Climate averages 1991–2020
Bariq weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Bariq: daytime highs average 31.8°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 6th 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 Sabt Alalayah (72 km away). In March its highs average 23.1°C, 8.6°C cooler than Bariq, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Bariq ranks 1st of 35 for the warmest March highs and 31st of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Bariq is 5.3°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 34.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 29 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
Bariq climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 19 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| February | 29.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 14 | 2.4 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 31.8°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 21 | 5.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 34.6°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 7.5 | 12.613 h |
| May | 36.9°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 31 | 10.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 15 | 4.0 | 13.213 h |
| July | 36.8°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 28 | 5.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 35.3°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 90 | 15.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 35.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 70 | 14.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 6.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 30.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 9.6 | 3.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 28.3°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 9.6 | 2.5 | 11.011 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
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 72 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Abha in MarchSaudi Arabia · 100 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in MarchSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 130 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 35 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 139 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Şabyā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 211 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Al Līth in MarchSaudi Arabia · 220 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 22.6°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Jizan in MarchSaudi Arabia · 236 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.8°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 Bariq) is explained once on the Bariq year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.