‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ weather in March

In March, ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°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 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’'s 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’'s year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:21 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°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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272816
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312916

How March really feels in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

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.

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 152.510.57.8
Feb22° / 10°71.511.18.7
Mar27° / 14°142.411.88.2
Apr32° / 19°142.712.64.9
May38° / 24°20.613.31.4
Jun41° / 27°0013.60.0
Jul43° / 28°0013.50.0
Aug43° / 28°0012.90.0
Sep40° / 25°0012.20.3
Oct35° / 20°30.511.43.6
Nov26° / 14°273.310.77.9
Dec21° / 10°162.610.48.0

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48218
58218
68218
78119
88020
98020
108020
118020
127921
137822
147822
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308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
107
117
127
137
147
157
168
178
188
198
208
219
229
239
249
259
269
279
2810
2910
3010
3110

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19820
29820
39820
49820
59820
69820
79820
89820
99820
109820
119820
129820
139820
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309541
319541

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2715light breeze
2815light breeze
2915light breeze
3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 6:36 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:366:01
211.46:356:02
311.56:346:02
411.56:336:03
511.56:326:03
611.56:316:04
711.66:306:05
811.66:296:05
911.66:286:06
1011.66:276:06
1111.76:266:07
1211.76:256:07
1311.76:246:08
1411.86:236:08
1511.86:226:09
1611.86:216:09
1711.86:206:10
1811.96:196:10
1911.96:186:11
2011.96:176:11
2111.96:156:12
2212.06:146:12
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:116:14
2612.16:106:14
2712.16:096:15
2812.16:086:15
2912.26:066:16
3012.26:056:16
3112.26:046:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

In seasonPeak

In March, ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees seasonal dust haze (February–September), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Mar
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ in March

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

In March, ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ peaks around July 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (July, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorMar 2077 µg/m³Jul 2441 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct42Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’?

‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ sits at 26.5°N, 43.6°E, 659 m above sea level, in Saudi Arabia. The nearest listed city is Buraydah, 39 km away.

Topography around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’.

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 672 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 428 m.

The land around ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 3 km, bare terrain (77%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
428 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Buraydah 39 km · Al Bukayrīyah 40 km · Al Khabrā’ 47 km · Riyāḑ al Khabrā’ 49 km · Unaizah 58 km · Al Badā’i‘ al Wusţá 58 km · Ar Rass 71 km · Al Mithnab 92 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 ‘Uyūn al Jiwā’ (26.4983°, 43.6312°, elevation 659 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).