Medina Weather in March (1981–2025)

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March at a Glance in Medina

(1981–2025)
Avg High
🔥
30.7°C
Avg Low
❄️
13.2°C
Avg Temp
🌡️
22.0°C
Avg Rain
🌧️
3 mm
Avg Humidity
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30%
Avg Wind
🌬️
3.2 m/s
Avg Solar
☀️
6.4
kWh/m²/day
vs Annual
📈
-4.7°C
temp difference
🌡️Warm afternoons🌤️Cool mornings☀️Very sunny💧Dry month💨Breezy🏜️Low humidity

Medina March Weather Overview

March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medina, with average highs near 30.7°C and lows around 13.2°C (mean 22°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 3 mm of rainfall and 30% relative humidity across the period.

Medina March Temperature History (1981–2025)

Range

March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medina. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Medina was 2018 — when the month averaged 25.4°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 18.5°C. Typical March days reach 30.7°C with nights near 13.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.

1981–1985 vs 2021–2025

Avg Temp21.3°C→23.1°C+1.8°C
Max Temp29.7°C→31.8°C+2.1°C
Min Temp12.8°C→14.3°C+1.5°C

Trend (per decade)

Avg Temp+0.6°C/decade ↗
Max Temp+0.6°C/decade ↗
Min Temp+0.5°C/decade ↗

Distribution of Avg Temp

18.0°C–20.0°C7 yr (16%)
20.0°C–22.0°C17 yr (38%)
22.0°C–24.0°C15 yr (33%)
24.0°C–26.0°C6 yr (13%)

Medina March Rainfall History (1981–2025)

Range

March is about average for rainfall in Medina, averaging 3 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2024 with 49 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2021 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.

Medina March Humidity History (1981–2025)

Range

Relative humidity in Medina during March averages 30%. The most humid March was 1989 at 40%, and the least humid was 2008 at 21%.

Medina March Solar History (1981–2025)

Range

March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Medina. The sunniest March was 2006 at 6.9 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1997 at 5.8.

Medina March Wind History (1981–2025)

Range

Average wind speed in Medina during March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest March was 2011 at 3.8 m/s, while the calmest was 1995 at 2.7 m/s.

What March Feels Like in Medina

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Cool
Morning
🌞
Warm
Afternoon
🌆
Cool
Evening
Rain chanceVery Low
Outdoor comfort★★★★★

How March Ranks in Medina

🥶4th coolest month of the year
🌧️4th wettest month of the year
☀️7th sunniest month of the year

Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.

Explore Medina Weather by Month

Medina March Averages by Decade

Metric1980s1990s2000s2010s2020sChange
Avg Temp21.4°C20.5°C22.4°C22.9°C22.8°C+1.4°C
Avg High30.0°C29.0°C31.5°C31.6°C31.6°C+1.6°C
Avg Low12.9°C12.0°C13.4°C14.2°C14.1°C+1.2°C
Avg Rain5 mm3 mm0 mm1 mm9 mm+5 mm

Extreme March Records in Medina

🔥Warmest March38.9°C2018
🧊Coldest March3.1°C1992
🌧️Wettest March49 mm2024
🏜️Driest March0 mm1982
🌬️Windiest March3.8 m/s2011

Key Insights for March

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March temperatures in Medina have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.

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March has ranged from a record low of 3.1°C (1992) to a record high of 38.9°C (2018).

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Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 3 mm, with a wettest year of 49 mm.

Is March a Good Time to Visit Medina?

One of the best times to visit Medina

March is one of the best times to visit Medina. Expect days averaging 30.7°C and nights around 13.2°C (mean 22°C) — cooler than Medina's yearly average — with low rainfall (3 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.

See Medina's complete weather history All 12 months side by side, 1981–2025 records, annual trends and long-term averages in one place. View full history →

Medina Weather in March — In Depth

☀️ March climate overview

March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medina, with average highs near 30.7°C and lows around 13.2°C (mean 22°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 3 mm of rainfall and 30% relative humidity across the period.

🌧️ Rain, humidity & wind in March

March averages 3 mm of rainfall in Medina, about average for rainfall compared with the rest of the year. The wettest March on record saw 49 mm (2024), and the driest just 0 mm (1982). Humidity sits around 30% and average wind speed is 3.2 m/s, with solar radiation averaging 6.4 kWh/m²/day.

