Climate averages 1991–2020
Gaza weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th 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 Gaza: daytime highs average 20.3°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Ashkelon (21 km away). In March its highs average 19.2°C, 1.1°C cooler than Gaza, with 52 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in the Palestinian Territory, Gaza ranks 3rd of 5 for the warmest March highs and 4th of 5 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 5 cities is 19.7°C; Gaza is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 12 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
Gaza climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 77 | 9.5 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.7°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 60 | 8.2 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 20.3°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 37 | 5.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 12 | 2.9 | 12.913 h |
| May | 27.3°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 13.714 h |
| June | 29.9°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 31.8°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.2°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 28.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 13 | 2.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 23.4°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 27 | 4.9 | 10.611 h |
| December | 18.9°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 53 | 7.4 | 10.110 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
- Ashkelon in MarchIsrael · 21 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Khān Yūnis in MarchPalestinian Territory · 24 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 11.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Rafaḩ in MarchPalestinian Territory · 31 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 19 mm rain
- Ashdod in MarchIsrael · 37 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 33 mm rain
- Beersheba in MarchIsrael · 41 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 19 mm rain
- Reẖovot in MarchIsrael · 55 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 11.5°C · 40 mm rain
- Bet Shemesh in MarchIsrael · 56 kmHigh 20.8°C · Low 10.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Hebron in MarchPalestinian Territory · 60 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 7.6°C · 28 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 Gaza) is explained once on the Gaza year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.