Ḩajjah weather in March

In March, Ḩajjah sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 46 mm of rain across 12.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Ḩajjah's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ḩajjah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
35%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Ḩajjah is city in Yemen.

Density
1,010/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ḩajjah reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°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)
12719
22719
32719
42719
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
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212820
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232820
242820
252920
262920
272920
282920
292920
302920
312921

How March really feels in Ḩajjah

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.

Ḩajjah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°298.211.27.5
Feb26° / 18°217.411.57.3
Mar28° / 20°4612.611.96.1
Apr30° / 21°8119.212.34.4
May31° / 23°12221.312.73.6
Jun32° / 24°7711.112.93.9
Jul32° / 24°7810.312.84.0
Aug31° / 24°15521.112.53.6
Sep31° / 22°15722.812.13.5
Oct29° / 20°11717.311.65.0
Nov26° / 18°6214.111.36.4
Dec25° / 17°3610.411.17.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48317
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
138317
148317
158218
168218
178218
188020
198020
208020
218020
228020
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268119
278119
288119
298218
308218
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ḩajjah gets around 46 mm of rain over 12.6 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 41% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
230
330
431
531
632
732
833
934
1034
1135
1236
1337
1438
1539
1639
1740
1841
1942
2043
2145
2246
2347
2449
2550
2652
2753
2854
2955
3056
3157

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1423649
2523639
3523639
45236210
56236110
66236110
76226111
87225912
97215913
107215814
117205815
127205716
137195618
147195519
157195321
167185223
177185124
187175026
197175027
206164929
216164830
226154831
235154732
245154733
255154634
264154635
274144636
284144536
294144537
304144537
314144538

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:296:09
211.76:286:09
311.76:286:09
411.76:276:10
511.76:266:10
611.76:266:10
711.86:256:10
811.86:246:10
911.86:246:11
1011.86:236:11
1111.86:226:11
1211.86:216:11
1311.86:216:11
1411.96:206:12
1511.96:196:12
1611.96:196:12
1711.96:186:12
1811.96:176:12
1911.96:166:12
2012.06:166:13
2112.06:156:13
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:126:13
2612.06:116:13
2712.16:106:14
2812.16:096:14
2912.16:096:14
3012.16:086:14
3112.16:076:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ḩajjah

In seasonPeak

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

Ḩajjah's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ḩajjah sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ḩajjah?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ḩajjah in March

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

In March, Ḩajjah sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ḩajjah 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 Ḩajjah peaks around April 12 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ḩajjah 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 Ḩajjah is worst in July — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 953 µg/m³Dec 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar39Poor
Apr38Poor
May38Poor
Jun53Poor
Jul53Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ḩajjah?

Ḩajjah sits at 15.7°N, 43.6°E, 1,795 m above sea level, in Yemen. The nearest listed city is ‘Amrān, 36 km away.

SanaaBājilSaḩarSayyānAl ḨudaydahŞāmitahBayt al Faqīh

Topography around Ḩajjah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ḩajjah has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m around an average of 1,478 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,768 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,610 m.

The land around Ḩajjah is covered by shrubs (45%) and grassland (43%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), bare terrain (29%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
828 m
16 km
2,768 m
80 km
3,610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: ‘Amrān 36 km · Sanaa 75 km · Bājil 78 km · Saḩar 86 km · Sayyān 96 km · Al Ḩudaydah 122 km · Şāmitah 123 km · Bayt al Faqīh 134 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 Ḩajjah (15.6943°, 43.6058°, elevation 1,795 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).