March is one of the cooler months of the year in Yanbu‘, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 20.6°C (mean 24.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm of rainfall and 49% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Yanbu‘. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Yanbu‘ was 2018 — when the month averaged 27.4°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 21.9°C. Typical March days reach 29.2°C with nights near 20.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.4°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Yanbu‘, averaging 2 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2024 with 39 mm, while the driest were 2019, 2021 and 2022, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Yanbu‘ during March averages 49%. The most humid March was 1993 at 53%, and the least humid was 2006 at 44%.
March receives about 6.3 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Yanbu‘. The sunniest Marchs were 2000, 2004 and 2006 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1997 at 5.7.
Average wind speed in Yanbu‘ during March is 3.4 m/s. The windiest March was 2011 at 4.1 m/s, while the calmest were 2001, 2008 and 2018 at 2.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 24.4°C | 23.9°C | 25.2°C | 25.6°C | 25.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 28.6°C | 28.2°C | 29.7°C | 29.9°C | 29.7°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg Low | 20.3°C | 19.6°C | 20.8°C | 21.4°C | 21.3°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 0 mm | 7 mm | +5 mm |
March temperatures in Yanbu‘ have risen by about 1.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 13.1°C (1983) to a record high of 37.9°C (2021).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 2 mm, with a wettest year of 39 mm.
One of the best times to visit Yanbu‘
March is one of the best times to visit Yanbu‘. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 20.6°C (mean 24.9°C) — cooler than Yanbu‘'s yearly average — with low rainfall (2 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 | 30.4°C | 26.1°C | 21.7°C | 35.6°C | 17.3°C | 1 mm | 48% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2024 🌧️ | 29.8°C | 25.7°C | 21.6°C | 33.1°C | 18.2°C | 39 mm | 52% | 3.1 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 29.6°C | 25.7°C | 21.8°C | 33.5°C | 18.4°C | 2 mm | 49% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2022 | 29.0°C | 24.7°C | 20.4°C | 34.9°C | 15.2°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 30.5°C | 26.3°C | 22.1°C | 37.9°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2020 | 28.7°C | 24.3°C | 19.9°C | 32.8°C | 16.1°C | 2 mm | 51% | 3.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2019 | 27.5°C | 23.1°C | 18.8°C | 32.2°C | 15.3°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2018 🔥 | 31.7°C | 27.4°C | 23.2°C | 35.4°C | 18.9°C | 0 mm | 47% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 28.5°C | 24.3°C | 20.2°C | 31.7°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2016 | 30.8°C | 26.7°C | 22.6°C | 35.7°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 30.8°C | 26.7°C | 22.7°C | 35.8°C | 19.3°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 29.6°C | 25.7°C | 21.9°C | 34.0°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 6 |
| 2013 | 30.9°C | 26.7°C | 22.4°C | 34.6°C | 19.0°C | 0 mm | 51% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 28.5°C | 23.9°C | 19.4°C | 32.9°C | 14.4°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 29.5°C | 24.8°C | 20.1°C | 32.6°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 45% | 4.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2010 | 31.1°C | 26.7°C | 22.4°C | 35.0°C | 19.0°C | 3 mm | 46% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 29.0°C | 24.5°C | 19.9°C | 33.0°C | 16.2°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2008 | 31.4°C | 26.8°C | 22.2°C | 36.1°C | 16.9°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2007 | 28.9°C | 24.6°C | 20.4°C | 33.0°C | 16.6°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 30.2°C | 25.5°C | 20.7°C | 34.3°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 44% | 3.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2005 | 29.6°C | 25.3°C | 21.1°C | 32.1°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 30.5°C | 26.3°C | 22.0°C | 34.0°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 27.6°C | 23.2°C | 18.7°C | 31.1°C | 15.9°C | 1 mm | 47% | 3.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 30.0°C | 25.8°C | 21.6°C | 34.7°C | 18.2°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 30.3°C | 26.2°C | 22.1°C | 35.1°C | 18.0°C | 1 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 29.2°C | 24.1°C | 19.1°C | 36.0°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 29.7°C | 25.1°C | 20.6°C | 32.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.9 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1998 | 27.0°C | 23.1°C | 19.3°C | 30.8°C | 15.9°C | 2 mm | 50% | 3.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 26.6°C | 22.6°C | 18.7°C | 29.4°C | 16.2°C | 1 mm | 50% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 28.1°C | 24.0°C | 20.0°C | 32.5°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 28.9°C | 24.6°C | 20.2°C | 32.5°C | 17.7°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1994 | 27.9°C | 23.6°C | 19.4°C | 31.2°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 28.1°C | 24.0°C | 19.9°C | 31.5°C | 17.0°C | 2 mm | 53% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1992 | 27.6°C | 23.1°C | 18.6°C | 33.9°C | 13.7°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 29.3°C | 25.0°C | 20.6°C | 34.6°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 48% | 3.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1990 | 28.4°C | 23.7°C | 18.9°C | 31.7°C | 15.4°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 28.0°C | 23.9°C | 19.8°C | 31.1°C | 16.8°C | 3 mm | 51% | 3.3 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 29.8°C | 25.4°C | 20.9°C | 33.6°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 50% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1987 | 28.1°C | 23.9°C | 19.6°C | 32.1°C | 16.7°C | 2 mm | 49% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1986 | 29.7°C | 25.5°C | 21.3°C | 32.9°C | 17.7°C | 2 mm | 50% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1985 | 29.9°C | 25.7°C | 21.5°C | 33.2°C | 15.9°C | 1 mm | 45% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 29.7°C | 25.8°C | 21.9°C | 32.1°C | 18.1°C | 1 mm | 50% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 26.2°C | 21.9°C | 17.7°C | 32.0°C | 13.1°C | 10 mm | 50% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 27.2°C | 23.1°C | 19.0°C | 31.0°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 47% | 3.8 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 28.7°C | 24.7°C | 20.8°C | 33.9°C | 16.5°C | 1 mm | 52% | 3.2 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 29.2°C with lows near 20.6°C (mean 24.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 2 mm of rainfall in Yanbu‘, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 39 mm in 2024.
The hottest March reached 37.9°C in 2021. The coldest dipped to 13.1°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.5°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.3°C to 29.9°C and overnight lows from 20.2°C to 21.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Yanbu‘ and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 20.6°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Yanbu‘, averaging 24.9°C.
For March in Yanbu‘, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 20.6°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 49% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.4 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.1 m/s (2011).
The wettest March on record was 2024 with 39 mm. On average, March sees 2 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 Yanbu‘ 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.