📈 How March has changed

Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.7°C to 31.8°C and overnight lows from 12.8°C to 14.3°C over the same span.
March Weather in Medina, Year by Year
🔥 warmest❄️ coldest🌧️ wettest
YearAvg HighAvg TempAvg LowHottest DayColdest DayRainfallHumidityWindSolar
202531.1°C22.7°C14.2°C36.2°C7.8°C3 mm32%3.6 m/s6.3
2024 🌧️31.2°C22.5°C13.9°C36.1°C9.0°C49 mm34%3.3 m/s6.2
202330.9°C22.6°C14.3°C34.8°C8.2°C4 mm31%2.9 m/s6.5
202231.8°C22.7°C13.6°C36.9°C5.9°C0 mm28%3.4 m/s6.5
202134.0°C24.8°C15.6°C38.6°C6.5°C0 mm29%3.2 m/s6.5
202030.7°C21.7°C12.7°C35.1°C6.6°C0 mm30%3.3 m/s6.5
201928.1°C19.3°C10.4°C33.0°C5.8°C0 mm32%3.4 m/s6.6
2018 🔥34.4°C25.4°C16.5°C38.9°C10.8°C0 mm24%2.8 m/s6.6
201730.5°C21.8°C13.1°C34.8°C9.0°C0 mm31%2.9 m/s6.2
201632.8°C24.5°C16.2°C37.2°C9.4°C0 mm29%3.3 m/s5.9
201533.5°C24.9°C16.4°C38.0°C10.8°C0 mm30%3.1 m/s6.2
201431.1°C22.9°C14.8°C34.7°C6.3°C0 mm34%3.3 m/s6.1
201333.1°C24.3°C15.6°C37.1°C10.9°C0 mm30%3.3 m/s6.4
201230.0°C20.8°C11.5°C37.0°C3.7°C0 mm25%3.2 m/s6.4
201129.6°C21.0°C12.4°C35.0°C7.3°C0 mm28%3.8 m/s6.3
201032.8°C23.8°C14.7°C37.8°C9.8°C6 mm26%3.1 m/s6.5
200931.1°C21.6°C12.1°C36.1°C4.9°C0 mm26%3.2 m/s6.6
200834.1°C24.8°C15.6°C38.8°C8.6°C0 mm21%3.3 m/s6.6
200730.9°C22.2°C13.5°C37.0°C6.7°C0 mm28%3 m/s6.6
200631.3°C22.0°C12.8°C35.5°C7.7°C0 mm23%3 m/s6.9
200532.2°C23.2°C14.3°C35.9°C10.1°C0 mm30%2.9 m/s6.6
200432.8°C23.8°C14.8°C36.9°C8.5°C0 mm25%3.4 m/s6.8
200329.6°C20.4°C11.3°C33.7°C6.9°C0 mm29%3.4 m/s6.7
200230.7°C21.9°C13.1°C35.6°C7.9°C2 mm34%3.7 m/s6.5
200131.6°C23.4°C15.1°C36.0°C10.3°C2 mm34%3.2 m/s6.3
200030.5°C20.9°C11.4°C35.6°C6.0°C0 mm24%3.5 m/s6.8
199929.9°C21.1°C12.4°C36.6°C7.3°C0 mm28%3.5 m/s6.7
199827.9°C19.9°C11.9°C33.9°C5.9°C9 mm37%3.1 m/s6.2
199727.0°C18.9°C10.8°C32.1°C6.6°C3 mm35%3.2 m/s5.8
199629.4°C20.8°C12.3°C34.8°C4.9°C0 mm31%3.1 m/s6.4
199530.0°C21.3°C12.7°C34.9°C7.9°C1 mm28%2.7 m/s6.3
199428.7°C20.2°C11.8°C33.5°C6.8°C0 mm32%3.5 m/s6.5
199329.4°C21.1°C12.8°C35.3°C7.5°C18 mm37%3.5 m/s6
199228.0°C19.4°C10.8°C36.2°C3.1°C0 mm29%3.1 m/s6.3
199129.8°C21.3°C12.8°C36.8°C3.6°C0 mm31%3.2 m/s6.1
199030.0°C20.8°C11.6°C34.2°C5.8°C0 mm27%3 m/s6.3
198928.2°C19.9°C11.7°C34.1°C7.1°C29 mm40%2.9 m/s6
198832.1°C23.1°C14.1°C36.5°C8.1°C0 mm31%3.5 m/s6.1
198729.4°C20.6°C11.9°C34.1°C6.5°C0 mm33%3.2 m/s6
198631.7°C22.9°C14.0°C35.1°C8.4°C2 mm31%3.1 m/s6.3
198531.6°C22.9°C14.1°C36.7°C5.9°C0 mm26%3.3 m/s6.2
198431.8°C23.6°C15.3°C36.8°C10.3°C0 mm31%3.2 m/s6
1983 ❄️27.4°C18.5°C9.5°C33.0°C3.2°C10 mm34%3.4 m/s—
198227.7°C19.6°C11.6°C35.4°C6.3°C0 mm31%3.3 m/s—
198130.1°C21.9°C13.7°C34.7°C6.6°C3 mm33%3.3 m/s—

Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.

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Medina March Weather — FAQ

What is the average temperature in Medina in March?▼

The average high in March is around 30.7°C with lows near 13.2°C (mean 22°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.

Does it rain a lot in Medina in March?▼

March averages 3 mm of rainfall in Medina, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 49 mm in 2024.

What was the hottest March on record in Medina?▼

The hottest March reached 38.9°C in 2018. The coldest dipped to 3.1°C in 1992.

Has March in Medina gotten warmer over time?▼

Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 29.7°C to 31.8°C and overnight lows from 12.8°C to 14.3°C over the same span.

Is March a good time to visit Medina?▼

March is one of the cooler months of the year in Medina and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 30.7°C daytime highs and 13.2°C at night.

Is March the coldest month in Medina?▼

Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Medina, averaging 22°C.

What should I pack for Medina in March?▼

For March in Medina, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 30.7°C and lows of 13.2°C.

Is Medina humid in March?▼

Relative humidity in March averages 30% — relatively dry.

How windy is Medina in March?▼

Average wind speed in March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.8 m/s (2011).

Which March had the most rainfall in Medina?▼

The wettest March on record was 2024 with 49 mm. On average, March sees 3 mm.

Where does this March weather data come from?▼

All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.

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Explore how the weather in Medina 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.