.2
Jun42° / 28°0013.80.0
Jul44° / 29°0013.60.0
Aug44° / 29°00130.0
Sep41° / 26°0012.20.2
Oct35° / 21°20.311.33.5
Nov25° / 14°273.310.68.0
Dec19° / 233.710.27.5

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 (%)
18218
28218
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58119
68119
78020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qaisumah gets around 18 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
27
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47
57
68
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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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
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89820
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
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516light breeze
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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 6:28 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:285:50
211.46:275:50
311.46:265:51
411.46:255:52
511.56:245:52
611.56:235:53
711.56:225:53
811.66:205:54
911.66:195:55
1011.66:185:55
1111.66:175:56
1211.76:165:57
1311.76:155:57
1411.76:145:58
1511.86:135:58
1611.86:115:59
1711.86:105:59
1811.86:096:00
1911.96:086:01
2011.96:076:01
2111.96:066:02
2212.06:046:02
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.16:016:04
2612.16:006:04
2712.15:586:05
2812.15:576:06
2912.25:566:06
3012.25:556:07
3112.25:546:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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166.0Bright
176.0Intense
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216.2Intense
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246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
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316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Qaisumah

In seasonPeak

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

Qaisumah sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Qaisumah?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qaisumah in March

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

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

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Qaisumah 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 Qaisumah 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 Qaisumah 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 Qaisumah is worst in March — around 93 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyMar 2393 µg/m³Nov 1657 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr92Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun91Unhealthy
Jul90Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Qaisumah?

Qaisumah sits at 28.3°N, 46.1°E, 363 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Hafar Al-Batin, 20 km away.

Al Jahrā’Ar RābiyahAl FarwānīyahAhmadiJanūb as Surrah

Topography around Qaisumah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qaisumah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m.

The land around Qaisumah is covered by bare terrain (74%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
183 m
grasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hafar Al-Batin 20 km · King Faisal Military City 22 km · King Khalid Military City 72 km · Al Jahrā’ 188 km · Ar Rābiyah 207 km · Al Farwānīyah 208 km · Ahmadi 209 km · Janūb as Surrah 209 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 Qaisumah (28.3112°, 46.1273°, elevation 363 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).