Climate averages 1991–2020
Jebel Ali weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the 11th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Jebel Ali: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 17.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 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 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dubai (22 km away). In March its highs average 29.3°C, 0.9°C warmer than Jebel Ali, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 13 cities listed in the United Arab Emirates, Jebel Ali ranks 8th of 13 for the warmest March highs and joint 1st of 13 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 13 cities is 28.7°C; Jebel Ali is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.9°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to 4.2 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
Jebel Ali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 14 | 2.1 | 10.811 h |
| February | 25.3°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 11 | 1.5 | 11.311 h |
| March, selected | 28.4°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 13 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.4°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 4.2 | 0.6 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.0°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.313 h |
| June | 40.1°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 41.2°C29.0°C | 29.0°C | 1.7 | 0.1 | 13.514 h |
| August | 41.7°C29.3°C | 29.3°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 39.4°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October | 35.7°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| November | 30.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 3.2 | 0.6 | 11.011 h |
| December | 25.8°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 7.3 | 1.2 | 10.611 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
- Dubai in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 22 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 17 mm rain
- Warīsān in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 35 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Sharjah in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 48 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 17.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Ajman in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 58 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 18.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Khalifah A City in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 82 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 17.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Mohammed Bin Zayed City in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 92 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 16.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Abu Dhabi in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 94 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 13 mm rain
- Musaffah in MarchUnited Arab Emirates · 95 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 17.7°C · 14 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 Jebel Ali) is explained once on the Jebel Ali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.