Climate averages 1991–2020
6th of October City weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the wettest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in 6th of October City: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Al Badrashayn (21 km away). In March its highs average 24.4°C, 0.7°C warmer than 6th of October City, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, 6th of October City ranks joint 76th of 107 for the warmest March highs and 44th of 107 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 107 cities is 24.5°C; 6th of October City is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.6°C to 28.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.0 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
6th of October City climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.3°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 2.8 | 0.8 | 10.510 h |
| February | 20.0°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 3.0 | 0.7 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 23.8°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 4.0 | 0.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.913 h |
| May | 32.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 35.4°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.014 h |
| July | 36.5°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 36.2°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 34.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.511 h |
| November | 24.5°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 2.0 | 0.5 | 10.711 h |
| December | 19.9°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 1.5 | 0.6 | 10.310 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Al Badrashayn in MarchEgypt · 21 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Al Ḩawāmidīyah in MarchEgypt · 21 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Ash-Shaykh Zāyid in MarchEgypt · 23 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 9.6°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Ḩalwān in MarchEgypt · 24 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Kirdāsah in MarchEgypt · 25 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.7°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Giza in MarchEgypt · 26 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.8°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Cairo in MarchEgypt · 33 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Awsīm in MarchEgypt · 35 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 10.9°C · 4.4 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for 6th of October City) is explained once on the 6th of October City year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.