Riyadh climate

Riyadh Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Riyadh, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 26°C on March 1 to 31°C on March 31, and lows from 11°C to 16°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 3 mm over about 0 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Riyadh, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
13°C
Precipitation
3 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMar 28, 1998
Reanalysis low
2°CMar 4, 1992
Daylight
11 h 39 min to 12 h 23 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
29%
Dew point
0°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 126°C11°C31°C 20155°C 19924%
Mar 226°C11°C32°C 20085°C 20034%
Mar 327°C11°C32°C 19965°C 20003%
Mar 427°C11°C32°C 20062°C 19924%
Mar 527°C11°C33°C 20135°C 20123%
Mar 627°C12°C32°C 20144°C 19923%
Mar 727°C12°C33°C 20146°C 19913%
Mar 827°C12°C35°C 19936°C 19912%
Mar 927°C12°C34°C 20186°C 19913%
Mar 1028°C12°C34°C 20186°C 20193%
Mar 1128°C12°C35°C 20037°C 19983%
Mar 1228°C13°C34°C 20077°C 20194%
Mar 1328°C13°C35°C 20075°C 19934%
Mar 1428°C13°C36°C 20077°C 19933%
Mar 1528°C13°C35°C 20078°C 20114%
Mar 1629°C13°C36°C 20105°C 20144%
Mar 1729°C13°C37°C 19987°C 20144%
Mar 1829°C13°C36°C 20107°C 20124%
Mar 1929°C14°C35°C 20084°C 20123%
Mar 2029°C14°C34°C 20026°C 20123%
Mar 2129°C14°C35°C 201810°C 19973%
Mar 2229°C14°C35°C 199111°C 20203%
Mar 2329°C14°C36°C 20007°C 20204%
Mar 2429°C14°C35°C 20009°C 19923%
Mar 2530°C14°C36°C 20037°C 19924%
Mar 2630°C15°C36°C 20088°C 19973%
Mar 2730°C15°C36°C 20028°C 19923%
Mar 2830°C15°C37°C 19988°C 19953%
Mar 2931°C15°C37°C 20189°C 19963%
Mar 3031°C15°C37°C 20188°C 19972%
Mar 3131°C16°C36°C 20087°C 20092%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Riyadh, in percent.012341102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+3).

March 1
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 5:46 AM, sunset 6:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.