Climate averages 1991–2020
Najrān weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Najrān: daytime highs average 30.3°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 11th 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 Şabyā (164 km away). In March its highs average 30.9°C, 0.6°C warmer than Najrān, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 35 cities listed in Saudi Arabia, Najrān ranks joint 5th of 35 for the warmest March highs and 13th of 35 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 35 cities is 26.5°C; Najrān is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.5 mm to 13 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
Najrān climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.7°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.211 h |
| February | 28.1°C11.8°C | 11.8°C | 1.9 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 30.3°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 9.5 | 2.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 32.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 13 | 3.6 | 12.513 h |
| May | 34.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12.913 h |
| June | 36.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.4 | 0.1 | 13.213 h |
| July | 37.1°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 1.6 | 0.4 | 13.113 h |
| August | 36.7°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 2.4 | 0.5 | 12.713 h |
| September | 34.4°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 3.3 | 0.5 | 11.812 h |
| November | 27.0°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 11.311 h |
| December | 25.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 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
- Şabyā in MarchSaudi Arabia · 164 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Khamis Mushait in MarchSaudi Arabia · 173 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 40 mm rain
- Jizan in MarchSaudi Arabia · 180 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 10 mm rain
- Abha in MarchSaudi Arabia · 190 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 13.6°C · 29 mm rain
- ‘Amrān in MarchYemen · 205 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.8°C · 35 mm rain
- Sanaa in MarchYemen · 238 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 12.0°C · 21 mm rain
- Bariq in MarchSaudi Arabia · 282 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 22.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Bīshah in MarchSaudi Arabia · 322 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 Najrān) is explained once on the Najrān year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.