March is one of the cooler months of the year in Qal‘at Bīshah, with average highs near 31.3°C and lows around 15°C (mean 23.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm of rainfall and 41% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Qal‘at Bīshah. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Qal‘at Bīshah was 2016 — when the month averaged 25.6°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 20.9°C. Typical March days reach 31.3°C with nights near 15°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.3°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Qal‘at Bīshah, averaging 7 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2023 with 64 mm, while the driest were 2009, 2012 and 2019, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Qal‘at Bīshah during March averages 41%. The most humid March was 1983 at 52%, and the least humid was 2008 at 23%.
March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Qal‘at Bīshah. The sunniest March was 2008 at 7.1 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2024 at 5.7.
Average wind speed in Qal‘at Bīshah during March is 3.6 m/s. The windiest March was 2019 at 4.5 m/s, while the calmest was 2021 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 22.8°C | 22.6°C | 23.4°C | 23.6°C | 23.7°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg High | 30.8°C | 30.7°C | 31.8°C | 31.8°C | 31.7°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Low | 14.8°C | 14.4°C | 15.0°C | 15.4°C | 15.8°C | +1°C |
| Avg Rain | 13 mm | 8 mm | 2 mm | 2 mm | 16 mm | +4 mm |
March temperatures in Qal‘at Bīshah have risen by about 1.3°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 5.9°C (2009) to a record high of 37.4°C (2016).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 7 mm, with a wettest year of 64 mm.
One of the best times to visit Qal‘at Bīshah
March is one of the best times to visit Qal‘at Bīshah. Expect days averaging 31.3°C and nights around 15°C (mean 23.2°C) — cooler than Qal‘at Bīshah's yearly average — with low rainfall (7 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 | 31.2°C | 23.7°C | 16.2°C | 34.8°C | 13.0°C | 10 mm | 44% | 3.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 35.8°C | 12.5°C | 22 mm | 46% | 3.9 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2023 🌧️ | 29.6°C | 22.1°C | 14.7°C | 33.1°C | 8.7°C | 64 mm | 46% | 3.6 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2022 | 32.8°C | 24.3°C | 15.8°C | 36.7°C | 11.7°C | 1 mm | 34% | 3.5 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 33.5°C | 24.9°C | 16.2°C | 36.7°C | 13.4°C | 1 mm | 31% | 2.9 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 31.5°C | 23.1°C | 14.7°C | 34.6°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 38% | 3.5 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2019 | 30.9°C | 22.7°C | 14.6°C | 34.7°C | 7.9°C | 0 mm | 41% | 4.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2018 | 31.3°C | 23.3°C | 15.2°C | 36.2°C | 12.3°C | 9 mm | 31% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 31.7°C | 23.8°C | 15.9°C | 34.6°C | 12.6°C | 1 mm | 49% | 4.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2016 🔥 | 33.7°C | 25.6°C | 17.5°C | 37.4°C | 14.2°C | 1 mm | 43% | 3.9 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2015 | 32.9°C | 24.9°C | 16.9°C | 36.4°C | 12.6°C | 1 mm | 37% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2014 | 31.4°C | 23.3°C | 15.1°C | 34.6°C | 8.5°C | 3 mm | 36% | 3.6 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 31.9°C | 23.7°C | 15.5°C | 34.5°C | 13.5°C | 4 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 31.8°C | 23.0°C | 14.1°C | 35.2°C | 10.2°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2011 | 30.2°C | 22.0°C | 13.7°C | 34.0°C | 8.6°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 32.1°C | 23.7°C | 15.2°C | 35.3°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 30% | 3.7 m/s | 6.9 |
| 2009 | 32.1°C | 23.4°C | 14.7°C | 36.0°C | 5.9°C | 0 mm | 39% | 3.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2008 | 32.4°C | 23.1°C | 13.9°C | 35.3°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 23% | 3.1 m/s | 7.1 |
