Sayhāt weather in March

In March, Sayhāt sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Sayhāt's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayhāt's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
5:55 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
29%
10th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Sayhāt is human settlement in Saudi Arabia.

Density
11,890/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sayhāt reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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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How March really feels in Sayhāt

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.

Sayhāt weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 13°193.410.57.7
Feb21° / 14°121.911.18.3
Mar25° / 17°132.211.88.7
Apr29° / 22°4112.66.8
May35° / 27°10.213.33.5
Jun38° / 30°0013.61.3
Jul39° / 31°0013.50.4
Aug39° / 31°0012.90.4
Sep38° / 28°0012.21.8
Oct34° / 25°10.211.44.4
Nov27° / 20°182.210.77.9
Dec22° / 15°203.110.48.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28317
38317
48317
58218
68119
78119
88020
97921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sayhāt gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.2 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 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702190
2702190
3702190
4702190
5692290
6682390
7682390
86624100
96525100
106326101
116326101
126127111
136027121
145928121
155728132
165628142
175528152
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255128174
265029184
274929184
284930184
294830194
304731194
314531204

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
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518light 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 6:11 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:115:35
211.46:105:36
311.56:095:37
411.56:085:37
511.56:075:38
611.56:065:38
711.66:055:39
811.66:045:39
911.66:035:40
1011.66:025:40
1111.76:015:41
1211.76:005:42
1311.75:595:42
1411.85:575:43
1511.85:565:43
1611.85:555:44
1711.85:545:44
1811.95:535:45
1911.95:525:45
2011.95:515:46
2111.95:505:46
2212.05:495:47
2312.05:485:47
2412.05:465:48
2512.05:455:48
2612.15:445:49
2712.15:435:49
2812.15:425:50
2912.25:415:50
3012.25:405:51
3112.25:395:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sayhāt

In seasonPeak

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

Sayhāt sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Sayhāt?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sayhāt in March

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

In March, Sayhāt sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Sayhāt in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in August at about 33°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 18 to Jan 10 — about 9.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May27Warm
Jun30Tropical
Jul32Tropical
Aug33Tropical
Sep32Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Sayhāt in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sayhāt peaks around July 17 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7High
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Sayhāt 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 Sayhāt is worst in July — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (November, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 2282 µg/m³Nov 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul83Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct48Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sayhāt?

Sayhāt sits at 26.5°N, 50.0°E, 3 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is ‘Inak, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Sayhāt

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayhāt has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m.

The land around Sayhāt is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and water (28%) within 3 km, bare terrain (37%), artificial surfaces (33%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and water (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
199 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: ‘Inak 5.0 km · Dammam 8.0 km · Al Qaţīf 10 km · Tārūt 10 km · Al ‘Awwāmīyah 14 km · Şafwá 21 km · Dhahran 23 km · Ras Tanura 25 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 Sayhāt (26.4835°, 50.0485°, elevation 3 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).