Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Bahah 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 Al Bahah: daytime highs average 21.6°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 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 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sabt Alalayah (71 km away). In March its highs average 23.1°C, 1.5°C warmer than Al Bahah, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Bahah ranks joint 33rd of 35 for the warmest March highs and 34th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Al Bahah is 4.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 24.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 42 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 Bahah climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.7°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 42 | 6.2 | 11.111 h |
| February | 19.7°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 22 | 3.6 | 11.511 h |
| March, selected | 21.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 35 | 6.6 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 42 | 9.7 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 51 | 14.9 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.5°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 31 | 9.2 | 13.313 h |
| July | 28.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 37 | 9.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 27.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 148 | 20.0 | 12.813 h |
| September | 27.0°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 130 | 19.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.1°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 38 | 10.3 | 11.712 h |
| November | 21.1°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 17 | 4.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 19.0°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 21 | 3.9 | 10.911 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
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 71 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Al Līth in MarchSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Bariq in MarchSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Ash Shafā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Ta’if in MarchSaudi Arabia · 178 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Abha in MarchSaudi Arabia · 228 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Makkah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 9.3 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 Bahah) is explained once on the Al Bahah year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.