| 2007 | 32.3°C | 23.7°C | 15.1°C | 35.7°C | 8.2°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.7 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2006 | 30.9°C | 22.6°C | 14.3°C | 34.5°C | 8.6°C | 7 mm | 41% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2005 | 32.8°C | 24.7°C | 16.6°C | 36.1°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 44% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 31.6°C | 22.9°C | 14.3°C | 34.5°C | 9.8°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3.6 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 32.2°C | 23.8°C | 15.3°C | 34.9°C | 11.6°C | 0 mm | 47% | 4.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 31.3°C | 23.1°C | 14.9°C | 35.5°C | 9.9°C | 6 mm | 40% | 3.5 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 30.4°C | 23.0°C | 15.7°C | 32.9°C | 12.5°C | 4 mm | 44% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2000 | 31.9°C | 23.4°C | 14.8°C | 35.3°C | 11.0°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3.3 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1999 | 30.2°C | 21.6°C | 13.0°C | 35.5°C | 8.1°C | 4 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 6.9 |
| 1998 | 31.4°C | 23.2°C | 14.9°C | 35.7°C | 6.1°C | 16 mm | 46% | 4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1997 | 29.8°C | 22.1°C | 14.4°C | 33.2°C | 8.4°C | 36 mm | 49% | 4.1 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1996 | 31.5°C | 23.6°C | 15.8°C | 33.9°C | 10.8°C | 5 mm | 46% | 3.6 m/s | 6 |
| 1995 | 30.4°C | 22.3°C | 14.2°C | 34.4°C | 8.3°C | 2 mm | 45% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 30.0°C | 21.9°C | 13.8°C | 34.7°C | 10.4°C | 1 mm | 47% | 4.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1993 | 31.5°C | 23.0°C | 14.6°C | 34.2°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 42% | 3.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 30.5°C | 22.2°C | 13.9°C | 34.3°C | 6.7°C | 2 mm | 45% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 1991 | 30.3°C | 22.5°C | 14.6°C | 35.4°C | 6.7°C | 9 mm | 44% | 3.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1990 | 31.4°C | 23.3°C | 15.2°C | 34.0°C | 9.0°C | 2 mm | 44% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1989 | 30.0°C | 21.8°C | 13.6°C | 34.4°C | 8.2°C | 13 mm | 38% | 3.6 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1988 | 33.4°C | 24.7°C | 16.0°C | 36.5°C | 9.6°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 29.8°C | 22.3°C | 14.8°C | 33.3°C | 10.0°C | 17 mm | 48% | 3.4 m/s | 5.9 |
| 1986 | 31.5°C | 23.4°C | 15.3°C | 35.2°C | 11.6°C | 13 mm | 42% | 3.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 32.2°C | 23.8°C | 15.4°C | 35.7°C | 11.1°C | 6 mm | 38% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1984 | 32.1°C | 23.6°C | 15.2°C | 34.9°C | 11.6°C | 7 mm | 34% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 28.6°C | 20.9°C | 13.2°C | 31.8°C | 6.0°C | 27 mm | 52% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 30.2°C | 22.3°C | 14.4°C | 35.4°C | 8.0°C | 0 mm | 48% | 4.1 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 29.2°C | 22.3°C | 15.4°C | 32.8°C | 12.2°C | 32 mm | 50% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 31.3°C with lows near 15°C (mean 23.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 7 mm of rainfall in Qal‘at Bīshah, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 64 mm in 2023.
The hottest March reached 37.4°C in 2016. The coldest dipped to 5.9°C in 2009.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.3°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.5°C to 31.7°C and overnight lows from 14.7°C to 16°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Qal‘at Bīshah and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 31.3°C daytime highs and 15°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in Qal‘at Bīshah, averaging 23.2°C.
For March in Qal‘at Bīshah, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.3°C and lows of 15°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 41% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.6 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.5 m/s (2019).
The wettest March on record was 2023 with 64 mm. On average, March sees 7 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 Qal‘at Bīshah 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.
