‘Amrān weather in March

In March, ‘Amrān sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is ‘Amrān's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ‘Amrān's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

‘Amrān is city in Yemen.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in ‘Amrān reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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‘Amrān weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 92.311.28.3
Feb22° / 11°92.311.58.5
Mar23° / 12°367.811.97.8
Apr24° / 14°681112.37.1
May26° / 16°517.312.77.3
Jun27° / 17°204.312.97.4
Jul26° / 17°4812.912.86.3
Aug25° / 16°9621.712.55.3
Sep26° / 15°346.312.17.7
Oct24° / 13°8111.69.2
Nov22° / 10°4111.38.8
Dec21° / 30.911.18.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
98911
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

‘Amrān gets around 36 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 24% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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515
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716
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1119
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1422
1523
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1725
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2028
2129
2230
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2734
2834
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3035
3135

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
13991
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:276:08
211.76:276:08
311.76:266:08
411.76:256:08
511.76:256:09
611.76:246:09
711.86:246:09
811.86:236:09
911.86:226:09
1011.86:216:10
1111.86:216:10
1211.86:206:10
1311.86:196:10
1411.96:196:10
1511.96:186:10
1611.96:176:11
1711.96:166:11
1811.96:166:11
1911.96:156:11
2012.06:146:11
2112.06:136:11
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:106:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.16:096:12
2812.16:086:12
2912.16:076:12
3012.16:066:13
3112.16:066:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.49 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for ‘Amrān

In seasonPeak

None of ‘Amrān's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

‘Amrān sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit ‘Amrān?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for ‘Amrān in March

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

In March, ‘Amrān sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in ‘Amrān in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in ‘Amrān peaks around April 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 13UV 16Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in ‘Amrān 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 ‘Amrān is worst in July — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1444 µg/m³Nov 1921 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb39Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May38Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep31Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is ‘Amrān?

‘Amrān sits at 15.7°N, 43.9°E, 2,239 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Ḩajjah, 36 km away.

BājilAl ḨazmDhamārAl Ḩudaydah

Topography around ‘Amrān

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ‘Amrān has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 278 m around an average of 2,258 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,131 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,493 m.

The land around ‘Amrān is covered by cropland (44%) and bare terrain (35%) within 3 km, bare terrain (52%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
278 m
16 km
1,131 m
80 km
3,493 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ḩajjah 36 km · Sanaa 44 km · Saḩar 55 km · Sayyān 68 km · Bājil 97 km · Al Ḩazm 105 km · Dhamār 134 km · Al Ḩudaydah 143 km

Yemen travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / D / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 7% of US
price level, 2013
GDP per capita
$634
2018
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2013
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 ‘Amrān (15.6594°, 43.9438°, elevation 2,239 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. 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).