Dubai Marina weather in March

In March, Dubai Marina sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°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 Dubai Marina's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dubai Marina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
28%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Dubai Marina is district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Density
24,490/km²
people per km²
Founded
2003

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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dubai Marina reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Dubai Marina

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.

Dubai Marina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°142.210.68.8
Feb26° / 16°121.811.18.7
Mar29° / 18°17211.87.0
Apr34° / 22°50.812.64.0
May39° / 26°00.113.21.0
Jun41° / 28°00.113.50.0
Jul42° / 31°30.313.40.0
Aug42° / 31°10.512.90.0
Sep40° / 28°10.212.20.4
Oct36° / 24°10.311.42.8
Nov31° / 20°30.510.86.2
Dec26° / 17°71.310.58.6

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 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dubai Marina gets around 17 mm of rain over 2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light 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 6:49 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:496:16
211.56:486:17
311.56:476:17
411.56:466:18
511.56:466:18
611.66:456:19
711.66:446:19
811.66:436:20
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1311.76:386:22
1411.86:376:23
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1811.96:326:25
1911.96:316:25
2011.96:306:25
2111.96:296:26
2212.06:286:26
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:266:27
2512.06:256:28
2612.16:246:28
2712.16:236:29
2812.16:226:29
2912.16:216:29
3012.26:206:30
3112.26:196:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dubai Marina

In seasonPeak

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

Dubai Marina sits in the North Indian Ocean cyclone zone; the season peaks May and October–November.

Dubai Marina sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dubai Marina?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dubai Marina in March

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

In March, Dubai Marina sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Dubai Marina in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 34°C and coldest in February near 22°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec25Warm

UV index in Dubai Marina 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 Dubai Marina peaks around June 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Dubai Marina 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 Dubai Marina is worst in July — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 65 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 17107 µg/m³Nov 2265 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr91Unhealthy
May96Unhealthy
Jun98Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep85Unhealthy
Oct73Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dubai Marina?

Dubai Marina sits at 25.1°N, 55.1°E, -9 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Dubai Internet City, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Dubai Marina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dubai Marina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 485 m.

The land around Dubai Marina is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (54%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
485 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Dubai Internet City 2.0 km · The Palm Jumeirah 4.0 km · Al Furjan 7.0 km · Dubai Investments Park 9.0 km · Jebel Ali 10 km · Umm Suqaym 10 km · Al Safa 13 km · Dubai 16 km

United Arab Emirates travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 63% of US
price level, 2024
GDP per capita
$50,274
2024
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
99%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 487

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 Dubai Marina (25.0852°, 55.1465°, elevation -9 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).