Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Kharj weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th 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 hot month in Al Kharj: daytime highs average 28.6°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 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 Riyadh (86 km away). In March its highs average 27.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Al Kharj, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Kharj ranks 11th of 35 for the warmest March highs and joint 10th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Al Kharj is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.8°C to 34.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 8.5 mm to 11 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 Kharj climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 8.3 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| February | 24.2°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 11.311 h |
| March, selected | 28.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 8.5 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.4°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 11 | 1.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 39.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
| June | 42.8°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| July | 43.8°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.513 h |
| August | 43.7°C27.1°C | 27.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 40.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.5°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 9.1 | 1.4 | 11.011 h |
| December | 22.2°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 8.7 | 1.7 | 10.711 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
- Riyadh in MarchSaudi Arabia · 86 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Al Hufūf in MarchSaudi Arabia · 264 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Ad Dawādimī in MarchSaudi Arabia · 301 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 13.0°C · 15 mm rain
- Az Zulfī in MarchSaudi Arabia · 348 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 15 mm rain
- Khobar in MarchSaudi Arabia · 373 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 12 mm rain
- Dammam in MarchSaudi Arabia · 376 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 13 mm rain
- Al Qaţīf in MarchSaudi Arabia · 379 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 13 mm rain
- Madīnat Ḩamad in MarchBahrain · 387 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 10 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 Kharj) is explained once on the Al Kharj year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.