Climate averages 1991–2020
Khamis Mushait weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Khamis Mushait: daytime highs average 24.0°C and nights cool to about 13.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 40 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abha (26 km away). In March its highs average 21.6°C, 2.5°C cooler than Khamis Mushait, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Khamis Mushait ranks 27th of 35 for the warmest March highs and 35th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Khamis Mushait is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 40 mm to 58 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
Khamis Mushait climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.7°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.211 h |
| February | 22.6°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 17 | 3.6 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 24.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 40 | 9.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 58 | 10.9 | 12.513 h |
| May | 28.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 46 | 11.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 31.2°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 26 | 7.6 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.3°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 61 | 13.5 | 13.113 h |
| August | 29.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 114 | 23.4 | 12.713 h |
| September | 29.2°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 35 | 10.3 | 12.312 h |
| October | 26.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 7.9 | 1.4 | 11.712 h |
| November | 23.4°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 8.4 | 2.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 21.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 5.9 | 1.3 | 11.111 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
- Abha in MarchSaudi Arabia · 26 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Bariq in MarchSaudi Arabia · 110 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Şabyā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 128 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Jizan in MarchSaudi Arabia · 158 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Sabt Alalayah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 163 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.8°C · 24 mm rain
- Najrān in MarchSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.1°C · 9.5 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 14.3°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Al Bahah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 232 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 12.4°C · 35 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 Khamis Mushait) is explained once on the Khamis Mushait year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.