Ghayl Bā Wazīr weather in March

In March, Ghayl Bā Wazīr sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ghayl Bā Wazīr's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghayl Bā Wazīr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
29%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Ghayl Bā Wazīr is Town of Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen.

Founded
1350

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ghayl Bā Wazīr reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ghayl Bā Wazīr

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.

Ghayl Bā Wazīr weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°51.211.28.4
Feb27° / 18°51.111.58.3
Mar29° / 20°142.811.96.7
Apr32° / 23°9212.35.3
May34° / 25°61.112.73.9
Jun36° / 27°80.912.92.4
Jul37° / 27°40.912.82.1
Aug36° / 27°40.912.52.7
Sep33° / 26°41.312.14.2
Oct32° / 23°18211.75.4
Nov30° / 20°131.311.36.6
Dec28° / 19°30.811.18.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ghayl Bā Wazīr gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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47
57
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319

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212138164
2212138174
3212137174
4212136184
5212235194
6212234204
7202233214
8202233224
9192232234
10192132245
11182131255
12182130266
13172030276
14171929287
15171928297
16171827308
17171726328
18171725338
19171624349
20171523359
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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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 6:05 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:055:46
211.76:055:47
311.76:045:47
411.76:035:47
511.76:035:47
611.86:025:48
711.86:015:48
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1011.85:595:48
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1211.85:585:49
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1811.95:545:49
1911.95:535:49
2012.05:525:50
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2612.05:485:50
2712.15:475:50
2812.15:465:50
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3012.15:455:51
3112.15:445:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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246.9Intense
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276.9Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ghayl Bā Wazīr

In seasonPeak

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

Ghayl Bā Wazīr sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ghayl Bā Wazīr?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ghayl Bā Wazīr in March

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

In March, Ghayl Bā Wazīr sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ghayl Bā Wazīr in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 17 km away) is warmest in May at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

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

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul28Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Ghayl Bā Wazīr in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ghayl Bā Wazīr peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 15UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ghayl Bā Wazīr 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 Ghayl Bā Wazīr is worst in July — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1440 µg/m³Oct 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb29Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ghayl Bā Wazīr?

Ghayl Bā Wazīr sits at 14.8°N, 49.4°E, 87 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is Mukalla, 37 km away.

AtaqEl DibirAl BaydaMa'ribZinjibār

Topography around Ghayl Bā Wazīr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghayl Bā Wazīr has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 90 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 993 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 m.

The land around Ghayl Bā Wazīr is covered by bare terrain (78%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (72%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
993 m
80 km
2,142 m
shrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mukalla 37 km · Ataq 274 km · Qandala 371 km · Bosaso 389 km · El Dibir 390 km · Al Bayda 418 km · Ma'rib 440 km · Zinjibār 467 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 Ghayl Bā Wazīr (14.7761°, 49.3661°, elevation 87 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. 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).