March is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid, with average highs near 31.4°C and lows around 16.9°C (mean 24.2°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm of rainfall and 45% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Madīnat Zāyid was 2021 — when the month averaged 26.8°C — while the coldest was 1983 at 20°C. Typical March days reach 31.4°C with nights near 16.9°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in Madīnat Zāyid, averaging 8 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 1982 with 51 mm, while the driest were 2013, 2021 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Madīnat Zāyid during March averages 45%. The most humid March was 1982 at 59%, and the least humid was 2021 at 34%.
March receives about 6.1 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Madīnat Zāyid. The sunniest Marchs were 2008 and 2018 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 1991 at 5.1.
Average wind speed in Madīnat Zāyid during March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest Marchs were 2012 and 2019 at 3.9 m/s, while the calmest were 2008 and 2018 at 2.5 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 23.4°C | 23.4°C | 24.7°C | 24.5°C | 25.1°C | +1.7°C |
| Avg High | 30.5°C | 30.2°C | 32.3°C | 31.9°C | 32.4°C | +1.9°C |
| Avg Low | 16.3°C | 16.5°C | 17.1°C | 17.1°C | 17.7°C | +1.4°C |
| Avg Rain | 15 mm | 8 mm | 2 mm | 8 mm | 9 mm | -6 mm |
March temperatures in Madīnat Zāyid have risen by about 2.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 7.8°C (1983) to a record high of 42°C (1998).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 8 mm, with a wettest year of 51 mm.
One of the best times to visit Madīnat Zāyid
March is one of the best times to visit Madīnat Zāyid. Expect days averaging 31.4°C and nights around 16.9°C (mean 24.2°C) — cooler than Madīnat Zāyid's yearly average — with low rainfall (8 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 | 32.4°C | 24.9°C | 17.4°C | 37.7°C | 11.0°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2024 | 30.3°C | 23.9°C | 17.4°C | 37.2°C | 11.8°C | 35 mm | 53% | 3 m/s | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 32.3°C | 25.3°C | 18.3°C | 35.9°C | 14.6°C | 0 mm | 45% | 2.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2022 | 33.8°C | 25.8°C | 17.8°C | 40.0°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 38% | 3.4 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2021 🔥 | 35.1°C | 26.8°C | 18.6°C | 40.1°C | 13.3°C | 0 mm | 34% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 30.7°C | 23.6°C | 16.5°C | 35.5°C | 12.0°C | 17 mm | 47% | 3.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2019 | 30.1°C | 23.0°C | 16.0°C | 38.7°C | 10.8°C | 4 mm | 46% | 3.9 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2018 | 33.4°C | 25.6°C | 17.7°C | 39.7°C | 13.2°C | 1 mm | 37% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2017 | 32.6°C | 25.3°C | 17.9°C | 38.3°C | 11.5°C | 32 mm | 51% | 3.1 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2016 | 31.4°C | 24.8°C | 18.1°C | 38.0°C | 13.1°C | 31 mm | 50% | 3.1 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 31.9°C | 24.8°C | 17.6°C | 40.6°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3.2 m/s | 6 |
| 2014 | 31.7°C | 24.3°C | 17.0°C | 37.7°C | 12.0°C | 12 mm | 45% | 2.9 m/s | 6 |
| 2013 | 31.8°C | 24.2°C | 16.5°C | 35.9°C | 13.1°C | 0 mm | 40% | 2.8 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2012 | 31.0°C | 23.4°C | 15.8°C | 38.9°C | 9.8°C | 0 mm | 43% | 3.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 30.9°C | 23.6°C | 16.3°C | 38.5°C | 12.5°C | 0 mm | 41% | 3.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2010 | 34.0°C | 26.1°C | 18.1°C | 40.3°C | 13.0°C | 2 mm | 39% | 2.7 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2009 | 32.5°C | 25.1°C | 17.7°C | 39.5°C | 12.0°C | 9 mm | 44% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2008 | 33.3°C | 24.6°C | 15.9°C | 38.5°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 36% | 2.5 m/s | 6.8 |
