Ruwais weather in March

In March, Ruwais sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.5 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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Ruwais's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwais's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:44 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
26%
9th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ruwais is human settlement.

Founded
1970

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 Ruwais reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°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 Ruwais

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.

Ruwais 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
Jan23° / 14°81.610.78.7
Feb25° / 15°71.111.29.1
Mar29° / 17°121.511.87.3
Apr34° / 21°40.712.53.9
May39° / 25°0013.20.8
Jun40° / 27°0013.50.0
Jul42° / 29°20.113.30.0
Aug42° / 29°00.112.80.0
Sep39° / 27°0012.10.6
Oct35° / 24°00.111.43.3
Nov30° / 20°20.410.87.0
Dec25° / 16°40.910.58.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Ruwais gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% 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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1711991
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4711991
5711991
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light 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 6:58 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:586:26
211.56:576:27
311.56:566:28
411.56:556:28
511.66:556:28
611.66:546:29
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1911.96:416:35
2011.96:406:35
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2612.16:346:38
2712.16:336:38
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2912.16:316:39
3012.26:306:39
3112.26:286:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ruwais

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Cyclone
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Ruwais?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruwais in March

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

In March, Ruwais sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ruwais in March

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 20°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
Jan21Refreshing
Feb20Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr25Warm
May29Tropical
Jun31Tropical
Jul33Tropical
Aug34Tropical
Sep33Tropical
Oct31Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec24Refreshing

UV index in Ruwais 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 Ruwais peaks around May 20 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighMay 20UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Ruwais 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 Ruwais is worst in July — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (November, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2084 µg/m³Nov 2335 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug79Unhealthy
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ruwais?

Ruwais sits at 24.1°N, 52.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Zayed City, 111 km away.

Zayed CityMesaieedAl WakrahAth Thumāmah KhamsūnAth Thumāmah Sab‘ah wa Arba‘ūnAbu DhabiAth Thumāmah Sittah wa Arba‘ūnAl Maţār al ‘Atīq

Topography around Ruwais

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruwais has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m.

The land around Ruwais is covered by bare terrain (69%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, bare terrain (61%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and water (51%) and bare terrain (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
162 m
shrubsartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zayed City 111 km · Mesaieed 154 km · Al Wakrah 164 km · Ath Thumāmah Khamsūn 171 km · Ath Thumāmah Sab‘ah wa Arba‘ūn 172 km · Abu Dhabi 173 km · Ath Thumāmah Sittah wa Arba‘ūn 173 km · Al Maţār al ‘Atīq 174 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 Ruwais (24.1103°, 52.7306°, elevation 16 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).