March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abu Dhabi, with average highs near 26.2°C and lows around 20°C (mean 23.1°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 16 mm of rainfall and 63% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abu Dhabi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Abu Dhabi was 2021 — when the month averaged 25.1°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 19.8°C. Typical March days reach 26.2°C with nights near 20°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Abu Dhabi, averaging 16 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1982 with 103 mm, while the driest were 2008, 2011 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Abu Dhabi during March averages 63%. The most humid March was 1982 at 70%, and the least humid was 1999 at 56%.
March receives about 5.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Abu Dhabi. The sunniest March was 2008 at 6.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1992, 1996 and 1997 at 4.8.
Average wind speed in Abu Dhabi during March is 3.6 m/s. The windiest March was 2012 at 4.4 m/s, while the calmest were 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 | 22.3°C | 22.4°C | 23.6°C | 23.4°C | 24.2°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg High | 25.4°C | 25.4°C | 26.8°C | 26.6°C | 27.4°C | +2°C |
| Avg Low | 19.3°C | 19.4°C | 20.3°C | 20.3°C | 21.0°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg Rain | 25 mm | 18 mm | 8 mm | 18 mm | 9 mm | -16 mm |
March temperatures in Abu Dhabi have risen by about 2.2°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 14.1°C (1983) to a record high of 35.6°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 16 mm, with a wettest year of 103 mm.
One of the best times to visit Abu Dhabi
March is one of the best times to visit Abu Dhabi. Expect days averaging 26.2°C and nights around 20°C (mean 23.1°C) — cooler than Abu Dhabi's yearly average — with low rainfall (16 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 | 27.7°C | 24.2°C | 20.7°C | 33.8°C | 16.5°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2024 | 25.9°C | 23.2°C | 20.5°C | 31.0°C | 17.5°C | 39 mm | 68% | 3.5 m/s | 5 |
| 2023 | 27.4°C | 24.5°C | 21.6°C | 32.3°C | 19.4°C | 2 mm | 63% | 3.3 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 28.4°C | 24.9°C | 21.3°C | 33.8°C | 18.7°C | 0 mm | 60% | 3.9 m/s | 6 |
| 2021 🔥 | 28.5°C | 25.1°C | 21.8°C | 35.5°C | 17.9°C | 1 mm | 58% | 3.6 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 26.6°C | 23.4°C | 20.2°C | 30.7°C | 17.6°C | 11 mm | 62% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 25.3°C | 22.2°C | 19.2°C | 34.1°C | 16.4°C | 14 mm | 62% | 4.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2018 | 28.0°C | 24.5°C | 21.0°C | 35.3°C | 18.2°C | 1 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2017 | 26.7°C | 23.6°C | 20.4°C | 31.5°C | 17.4°C | 74 mm | 69% | 3.4 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2016 | 26.1°C | 23.4°C | 20.8°C | 33.0°C | 18.6°C | 66 mm | 67% | 3.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2015 | 26.9°C | 23.7°C | 20.6°C | 33.8°C | 16.9°C | 4 mm | 59% | 3.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2014 | 26.6°C | 23.5°C | 20.4°C | 31.5°C | 17.9°C | 16 mm | 63% | 3.2 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 27.0°C | 23.6°C | 20.2°C | 32.0°C | 17.9°C | 0 mm | 58% | 3.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2012 | 25.2°C | 22.2°C | 19.1°C | 33.7°C | 16.1°C | 1 mm | 61% | 4.4 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2011 | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 19.8°C | 32.7°C | 17.6°C | 0 mm | 60% | 4.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2010 | 28.0°C | 24.5°C | 21.1°C | 34.8°C | 18.6°C | 2 mm | 62% | 3.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2009 | 27.3°C | 24.1°C | 20.9°C | 33.1°C | 17.6°C | 16 mm | 63% | 3.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 27.4°C | 23.6°C | 19.9°C | 33.1°C | 16.1°C | 0 mm | 61% | 2.8 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2007 | 26.4°C | 23.1°C | 19.9°C | 32.7°C | 17.4°C | 8 mm | 58% | 3.9 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2006 | 26.2°C | 23.1°C | 19.9°C | 31.2°C | 17.5°C | 7 mm | 61% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2005 | 26.2°C | 23.4°C | 20.7°C | 32.6°C | 17.4°C | 10 mm | 63% | 3.5 m/s | 5.9 |
