Fujairah weather in March

In March, Fujairah sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 22 mm of rain across 2.9 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 Fujairah's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fujairah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
2.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
29%
12th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

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 Fujairah reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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 Fujairah

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.

Fujairah 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°172.710.68.8
Feb26° / 16°152.611.18.6
Mar29° / 19°222.911.87.0
Apr34° / 23°81.212.63.8
May39° / 28°10.313.20.8
Jun40° / 30°00.213.50.0
Jul39° / 31°30.213.40.5
Aug38° / 30°00.112.91.3
Sep37° / 28°10.212.22.1
Oct35° / 25°40.811.43.7
Nov30° / 21°91.510.86.8
Dec26° / 17°122.210.58.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Fujairah gets around 22 mm of rain over 2.9 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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39
49
59
69
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99
109
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2010
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249
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278
288
297
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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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
164171270
264161370
364161370
465151370
565151370
665141370
765141470
865141470
965141470
1064141570
1163141580
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:446:11
211.56:446:12
311.56:436:12
411.56:426:13
511.56:416:13
611.66:406:14
711.66:396:14
811.66:386:15
911.66:376:15
1011.76:366:16
1111.76:356:16
1211.76:346:17
1311.76:336:17
1411.86:326:18
1511.86:316:18
1611.86:306:19
1711.86:296:19
1811.96:286:20
1911.96:276:20
2011.96:266:21
2111.96:246:21
2212.06:236:22
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:216:22
2512.06:206:23
2612.16:196:23
2712.16:186:24
2812.16:176:24
2912.16:166:25
3012.26:156:25
3112.26:146:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Fujairah

In seasonPeak

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

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

Fujairah sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Fujairah?

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
8.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fujairah in March

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

In March, Fujairah sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Fujairah 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 offshore is warmest in July at about 33°C and coldest in February near 23°C.

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

20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr27Warm
May30Tropical
Jun32Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug32Tropical
Sep31Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Fujairah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fujairah peaks around June 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 11UV 10Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Fujairah 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 Fujairah is worst in July — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorJul 1679 µg/m³Oct 2444 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul81Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep50Poor
Oct44Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fujairah?

Fujairah sits at 25.1°N, 56.3°E, 15 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Ţarīf Kalbā, 5.0 km away.

HattaShināşAdh Dhayd

Topography around Fujairah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fujairah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,006 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m.

The land around Fujairah is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (31%) within 3 km, bare terrain (51%) and water (41%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (67%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
1,006 m
80 km
1,719 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ţarīf Kalbā 5.0 km · Kalbā 7.0 km · Reef Al Fujairah City 10 km · Madha 19 km · Khor Fakkan 24 km · Hatta 41 km · Shināş 43 km · Adh Dhayd 50 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 Fujairah (25.1164°, 56.3414°, elevation 15 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).