Umluj weather in March

In March, Umluj sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 Umluj's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umluj's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
18%
9th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

Umluj 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Umluj reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Umluj

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.

Umluj weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 19°111.810.68.8
Feb23° / 19°40.911.19.1
Mar25° / 21°20.611.89.4
Apr27° / 23°0012.68.9
May29° / 26°0013.27.6
Jun30° / 27°0013.56.7
Jul31° / 29°0013.46.0
Aug32° / 29°0012.95.8
Sep31° / 28°0012.26.3
Oct30° / 27°30.411.46.9
Nov27° / 24°111.310.88.4
Dec25° / 21°101.510.59.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
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58713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Umluj gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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42
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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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
144292070
242302170
341302270
439302370
538302470
637302570
737302670
836312670
936312670
1035312671
1135312771
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24303226111
25293227121
26273227131
27263228141
28243129141
29233130151
30223131161
31203032171

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
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light 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 7:01 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:016:28
211.57:006:28
311.56:596:29
411.56:586:29
511.56:576:30
611.66:566:30
711.66:556:31
811.66:546:31
911.66:536:32
1011.76:526:32
1111.76:516:33
1211.76:506:33
1311.76:496:34
1411.86:486:34
1511.86:476:35
1611.86:466:35
1711.86:456:36
1811.96:446:36
1911.96:436:36
2011.96:426:37
2111.96:416:37
2212.06:406:38
2312.06:396:38
2412.06:386:39
2512.06:376:39
2612.16:356:40
2712.16:346:40
2812.16:336:40
2912.16:326:41
3012.26:316:41
3112.26:306:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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46.0Bright
56.0Intense
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76.1Intense
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126.3Intense
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216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Umluj

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Umluj?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Umluj in March

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

In March, Umluj sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Umluj in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Umluj in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Umluj peaks around June 11 at about 11 (extreme) — 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Umluj 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 Umluj is worst in April — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1431 µg/m³Nov 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umluj?

Umluj sits at 25.0°N, 37.3°E, 4 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Yanbu, 131 km away.

YanbuAl WajhAl UlaBadr ḨunaynMarsa AlamSulţānahMedinaDuba

Topography around Umluj

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umluj has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,860 m.

The land around Umluj is covered by water (43%) and bare terrain (40%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and water (48%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
1,860 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Yanbu 131 km · Al Wajh 157 km · Al Ula 188 km · Badr Ḩunayn 207 km · Marsa Alam 240 km · Sulţānah 241 km · Medina 245 km · Duba 303 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 Umluj (25.0213°, 37.2685°, elevation 4 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).