March is one of the cooler months of the year in Rafḩā, with average highs near 24.3°C and lows around 9.7°C (mean 17°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm of rainfall and 35% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Rafḩā. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Rafḩā was 2018 — when the month averaged 21.7°C — while the coldest was 1992 at 12.7°C. Typical March days reach 24.3°C with nights near 9.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Rafḩā, averaging 8 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1998 with 52 mm, while the driest were 2018, 2021 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Rafḩā during March averages 35%. The most humid March was 2024 at 50%, and the least humid was 2008 at 21%.
March receives about 5.9 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Rafḩā. The sunniest March was 2006 at 6.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1985, 2014 and 2025 at 5.4.
Average wind speed in Rafḩā during March is 3 m/s. The windiest March was 1984 at 3.7 m/s, while the calmest were 1995 and 2008 at 2.6 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 16.3°C | 15.7°C | 18.1°C | 18.0°C | 17.1°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 23.4°C | 22.9°C | 25.7°C | 25.4°C | 24.3°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 9.2°C | 8.5°C | 10.4°C | 10.6°C | 9.8°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 12 mm | 7 mm | 1 mm | 3 mm | 21 mm | +9 mm |
March temperatures in Rafḩā have risen by about 0.9°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -2.2°C (1992) to a record high of 39.2°C (2018).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm, with a wettest year of 52 mm.
One of the best times to visit Rafḩā
March is one of the best times to visit Rafḩā. Expect days averaging 24.3°C and nights around 9.7°C (mean 17°C) — cooler than Rafḩā's yearly average — with low rainfall (8 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.9°C | 16.9°C | 9.9°C | 34.2°C | 1.9°C | 23 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2024 | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 9.7°C | 30.2°C | -0.1°C | 43 mm | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2023 | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 10.9°C | 31.0°C | 7.9°C | 28 mm | 47% | 3.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2022 | 23.0°C | 15.5°C | 8.0°C | 32.3°C | -0.3°C | 0 mm | 30% | 3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2021 | 25.7°C | 18.0°C | 10.3°C | 36.2°C | 5.1°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2020 | 24.6°C | 17.4°C | 10.2°C | 31.2°C | 5.4°C | 34 mm | 41% | 3.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2019 | 22.2°C | 15.1°C | 8.0°C | 31.2°C | 2.0°C | 2 mm | 39% | 3.5 m/s | 6 |
| 2018 🔥 | 29.5°C | 21.7°C | 13.8°C | 39.2°C | 8.9°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 24.9°C | 17.5°C | 10.1°C | 32.2°C | 5.4°C | 5 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 25.1°C | 18.2°C | 11.3°C | 33.2°C | 7.8°C | 4 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 11.1°C | 37.4°C | 6.0°C | 1 mm | 30% | 2.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 25.3°C | 18.5°C | 11.7°C | 30.8°C | 6.1°C | 13 mm | 43% | 2.9 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2013 | 26.2°C | 18.5°C | 10.8°C | 34.2°C | 2.4°C | 0 mm | 28% | 3.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2012 | 22.7°C | 15.0°C | 7.3°C | 33.2°C | -0.7°C | 0 mm | 27% | 3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2011 | 23.9°C | 16.4°C | 9.0°C | 34.2°C | 2.9°C | 3 mm | 29% | 2.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 28.4°C | 20.6°C | 12.7°C | 37.5°C | 6.4°C | 1 mm | 26% | 3.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2009 | 24.7°C | 17.3°C | 9.8°C | 34.6°C | 5.0°C | 3 mm | 28% | 3.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2008 | 29.1°C | 21.0°C | 12.8°C | 37.4°C | 5.2°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2007 | 24.5°C | 17.3°C | 10.1°C | 31.8°C | 6.1°C | 0 mm | 30% | 2.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2006 | 26.4°C | 18.4°C | 10.4°C | 33.1°C | 5.4°C | 0 mm | 28% | 2.9 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2005 | 25.1°C | 17.8°C | 10.6°C | 34.1°C | 5.3°C | 5 mm | 32% | 2.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2004 | 26.7°C | 19.0°C | 11.2°C | 34.4°C | 4.9°C | 0 mm | 28% | 2.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2003 | 23.6°C | 16.2°C | 8.7°C | 33.8°C | 2.2°C | 2 mm | 31% | 3.3 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2002 | 26.2°C | 18.5°C | 10.8°C | 32.8°C | 5.4°C | 1 mm | 26% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2001 | 27.1°C | 19.5°C | 12.0°C | 35.3°C | 8.7°C | 3 mm | 32% | 2.8 m/s | 6 |
| 2000 | 23.9°C | 15.9°C | 8.0°C | 35.1°C | 2.2°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 24.5°C | 16.8°C | 9.1°C | 36.2°C | 5.4°C | 8 mm | 32% | 3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 🌧️ | 21.7°C | 15.2°C | 8.7°C | 29.0°C | 5.0°C | 52 mm | 46% | 3.3 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1997 | 21.4°C | 14.0°C | 6.7°C | 29.6°C | 0.7°C | 5 mm | 35% | 3.1 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1996 | 22.4°C | 15.5°C | 8.6°C | 31.5°C | 5.1°C | 0 mm | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1995 | 23.5°C | 16.4°C | 9.3°C | 29.6°C | 4.9°C | 5 mm | 37% | 2.6 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1994 | 24.4°C | 17.0°C | 9.7°C | 32.5°C | 4.9°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | 6 |
| 1993 | 22.8°C | 15.8°C | 8.8°C | 29.2°C | 3.0°C | 2 mm | 32% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1992 ❄️ | 19.9°C | 12.7°C | 5.4°C | 31.2°C | -2.2°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1991 | 24.2°C | 17.2°C | 10.2°C | 32.0°C | 4.3°C | 1 mm | 40% | 2.8 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 24.0°C | 16.2°C | 8.4°C | 30.5°C | 2.5°C | 0 mm | 30% | 3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1989 | 24.4°C | 17.2°C | 10.1°C | 31.6°C | 4.3°C | 1 mm | 34% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 24.7°C | 17.4°C | 10.1°C | 36.1°C | 4.9°C | 4 mm | 30% | 3.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1987 | 22.2°C | 15.3°C | 8.5°C | 27.3°C | 3.5°C | 25 mm | 41% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1986 | 23.2°C | 16.3°C | 9.5°C | 29.0°C | 4.7°C | 17 mm | 44% | 2.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1985 | 22.5°C | 15.3°C | 8.1°C | 33.2°C | -1.9°C | 12 mm | 42% | 3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1984 | 25.8°C | 18.8°C | 11.9°C | 34.3°C | 6.5°C | 19 mm | 38% | 3.7 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1983 | 21.2°C | 14.0°C | 6.8°C | 27.9°C | 0.9°C | 4 mm | 46% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 21.8°C | 14.9°C | 7.9°C | 27.2°C | 3.8°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 24.5°C | 17.3°C | 10.1°C | 34.2°C | 3.1°C | 26 mm | 44% | 3.1 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 24.3°C with lows near 9.7°C (mean 17°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 8 mm of rainfall in Rafḩā, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 52 mm in 1998.
The hottest March reached 39.2°C in 2018. The coldest dipped to -2.2°C in 1992.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 0.9°C. Daytime highs moved from 23.2°C to 24.2°C and overnight lows from 9°C to 9.8°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Rafḩā and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 24.3°C daytime highs and 9.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Rafḩā, averaging 17°C.
For March in Rafḩā, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.3°C and lows of 9.7°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 35% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.7 m/s (1984).
The wettest March on record was 1998 with 52 mm. On average, March sees 8 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Rafḩā behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
