Climate averages 1991–2020
Al Līth weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Al Līth: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 6.5 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 9th 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 Ash Shafā (103 km away). In March its highs average 20.9°C, 10.3°C cooler than Al Līth, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Al Līth ranks 3rd of 35 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Al Līth is 4.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 33.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 6.5 mm to 6.3 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 Līth climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 30 | 3.8 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 3.6 | 0.9 | 11.511 h |
| March, selected | 31.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 6.5 | 1.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 6.3 | 1.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 35.8°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 1.3 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| June | 37.4°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| July | 37.2°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.213 h |
| August | 36.7°C28.6°C | 28.6°C | 1.5 | 0.4 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.7°C28.4°C | 28.4°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.9°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 3.8 | 0.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 15 | 2.8 | 11.211 h |
| December | 29.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 19 | 3.4 | 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
- Ash Shafā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Ta’if in MarchSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Makkah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 150 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Jeddah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 187 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 188 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Bariq in MarchSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 244 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.5 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 Līth) is explained once on the Al Līth year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.