Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Hufūf weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 9th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Al Hufūf: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khobar (119 km away). In March its highs average 25.5°C, 2.6°C cooler than Al Hufūf, with 12 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Hufūf ranks joint 12th of 35 for the warmest March highs and joint 18th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Al Hufūf is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 6.5°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 6.9 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 Hufūf climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.3°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 13 | 2.1 | 11.311 h |
| March, selected | 28.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 13 | 2.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.5°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 6.9 | 1.5 | 12.713 h |
| May | 40.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 13.413 h |
| June | 43.7°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 44.8°C28.7°C | 28.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 13.614 h |
| August | 44.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 41.3°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 36.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 7.3 | 1.3 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.0°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.5 | 10.611 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
- Khobar in MarchSaudi Arabia · 119 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in MarchBahrain · 124 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Ar Rifā‘ in MarchBahrain · 129 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Dammam in MarchSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Manama in MarchBahrain · 139 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in MarchSaudi Arabia · 140 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Al Muharraq in MarchBahrain · 143 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 18.2°C · 10 mm rain
- Al Jubayl in MarchSaudi Arabia · 184 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 13 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 Hufūf) is explained once on the Al Hufūf year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.