March is one of the cooler months of the year in Mecca, with average highs near 33.1°C and lows around 18.7°C (mean 25.9°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm of rainfall and 36% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Mecca. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Mecca was 2016 — when the month averaged 28.5°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 22.3°C. Typical March days reach 33.1°C with nights near 18.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Mecca, averaging 4 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1983 with 53 mm, while the driest were 2018, 2019 and 2021, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Mecca during March averages 36%. The most humid March was 1983 at 43%, and the least humid was 2008 at 25%.
March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Mecca. The sunniest Marchs were 2000 and 2004 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1990, 1991 and 1997, among others at 6.
Average wind speed in Mecca during March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 1998, 2011 and 2025, among others at 3.5 m/s, while the calmest were 1987 and 1992 at 2.9 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 25.4°C | 24.8°C | 26.4°C | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | +1.1°C |
| Avg High | 32.5°C | 31.9°C | 33.8°C | 33.8°C | 33.7°C | +1.2°C |
| Avg Low | 18.3°C | 17.8°C | 19.0°C | 19.5°C | 19.2°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 9 mm | 2 mm | 0 mm | 2 mm | 9 mm | 0 mm |
March temperatures in Mecca have risen by about 1.5°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 8.2°C (1983) to a record high of 40.2°C (2008).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 4 mm, with a wettest year of 53 mm.
One of the best times to visit Mecca
March is one of the best times to visit Mecca. Expect days averaging 33.1°C and nights around 18.7°C (mean 25.9°C) — cooler than Mecca's yearly average — with low rainfall (4 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 | 33.1°C | 26.1°C | 19.0°C | 36.8°C | 12.5°C | 29 mm | 42% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 33.7°C | 27.0°C | 20.4°C | 37.7°C | 14.4°C | 9 mm | 40% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 32.7°C | 25.5°C | 18.3°C | 37.0°C | 12.3°C | 14 mm | 38% | 3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 34.1°C | 26.7°C | 19.3°C | 37.3°C | 13.4°C | 2 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2021 | 35.3°C | 27.8°C | 20.3°C | 39.6°C | 12.9°C | 0 mm | 35% | 3.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 33.3°C | 25.7°C | 18.1°C | 37.0°C | 12.9°C | 3 mm | 32% | 3.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2019 | 31.3°C | 24.0°C | 16.7°C | 36.1°C | 10.6°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3.4 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 35.9°C | 28.3°C | 20.8°C | 39.3°C | 15.2°C | 0 mm | 29% | 3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2017 | 32.5°C | 25.9°C | 19.2°C | 36.2°C | 15.1°C | 0 mm | 41% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2016 🔥 | 35.3°C | 28.5°C | 21.7°C | 39.7°C | 17.1°C | 1 mm | 37% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2015 | 34.9°C | 28.1°C | 21.3°C | 38.7°C | 17.8°C | 7 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2014 | 33.4°C | 26.4°C | 19.3°C | 36.9°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 34.9°C | 27.6°C | 20.3°C | 37.7°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 39% | 3.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2012 | 32.8°C | 25.4°C | 18.0°C | 38.7°C | 11.1°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2011 | 32.2°C | 25.1°C | 18.1°C | 35.0°C | 12.5°C | 9 mm | 38% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 34.9°C | 27.3°C | 19.7°C | 39.0°C | 14.0°C | 1 mm | 30% | 3.2 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2009 | 33.5°C | 26.0°C | 18.4°C | 37.8°C | 10.2°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 36.3°C | 28.2°C | 20.2°C | 40.2°C | 17.1°C | 0 mm | 25% | 3.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2007 | 33.3°C | 25.8°C | 18.2°C | 39.4°C | 11.2°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.1 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2006 | 33.7°C | 26.1°C | 18.4°C | 36.3°C | 12.7°C | 1 mm | 35% | 3.1 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2005 | 34.0°C | 27.1°C | 20.1°C | 37.7°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2004 | 34.4°C | 26.9°C | 19.4°C | 38.4°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 31% | 3.1 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2003 | 32.4°C | 25.3°C | 18.2°C | 35.6°C | 14.3°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2002 | 33.6°C | 26.4°C | 19.3°C | 37.8°C | 15.0°C | 1 mm | 36% | 3.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2001 | 33.4°C | 26.7°C | 20.0°C | 37.1°C | 14.8°C | 3 mm | 36% | 3.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2000 | 33.1°C | 25.6°C | 18.1°C | 36.9°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 38% | 3.2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 32.9°C | 25.2°C | 17.6°C | 37.7°C | 12.6°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3.3 m/s | 6.7 |
| 1998 | 31.0°C | 24.3°C | 17.6°C | 36.6°C | 10.3°C | 15 mm | 41% | 3.5 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1997 | 29.8°C | 23.2°C | 16.7°C | 33.8°C | 11.6°C | 0 mm | 39% | 3.2 m/s | 6 |
| 1996 | 32.3°C | 25.3°C | 18.3°C | 36.4°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1995 | 32.6°C | 25.4°C | 18.2°C | 36.2°C | 12.8°C | 0 mm | 35% | 3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1994 | 31.5°C | 23.9°C | 16.4°C | 35.6°C | 11.7°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.4 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1993 | 32.7°C | 25.8°C | 18.8°C | 36.7°C | 15.1°C | 1 mm | 40% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 31.3°C | 24.3°C | 17.4°C | 36.9°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 37% | 2.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1991 | 32.8°C | 25.4°C | 18.0°C | 38.6°C | 8.3°C | 2 mm | 34% | 3.5 m/s | 6 |
| 1990 | 32.4°C | 25.5°C | 18.6°C | 35.1°C | 12.0°C | 1 mm | 37% | 3 m/s | 6 |
| 1989 | 31.5°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 36.7°C | 11.5°C | 0 mm | 38% | 3.3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1988 | 34.9°C | 27.4°C | 19.9°C | 38.9°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 33% | 3.5 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1987 | 32.1°C | 24.7°C | 17.4°C | 35.6°C | 10.7°C | 7 mm | 32% | 2.9 m/s | 6 |
| 1986 | 33.6°C | 26.3°C | 19.1°C | 37.0°C | 14.4°C | 12 mm | 40% | 3.1 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 33.9°C | 27.0°C | 20.1°C | 37.6°C | 13.5°C | 5 mm | 36% | 3.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1984 | 33.8°C | 26.8°C | 19.7°C | 36.5°C | 16.0°C | 0 mm | 36% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1983 ❄️ 🌧️ | 29.4°C | 22.3°C | 15.3°C | 34.1°C | 8.2°C | 53 mm | 43% | 3.1 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 31.0°C | 24.1°C | 17.2°C | 36.9°C | 10.3°C | 0 mm | 37% | 3 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 32.3°C | 25.5°C | 18.8°C | 37.0°C | 12.2°C | 7 mm | 40% | 3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 33.1°C with lows near 18.7°C (mean 25.9°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 4 mm of rainfall in Mecca, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 53 mm in 1983.
The hottest March reached 40.2°C in 2008. The coldest dipped to 8.2°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 32.1°C to 33.8°C and overnight lows from 18.2°C to 19.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Mecca and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 33.1°C daytime highs and 18.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Mecca, averaging 25.9°C.
For March in Mecca, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 33.1°C and lows of 18.7°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 36% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.5 m/s (1984).
The wettest March on record was 1983 with 53 mm. On average, March sees 4 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 Mecca 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.
