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Average Weather In March For Tel Aviv, Israel
Location
This report describes the typical weather at the Sde Dov Airport (Tel Aviv, Israel) weather station over the course of an average March. It is based on the historical records from 2004 to 2012. Earlier records are either unavailable or unreliable.
Tel Aviv has a mediterranean climate with dry hot summers and mild winters. The area within 25 mi of this station is covered by oceans and seas (48%), croplands (43%), shrublands (5%), and built-up areas (5%).
Temperature
The month of March is characterized by gradually rising daily high temperatures, with daily highs around 68°F throughout the month, exceeding 77°F or dropping below 61°F only one day in ten.
Daily High and Low Temperature in March
The daily average low (blue) and high (red) temperature with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Fraction of Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands in March
The average fraction of time spent in various temperature bands: frigid (below 15°F), freezing (15°F to 32°F), cold (32°F to 50°F), cool (50°F to 65°F), comfortable (65°F to 75°F), warm (75°F to 85°F), hot (85°F to 100°F) and sweltering (above 100°F).
Sun
Over the course of March, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 59 minutes, implying an average day-over-day increase of 1.9 minutes.
The shortest day of the month is March 1 with 11:31 hours of daylight; the longest day is March 31 with 12:30 hours of daylight.
Daily Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line), with various degrees of daylight, twilight, and night, indicated by the color bands. From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray): full daylight, solar twilight (Sun is visible but less than 6° from the horizon), civil twilight (Sun is not visible but is less than 6° below the horizon), nautical twilight (Sun is between 6° and 12° below the horizon), astronomical twilight (Sun is between 12° and 18° below the horizon), and full night.
The earliest sunrise is at 5:33am on March 29; the latest sunset is at 7:00pm on March 31; the latest sunrise is at 6:31am on March 30; the earliest sunset is at 5:39pm on March 1.
Daylight savings time (DST) starts at 3:00am on March 30, 2012, shifting sunrise and sunset to an hour later.
Daily Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Savings Time in March
The solar day over the course of the year 2012 . From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (solar, civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight savings time are indicated by the "DST" labels.
Clouds
The median cloud cover ranges from 53% (partly cloudy) to 61% (partly cloudy). The trend is for the sky to be clearing with the median cloud cover decreasing by 8% from the start to the end of the month.
Median Cloud Cover in March
The median daily cloud cover (black line) with percentile bands (inner band from 40th to 60th percentile, outer band from 25th to 75th percentile).
On March 16, a representative day, the sky is clear or mostly clear 11% of the time, partly cloudy 12% of the time, and mostly cloudy or overcast 13% of the time.
Cloud Cover Types in March
The fraction of time spent in each of the five sky cover categories. From top (most blue) to bottom (most gray), the categories are clear, mostly clear, partly cloudy, mostly cloudy, and overcast. Pink indicates missing data. Outside of the United States clear skies are often reported ambiguously, leading them to be lumped in with the missing data.
Precipitation
The probability that precipitation will be observed at this location varies throughout the month. Precipitation is most likely around March 1, occurring in 27% of days. Precipitation is least likely around March 31, occurring in 14% of days.
Probability of Precipitation at Some Point in the Day in March
The fraction of days in which various types of precipitation are observed. If more than one type of precipitation is reported in a given day, the more severe precipitation is counted. For example, if light rain is observed in the same day as a thunderstorm, that day counts towards the thunderstorm totals. The order of severity is from the top down in this graph, with the most severe at the bottom.
Throughout March, the most common forms of precipitation are moderate rain, light rain, and thunderstorms.
Moderate rain is the most severe precipitation observed during 45% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around March 2, when it is observed during 11% of all days.
Light rain is the most severe precipitation observed during 34% of those days with precipitation. It is most likely around March 1, when it is observed during 9% of all days.
Thunderstorms are the most severe precipitation observed during 19% of those days with precipitation. They are most likely around March 1, when it is observed during 6% of all days.
Types of Precipitation Throughout March
Relative frequency of various types of precipitation over the course of a typical March.
Snow
Either snow is exceptionally unlikely to fall at this location in March or this station does not reliably report precipitation types.
Humidity
The relative humidity typically ranges from 50% (comfortable) to 86% (very humid) over the course of a typical March, rarely dropping below 30% (dry) and reaching as high as 100% (very humid).
The air is driest around March 14, at which time the relative humidity drops below 61% (mildly humid) three days out of four; it is most humid around March 9, rising above 80% (humid) three days out of four.
Relative Humidity in March
The average daily high (blue) and low (brown) relative humidity with percentile bands (inner bands from 25th to 75th percentile, outer bands from 10th to 90th percentile).
Dew Point
Dew point is often a better measure of how comfortable a person will find the weather than relative humidity because it more directly relates to whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid.
Over the course of a typical March, the dew point typically varies from 44°F (dry) to 57°F (comfortable) and is rarely below 36°F (dry) or above 61°F (comfortable).
The time of the month between March 1 and March 31 is the most comfortable, with dew points that are neither too dry nor too muggy.
Dew Point in March
The daily average low (blue) and high (red) dew point with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Wind
Over the course of March typical wind speeds vary from 3 mph to 15 mph (light air to moderate breeze), rarely exceeding 23 mph (fresh breeze).
The highest average wind speed of 10 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around March 6, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 15 mph (moderate breeze).
The lowest average wind speed of 9 mph (gentle breeze) occurs around March 27, at which time the average daily maximum wind speed is 15 mph (moderate breeze).
Wind Speed in March
The average daily minimum (red), maximum (green), and average (black) wind speed with percentile bands (inner band from 25th to 75th percentile, outer band from 10th to 90th percentile).
Wind Directions in March
The fraction of time spent with the wind blowing from the various directions over the entire year. Values do not sum to 100% because the wind direction is undefined when the wind speed is zero.
Fraction of Time Spent with Various Wind Directions in March
The fraction of time spent with the wind blowing from the various directions on a daily basis. Stacked values do not always sum to 100% because the wind direction is undefined when the wind speed is zero.