| 2004 | 27.6°C | 24.2°C | 20.8°C | 32.4°C | 19.1°C | 1 mm | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2003 | 27.3°C | 23.9°C | 20.4°C | 34.5°C | 16.3°C | 19 mm | 58% | 4.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2002 | 27.3°C | 24.2°C | 21.0°C | 33.7°C | 18.0°C | 13 mm | 63% | 3.4 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2001 | 26.9°C | 23.8°C | 20.6°C | 32.6°C | 18.7°C | 1 mm | 64% | 3.4 m/s | 6 |
| 2000 | 25.4°C | 22.2°C | 19.1°C | 32.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 62% | 4.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 26.5°C | 23.3°C | 20.1°C | 33.0°C | 18.4°C | 12 mm | 56% | 3.8 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 26.8°C | 23.6°C | 20.4°C | 35.6°C | 17.1°C | 8 mm | 63% | 3.7 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1997 | 24.2°C | 21.6°C | 18.9°C | 28.2°C | 16.3°C | 77 mm | 68% | 3.9 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1996 | 25.8°C | 23.1°C | 20.4°C | 30.6°C | 18.0°C | 43 mm | 70% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1995 | 24.8°C | 22.1°C | 19.3°C | 29.1°C | 17.1°C | 25 mm | 67% | 3.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1994 | 25.8°C | 22.8°C | 19.8°C | 31.5°C | 17.4°C | 4 mm | 63% | 3.8 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1993 | 25.4°C | 22.2°C | 19.0°C | 31.7°C | 17.2°C | 0 mm | 62% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 23.1°C | 20.3°C | 17.4°C | 29.0°C | 14.4°C | 1 mm | 64% | 3.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1991 | 25.7°C | 22.6°C | 19.6°C | 34.0°C | 17.2°C | 10 mm | 65% | 3.5 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 25.7°C | 22.6°C | 19.5°C | 31.6°C | 15.7°C | 2 mm | 63% | 3.6 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1989 | 25.2°C | 22.1°C | 19.1°C | 30.9°C | 15.9°C | 13 mm | 63% | 3.2 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1988 | 25.8°C | 22.5°C | 19.2°C | 32.3°C | 17.7°C | 0 mm | 65% | 4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1987 | 26.4°C | 23.4°C | 20.4°C | 31.3°C | 17.2°C | 55 mm | 62% | 3.4 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1986 | 25.1°C | 22.0°C | 18.9°C | 32.3°C | 17.4°C | 5 mm | 61% | 3.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1985 | 25.9°C | 22.8°C | 19.6°C | 34.6°C | 16.4°C | 12 mm | 62% | 3.5 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1984 | 28.1°C | 24.5°C | 20.9°C | 33.5°C | 17.4°C | 5 mm | 59% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 22.5°C | 19.8°C | 17.1°C | 26.9°C | 14.1°C | 17 mm | 66% | 4.3 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 23.2°C | 20.8°C | 18.3°C | 28.4°C | 14.5°C | 103 mm | 70% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 26.2°C | 23.1°C | 20.0°C | 33.1°C | 18.2°C | 16 mm | 59% | 3.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 26.2°C with lows near 20°C (mean 23.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 16 mm of rainfall in Abu Dhabi, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 103 mm in 1982.
The hottest March reached 35.6°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 14.1°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.2°C. Daytime highs moved from 25.2°C to 27.6°C and overnight lows from 19.2°C to 21.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Abu Dhabi and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 26.2°C daytime highs and 20°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Abu Dhabi, averaging 23.1°C.
For March in Abu Dhabi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 26.2°C and lows of 20°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 63% — moderately humid.
Average wind speed in March is 3.6 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.4 m/s (2012).
The wettest March on record was 1982 with 103 mm. On average, March sees 16 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 Abu Dhabi 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.
