Qurayyat weather in March

In March, Qurayyat sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Qurayyat's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qurayyat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
28%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Qurayyat 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Qurayyat reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 28°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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2208
3218
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How March really feels in Qurayyat

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.

Qurayyat weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 82.210.25.9
Feb18° / 61.810.97.2
Mar22° / 71.311.88.6
Apr27° / 13°30.612.78.1
May32° / 17°20.513.65.1
Jun36° / 20°00142.9
Jul38° / 22°0013.81.7
Aug38° / 23°0013.11.7
Sep35° / 20°0012.23.5
Oct30° / 16°20.311.26.8
Nov22° / 10°61.110.48.6
Dec17° / 61.3107.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qurayyat gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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314

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 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
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3115light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:056:22
211.37:046:23
311.37:036:24
411.47:026:25
511.47:016:25
611.47:006:26
711.56:586:27
811.56:576:28
911.56:566:28
1011.66:556:29
1111.66:546:30
1211.66:526:30
1311.76:516:31
1411.76:506:32
1511.76:496:32
1611.86:476:33
1711.86:466:34
1811.86:456:35
1911.96:446:35
2011.96:426:36
2111.96:416:37
2212.06:406:37
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.16:366:39
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:336:41
2812.26:326:41
2912.26:316:42
3012.26:296:43
3112.36:286:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.36 kWh/m² to a high of 8.22 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Qurayyat

In seasonPeak

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

Qurayyat sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Qurayyat?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qurayyat in March

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

In March, Qurayyat sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Qurayyat 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 Qurayyat peaks around June 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 11Jan 10UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr7High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Qurayyat 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 Qurayyat is worst in May — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1059 µg/m³Jan 1140 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Qurayyat?

Qurayyat sits at 31.3°N, 37.3°E, 498 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Ţubarjal, 124 km away.

ŢubarjalŢurayfTuraifAz̧ Z̧ulaylSaḩābRusseifaZarqaḨayy al Quwaysimah

Topography around Qurayyat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qurayyat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 500 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 532 m.

The land around Qurayyat is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (93%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
532 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ţubarjal 124 km · Ţurayf 131 km · Turaif 131 km · Az̧ Z̧ulayl 133 km · Saḩāb 140 km · Russeifa 144 km · Zarqa 144 km · Ḩayy al Quwaysimah 147 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 Qurayyat (31.3318°, 37.3428°, elevation 498 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).