Climate averages 1991–2020
Abha weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 5th 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 Abha: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 13.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khamis Mushait (26 km away). In March its highs average 24.0°C, 2.5°C warmer than Abha, with 40 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Abha ranks joint 33rd of 35 for the warmest March highs and 33rd of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Abha is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 23.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 55 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
Abha climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.1°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 21 | 4.9 | 11.211 h |
| February | 19.8°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 15 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 21.6°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 29 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 55 | 12.0 | 12.513 h |
| May | 25.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 97 | 19.7 | 13.013 h |
| June | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 15.8 | 13.213 h |
| July | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 76 | 14.6 | 13.113 h |
| August | 25.0°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 218 | 25.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 24.6°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 190 | 24.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 22.5°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 36 | 9.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.0°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 20 | 6.5 | 11.311 h |
| December | 18.7°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 11 | 3.6 | 11.111 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
- Khamis Mushait in MarchSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Bariq in MarchSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Şabyā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Jizan in MarchSaudi Arabia · 148 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 162 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Najrān in MarchSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 199 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 35 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 Abha) is explained once on the Abha year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.