Reef Al Fujairah City weather in March

In March, Reef Al Fujairah City sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 23 mm of rain across 2.5 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 24°C in the first days to 27°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 Reef Al Fujairah City's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Reef Al Fujairah City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:30 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
30%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Reef Al Fujairah City reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Reef Al Fujairah City

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.

Reef Al Fujairah City 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
Jan22° / 17°233.510.68.4
Feb23° / 18°182.811.18.7
Mar26° / 20°232.511.88.4
Apr30° / 24°6112.66.4
May34° / 28°10.213.23.9
Jun36° / 30°10.213.52.9
Jul35° / 31°30.213.43.1
Aug35° / 30°00.112.93.7
Sep34° / 29°10.312.24.4
Oct32° / 26°30.811.45.7
Nov28° / 22°91.710.88.2
Dec24° / 19°172.610.58.8

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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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Reef Al Fujairah City gets around 23 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

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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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 6:45 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:456:12
211.56:446:12
311.56:436:13
411.56:426:13
511.56:416:14
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1911.96:276:21
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Reef Al Fujairah City

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
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Is March a good time to visit Reef Al Fujairah City?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Reef Al Fujairah City in March

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

In March, Reef Al Fujairah City sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Reef Al Fujairah City 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 13 km away) 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 Reef Al Fujairah City 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 Reef Al Fujairah City 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 Reef Al Fujairah City 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 Reef Al Fujairah City is worst in July — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 30 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1776 µg/m³Dec 1130 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr53Poor
May61Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul77Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Reef Al Fujairah City?

Reef Al Fujairah City sits at 25.1°N, 56.2°E, 129 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Fujairah, 10 km away.

Adh DhaydHattaDibba Al-Fujairah

Topography around Reef Al Fujairah City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Reef Al Fujairah City has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 647 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,719 m.

The land around Reef Al Fujairah City is covered by bare terrain (92%) within 3 km, bare terrain (84%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (69%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
647 m
16 km
1,030 m
80 km
1,719 m
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March weather nearby: Fujairah 10 km · Ţarīf Kalbā 12 km · Kalbā 15 km · Madha 18 km · Khor Fakkan 23 km · Adh Dhayd 40 km · Hatta 40 km · Dibba Al-Fujairah 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 Reef Al Fujairah City (25.1448°, 56.2476°, elevation 129 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).