| 2007 | 31.3°C | 24.0°C | 16.7°C | 37.4°C | 12.1°C | 6 mm | 43% | 3.6 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2006 | 31.8°C | 24.2°C | 16.6°C | 36.5°C | 11.6°C | 0 mm | 39% | 2.9 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2005 | 31.7°C | 24.8°C | 17.9°C | 37.3°C | 13.6°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2004 | 33.5°C | 25.3°C | 17.1°C | 38.6°C | 12.6°C | 0 mm | 41% | 3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2003 | 33.0°C | 25.4°C | 17.9°C | 40.4°C | 11.5°C | 2 mm | 39% | 3.6 m/s | 6 |
| 2002 | 32.5°C | 25.5°C | 18.5°C | 39.7°C | 14.1°C | 5 mm | 43% | 3.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 2001 | 32.1°C | 24.8°C | 17.4°C | 38.0°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2000 | 30.8°C | 23.0°C | 15.1°C | 37.9°C | 10.5°C | 0 mm | 41% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1999 | 30.9°C | 23.5°C | 16.1°C | 38.4°C | 12.9°C | 12 mm | 42% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1998 | 32.0°C | 24.9°C | 17.7°C | 42.0°C | 11.6°C | 2 mm | 47% | 3.3 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1997 | 28.4°C | 22.4°C | 16.5°C | 35.0°C | 10.1°C | 21 mm | 54% | 3.4 m/s | 5.7 |
| 1996 | 30.7°C | 24.5°C | 18.3°C | 36.8°C | 13.6°C | 18 mm | 55% | 3.7 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 29.0°C | 22.6°C | 16.2°C | 35.7°C | 12.0°C | 19 mm | 51% | 3.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 1994 | 31.3°C | 24.2°C | 17.1°C | 36.7°C | 11.8°C | 1 mm | 44% | 3.5 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1993 | 30.3°C | 23.1°C | 16.0°C | 37.0°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3.7 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1992 | 27.7°C | 21.1°C | 14.4°C | 34.3°C | 8.5°C | 0 mm | 49% | 3.3 m/s | 5.8 |
| 1991 | 31.0°C | 24.1°C | 17.2°C | 39.3°C | 12.0°C | 6 mm | 47% | 3.1 m/s | 5.1 |
| 1990 | 31.0°C | 23.4°C | 15.9°C | 35.9°C | 10.3°C | 0 mm | 45% | 3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1989 | 30.4°C | 23.4°C | 16.5°C | 35.9°C | 11.7°C | 15 mm | 42% | 2.8 m/s | 6 |
| 1988 | 31.7°C | 23.8°C | 15.9°C | 38.7°C | 11.9°C | 0 mm | 46% | 3.6 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1987 | 31.0°C | 24.4°C | 17.7°C | 36.7°C | 13.5°C | 35 mm | 46% | 2.9 m/s | 5.5 |
| 1986 | 30.0°C | 22.7°C | 15.4°C | 37.8°C | 12.7°C | 6 mm | 47% | 3.5 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1985 | 31.9°C | 24.2°C | 16.5°C | 40.5°C | 11.5°C | 7 mm | 43% | 3 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1984 | 34.0°C | 26.0°C | 18.0°C | 39.7°C | 10.8°C | 2 mm | 39% | 2.8 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1983 ❄️ | 26.4°C | 20.0°C | 13.5°C | 33.5°C | 7.8°C | 10 mm | 54% | 3.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 🌧️ | 27.8°C | 21.7°C | 15.5°C | 35.0°C | 8.2°C | 51 mm | 59% | 3.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 31.0°C | 24.2°C | 17.3°C | 36.9°C | 13.0°C | 10 mm | 41% | 3.3 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 31.4°C with lows near 16.9°C (mean 24.2°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 8 mm of rainfall in Madīnat Zāyid, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 51 mm in 1982.
The hottest March reached 42°C in 1998. The coldest dipped to 7.8°C in 1983.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 2.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 30.2°C to 32.8°C and overnight lows from 16.2°C to 17.9°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Madīnat Zāyid and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 31.4°C daytime highs and 16.9°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Madīnat Zāyid, averaging 24.2°C.
For March in Madīnat Zāyid, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 31.4°C and lows of 16.9°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 45% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 3.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.9 m/s (2012).
The wettest March on record was 1982 with 51 mm. On average, March sees 8 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 Madīnat Zāyid 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.
