Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Fashn 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 Al Fashn: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 11.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 2.4 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 59 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bibā (14 km away). In March its highs average 25.2°C, about as warm as Al Fashn, with 3.1 mm of rain.
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Al Fashn ranks joint 27th of 107 for the warmest March highs and 33rd of 107 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 107 cities is 24.5°C; Al Fashn is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 2.4 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
Al Fashn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 10.511 h |
| February | 21.2°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 11.211 h |
| March, selected | 25.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.0°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 34.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| June | 36.9°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| July | 37.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.814 h |
| August | 37.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.213 h |
| September | 35.3°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.3°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| November | 25.6°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 10.711 h |
| December | 20.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 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
- Bibā in MarchEgypt · 14 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Maghāghah in MarchEgypt · 20 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Banī Suwayf in MarchEgypt · 34 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.3°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Banī Mazār in MarchEgypt · 38 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Maţāy in MarchEgypt · 46 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 2.2 mm rain
- Iţsā in MarchEgypt · 47 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.0°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Al Fayyum in MarchEgypt · 54 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 11.1°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Samālūţ in MarchEgypt · 60 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 11.3°C · 1.8 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 Al Fashn) is explained once on the Al Fashn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.