Climate averages 1991–2020
Ash Shafā weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th 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 Ash Shafā: daytime highs average 20.9°C and nights cool to about 10.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 18 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 7th 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 Ta’if (24 km away). In March its highs average 25.4°C, 4.5°C warmer than Ash Shafā, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Ash Shafā ranks 35th of 35 for the warmest March highs and 28th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Ash Shafā is 5.6°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 23.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 18 mm to 24 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
Ash Shafā climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 51 | 6.0 | 11.011 h |
| February | 18.5°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 13 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| March, selected | 20.9°C10.8°C | 10.8°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.8°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 24 | 5.2 | 12.613 h |
| May | 27.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 21 | 6.7 | 13.113 h |
| June | 29.7°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 6.4 | 2.6 | 13.413 h |
| July | 28.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 4.2 | 1.3 | 13.313 h |
| August | 28.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 16 | 5.2 | 12.913 h |
| September | 27.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 26 | 8.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 24.3°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 11 | 3.1 | 11.712 h |
| November | 20.2°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 15 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| December | 17.6°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 26 | 4.8 | 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
- Ta’if in MarchSaudi Arabia · 24 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 14.2°C · 20 mm rain
- Makkah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 64 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 18.4°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Al Līth in MarchSaudi Arabia · 103 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Jeddah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 126 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 168 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Rābigh in MarchSaudi Arabia · 233 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 19.0°C · 3.4 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 239 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 266 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 Ash Shafā) is explained once on the Ash Shafā year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.