Climate averages 1991–2020
Arar weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Arar: daytime highs average 22.0°C and nights cool to about 8.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sakakah (137 km away). In March its highs average 22.8°C, 0.8°C warmer than Arar, with 5.8 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Arar ranks joint 31st of 35 for the warmest March highs and 9th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Arar is 4.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 5.9°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.4 mm to 6.5 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
Arar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 11 | 2.6 | 10.410 h |
| February | 16.8°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 9.5 | 2.4 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 22.0°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 8.4 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 28.0°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 6.5 | 1.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 33.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 2.1 | 0.3 | 13.714 h |
| June | 37.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 14.114 h |
| July | 39.9°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.914 h |
| August | 40.2°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| September | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 30.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 3.2 | 0.8 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.7°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.4°C4.2°C | 4.2°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.210 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
- Sakakah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 137 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 8.8°C · 5.8 mm rain
- Najaf in MarchIraq · 335 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 11.3°C · 11 mm rain
- Karbala in MarchIraq · 336 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 11.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Rukban in MarchJordan · 340 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.1°C · 14 mm rain
- Kufa in MarchIraq · 344 kmHigh 25.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Ramadi in MarchIraq · 346 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Al Hindīyah in MarchIraq · 348 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 12.3°C · 14 mm rain
- Qurayyat in MarchSaudi Arabia · 354 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 7.9°C · 6.8 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 Arar) is explained once on the Arar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.