Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bayḑā’ weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Al Bayḑā’: daytime highs average 15.9°C and nights cool to about 7.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 9th 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 Darnah (82 km away). In March its highs average 19.9°C, 4.0°C warmer than Al Bayḑā’, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Libya, Al Bayḑā’ ranks 21st of 21 for the warmest March highs and 21st of 21 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 21 cities is 20.3°C; Al Bayḑā’ is 4.4°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 19.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 36 mm to 16 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 Bayḑā’ climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C6.6°C | 6.6°C | 58 | 11.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 13.0°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 47 | 9.4 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 15.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 36 | 7.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 19.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 16 | 3.8 | 13.013 h |
| May | 23.4°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 11 | 2.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 26.4°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 3.3 | 1.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 27.5°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 14.114 h |
| August | 27.8°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 13.413 h |
| September | 26.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 9.7 | 2.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 19 | 5.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.4°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 29 | 6.4 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 46 | 9.2 | 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
- Darnah in MarchLibya · 82 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Al Marj in MarchLibya · 92 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 8.9°C · 26 mm rain
- Benghazi in MarchLibya · 174 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 11.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Tobruk in MarchLibya · 220 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 11.7°C · 7.4 mm rain
- Ajdabiya in MarchLibya · 266 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 11.2°C · 5.7 mm rain
- Irákleion in MarchGreece · 423 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 9.3°C · 54 mm rain
- Sirte in MarchLibya · 517 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 12.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Marsá Maţrūḩ in MarchEgypt · 540 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.7°C · 5.9 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 Bayḑā’) is explained once on the Al Bayḑā’ year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.