Climate averages 1991–2020
Rukban weather
in March.
A mild, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Rukban: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dūmā (215 km away). In March its highs average 17.9°C, 0.8°C cooler than Rukban, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 12 cities listed in Jordan, Rukban ranks 5th of 12 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 12 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 12 cities is 18.4°C; Rukban is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.5°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 10 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
Rukban climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C1.8°C | 1.8°C | 17 | 4.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 13.9°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 18 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 18.6°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 14 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.2°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10 | 1.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.5°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 5.3 | 1.0 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 14.314 h |
| July | 36.1°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| August | 36.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| September | 32.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 7.6 | 1.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 12 | 2.6 | 10.510 h |
| December | 13.4°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 13 | 2.9 | 10.010 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
- Dūmā in MarchSyria · 215 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 5.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Damascus in MarchSyria · 225 kmHigh 17.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 25 mm rain
- Dārayyā in MarchSyria · 230 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 25 mm rain
- Homs in MarchSyria · 240 kmHigh 18.0°C · Low 6.4°C · 28 mm rain
- As Salamīyah in MarchSyria · 242 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 7.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Al Qā’im in MarchIraq · 243 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.6°C · 18 mm rain
- Dar‘ā in MarchSyria · 255 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 7.2°C · 40 mm rain
- Qurayyat in MarchSaudi Arabia · 255 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 6.8 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 Rukban) is explained once on the Rukban year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.