March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abhā, with average highs near 29.2°C and lows around 17.7°C (mean 23.5°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 15 mm of rainfall and 51% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abhā. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Abhā was 2016 — when the month averaged 25.2°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 21.7°C. Typical March days reach 29.2°C with nights near 17.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Abhā, averaging 15 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1997 with 173 mm, while the driest were 2012, 2019 and 2021, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Abhā during March averages 51%. The most humid March was 1983 at 62%, and the least humid was 2008 at 29%.
March receives about 6.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Abhā. The sunniest March was 2008 at 7.2 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 5.6.
Average wind speed in Abhā during March is 2.7 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2016 and 2019 at 2.9 m/s, while the calmest were 1986, 1987 and 2021, among others at 2.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.1°C | 22.9°C | 23.8°C | 23.8°C | 23.9°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg High | 28.8°C | 28.5°C | 29.8°C | 29.7°C | 29.6°C | +0.8°C |
| Avg Low | 17.4°C | 17.2°C | 17.8°C | 17.9°C | 18.1°C | +0.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 21 mm | 26 mm | 2 mm | 6 mm | 23 mm | +2 mm |
March temperatures in Abhā have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 9.9°C (2007) to a record high of 34.5°C (2016).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 15 mm, with a wettest year of 173 mm.
One of the best times to visit Abhā
March is one of the best times to visit Abhā. Expect days averaging 29.2°C and nights around 17.7°C (mean 23.5°C) — cooler than Abhā's yearly average — with low rainfall (15 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 | 29.2°C | 23.8°C | 18.5°C | 32.1°C | 16.6°C | 25 mm | 54% | 2.7 m/s | 6 |
| 2024 | 29.5°C | 24.4°C | 19.4°C | 32.6°C | 16.5°C | 53 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 28.4°C | 22.9°C | 17.4°C | 31.3°C | 11.2°C | 48 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2022 | 30.6°C | 24.3°C | 17.9°C | 32.7°C | 15.8°C | 6 mm | 46% | 2.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 30.8°C | 24.4°C | 18.0°C | 33.9°C | 15.5°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.5 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 29.3°C | 23.4°C | 17.5°C | 31.4°C | 15.8°C | 4 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2019 | 29.0°C | 23.3°C | 17.6°C | 31.2°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 30.3°C | 23.8°C | 17.3°C | 33.7°C | 14.3°C | 9 mm | 39% | 2.6 m/s | 7 |
| 2017 | 28.3°C | 23.2°C | 18.1°C | 31.2°C | 15.4°C | 3 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2016 🔥 | 30.9°C | 25.2°C | 19.5°C | 34.5°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.9 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2015 | 30.6°C | 24.8°C | 19.1°C | 33.5°C | 15.4°C | 2 mm | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2014 | 29.3°C | 23.5°C | 17.6°C | 31.3°C | 12.2°C | 20 mm | 47% | 2.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 29.6°C | 23.8°C | 17.9°C | 31.9°C | 16.1°C | 24 mm | 48% | 2.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 29.5°C | 23.3°C | 17.2°C | 32.7°C | 14.7°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2011 | 28.6°C | 22.9°C | 17.2°C | 31.4°C | 15.6°C | 3 mm | 46% | 2.7 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 30.7°C | 24.1°C | 17.6°C | 33.9°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 41% | 2.8 m/s | 7 |
| 2009 | 29.5°C | 23.6°C | 17.7°C | 32.9°C | 14.7°C | 3 mm | 52% | 2.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2008 | 31.3°C | 24.1°C | 16.9°C | 34.4°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 29% | 2.7 m/s | 7.2 |
| 2007 | 29.9°C | 23.8°C | 17.8°C | 34.2°C | 9.9°C | 0 mm | 48% | 2.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 29.3°C | 23.5°C | 17.7°C | 31.8°C | 12.7°C | 1 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 30.2°C | 24.5°C | 18.7°C | 33.4°C | 13.5°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.6 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2004 | 30.5°C | 23.9°C | 17.3°C | 32.8°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.8 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 29.5°C | 23.9°C | 18.3°C | 31.2°C | 16.4°C | 0 mm | 57% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2002 | 29.7°C | 24.0°C | 18.2°C | 32.4°C | 15.3°C | 3 mm | 51% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2001 | 28.9°C | 23.7°C | 18.5°C | 32.1°C | 16.5°C | 11 mm | 54% | 2.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 28.8°C | 22.9°C | 17.0°C | 31.3°C | 14.8°C | 0 mm | 53% | 2.6 m/s | 7.1 |
| 1999 | 28.2°C | 22.1°C | 16.0°C | 31.6°C | 10.6°C | 26 mm | 53% | 2.7 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 29.0°C | 23.5°C | 18.0°C | 32.0°C | 12.5°C | 10 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1997 🌧️ | 27.2°C | 22.2°C | 17.2°C | 30.5°C | 10.8°C | 173 mm | 60% | 2.7 m/s | 6 |
| 1996 | 28.8°C | 23.5°C | 18.1°C | 31.2°C | 15.4°C | 20 mm | 60% | 2.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1995 | 28.4°C | 22.6°C | 16.9°C | 32.1°C | 10.9°C | 4 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 28.0°C | 22.7°C | 17.3°C | 30.4°C | 15.5°C | 3 mm | 58% | 2.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1993 | 29.2°C | 23.2°C | 17.2°C | 30.8°C | 14.1°C | 0 mm | 51% | 2.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1992 | 27.9°C | 22.3°C | 16.6°C | 31.3°C | 11.2°C | 8 mm | 58% | 2.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1991 | 28.7°C | 23.2°C | 17.7°C | 32.9°C | 14.3°C | 14 mm | 56% | 2.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 29.4°C | 23.5°C | 17.5°C | 30.9°C | 13.7°C | 2 mm | 52% | 2.6 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1989 | 28.0°C | 22.3°C | 16.6°C | 30.6°C | 11.2°C | 31 mm | 50% | 2.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 31.0°C | 24.7°C | 18.3°C | 33.6°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1987 | 28.1°C | 22.6°C | 17.2°C | 31.0°C | 12.8°C | 25 mm | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 29.2°C | 23.6°C | 18.0°C | 32.5°C | 14.5°C | 18 mm | 48% | 2.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 29.9°C | 24.0°C | 18.0°C | 32.4°C | 14.4°C | 3 mm | 42% | 2.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 29.6°C | 23.6°C | 17.5°C | 31.7°C | 14.6°C | 15 mm | 41% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 26.9°C | 21.7°C | 16.5°C | 29.9°C | 12.4°C | 14 mm | 62% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 28.5°C | 22.9°C | 17.2°C | 32.1°C | 13.8°C | 0 mm | 55% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 27.7°C | 22.5°C | 17.4°C | 31.4°C | 15.0°C | 80 mm | 59% | 2.5 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 17.7°C (mean 23.5°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 15 mm of rainfall in Abhā, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 173 mm in 1997.
The hottest March reached 34.5°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 9.9°C in 2007.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 28.5°C to 29.7°C and overnight lows from 17.3°C to 18.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abhā and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 29.2°C daytime highs and 17.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in Abhā, averaging 23.5°C.
For March in Abhā, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 29.2°C and lows of 17.7°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 51% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 2.7 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 2.9 m/s (2016).
The wettest March on record was 1997 with 173 mm. On average, March sees 15 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 Abhā 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.
