Zayed City weather in March

In March, Zayed City sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.7 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 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 Zayed City's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zayed City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
26%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zayed City reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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How March really feels in Zayed City

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 2 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
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Zayed 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
Jan24° / 13°81.510.78.9
Feb26° / 14°6111.28.9
Mar30° / 17°111.711.86.8
Apr35° / 21°40.812.53.3
May40° / 25°10.113.10.3
Jun42° / 27°0013.40.0
Jul43° / 29°10.313.30.0
Aug43° / 29°10.212.80.0
Sep40° / 27°0012.10.2
Oct36° / 23°00.211.42.9
Nov30° / 19°10.410.96.8
Dec25° / 15°40.610.69.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zayed City gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.7 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 69% 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 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
115light 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 6:54 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:546:23
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311.56:526:24
411.66:516:24
511.66:506:25
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1911.96:376:31
2011.96:366:31
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2212.06:346:32
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2512.06:316:33
2612.16:306:34
2712.16:296:34
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2912.16:276:35
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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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Zayed City

In seasonPeak

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

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

Zayed City sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in July.

Cyclone
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Zayed City?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Zayed City for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zayed City in March

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

In March, Zayed City sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zayed City in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zayed City peaks around May 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighMay 18UV 11Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Zayed 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 Zayed City is worst in July — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.9× the cleanest month (November, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2181 µg/m³Nov 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr52Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun62Unhealthy
Jul82Unhealthy
Aug78Unhealthy
Sep51Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zayed City?

Zayed City sits at 23.7°N, 53.7°E, 118 m above sea level, in United Arab Emirates. The nearest listed city is Musaffah, 111 km away.

MusaffahRuwaisAbu DhabiMohammed Bin Zayed CityBani Yas CityKhalifah A CityAl Shamkhah CityJebel Ali

Topography around Zayed City

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zayed City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 245 m.

The land around Zayed City is covered by bare terrain (56%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
76 m
80 km
245 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Musaffah 111 km · Ruwais 111 km · Abu Dhabi 113 km · Mohammed Bin Zayed City 116 km · Bani Yas City 119 km · Khalifah A City 125 km · Al Shamkhah City 131 km · Jebel Ali 207 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 Zayed City (23.6542°, 53.7052°, elevation 118 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). 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).