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March Weather in Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 78°F to 85°F, rarely falling below 70°F or exceeding 96°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 64°F to 69°F, rarely falling below 58°F or exceeding 75°F.

For reference, on August 4, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Abu Dhabi typically range from 88°F to 104°F, while on January 16, the coldest day of the year, they range from 60°F to 73°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Abu Dhabi

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Abu DhabiMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313155°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°F105°F105°FFebAprMar 178°FMar 178°F64°F64°FMar 3185°FMar 3185°F69°F69°FMar 1180°FMar 1180°F65°F65°FMar 2182°FMar 2182°F67°F67°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Abu Dhabi

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Abu DhabiMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Chingueṭṭi, Mauritania (4,228 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Abu Dhabi (view comparison).

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The month of March in Abu Dhabi experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 24% to 28%.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 76% of the time.

For reference, on July 20, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 51%, while on October 4, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 92%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Abu Dhabi

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Abu DhabiMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 176%Mar 176%Mar 3172%Mar 3172%Mar 1174%Mar 1174%Mar 2173%Mar 2173%clearmostly clearovercastmostly cloudypartly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Abu Dhabi, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 6% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 7% on March 3, and its lowest chance is -0% on October 2.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Abu Dhabi

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Abu Dhabi is essentially constant, remaining about 0.4 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.7 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Abu Dhabi

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Abu Dhabi, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 43 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 26 seconds, and weekly increase of 10 minutes, 0 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 40 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 23 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Abu Dhabi

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Abu DhabiMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 40 minMar 111 hr, 40 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Abu Dhabi is 6:44 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 30 minutes earlier at 6:15 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:25 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 13 minutes later at 6:38 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Abu Dhabi during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 13 hours, 39 minutes later, at 7:13 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 7:02 AM and sets 10 hours, 37 minutes later, at 5:39 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Abu Dhabi

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Abu Dhabi

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Abu DhabiMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405050606070
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Abu Dhabi

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Abu DhabiMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 103:00 AMFeb 103:00 AMFeb 244:31 PMFeb 244:31 PMMar 101:01 PMMar 101:01 PMMar 2511:01 AMMar 2511:01 AMApr 810:22 PMApr 810:22 PMApr 243:50 AMApr 243:50 AM7:25 AM7:25 AM6:50 PM6:50 PM6:21 PM6:21 PM7:22 AM7:22 AM6:37 AM6:37 AM6:40 PM6:40 PM5:57 PM5:57 PM6:22 AM6:22 AM5:43 AM5:43 AM6:27 PM6:27 PM6:25 PM6:25 PM5:53 AM5:53 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-9:50 AMWSW11:30 PMESE4:12 AMS247,872 mi
2
66%-10:28 AMWSW-4:59 AMS245,276 mi
3
50%12:28 AMESE11:12 AMWSW-5:49 AMS242,109 mi
4
45%1:29 AMESE12:02 PMWSW-6:45 AMS238,474 mi
5
34%2:30 AMESE1:01 PMWSW-7:45 AMS234,558 mi
6
23%3:29 AMESE2:06 PMWSW-8:47 AMS230,637 mi
7
14%4:23 AMESE3:15 PMWSW-9:49 AMS227,056 mi
8
7%5:12 AMESE4:24 PMWSW-10:49 AMS224,185 mi
9
2%5:56 AMESE5:33 PMWSW-11:45 AMS222,347 mi
10
0%6:37 AME6:40 PMW-12:38 PMS221,766 mi
11
2%7:14 AME7:46 PMW-1:29 PMS222,512 mi
12
6%7:52 AME8:51 PMWNW-2:19 PMS224,492 mi
13
14%8:30 AMENE9:56 PMWNW-3:10 PMS227,474 mi
14
23%9:11 AMENE11:02 PMWNW-4:04 PMS231,132 mi
15
33%9:56 AMENE--4:59 PMN235,107 mi
16
44%-12:06 AMWNW10:45 AMENE5:55 PMN239,060 mi
17
50%-1:08 AMWNW11:38 AMENE6:52 PMN242,714 mi
18
65%-2:05 AMWNW12:35 PMENE7:47 PMN245,873 mi
19
74%-2:56 AMWNW1:32 PMENE8:38 PMN248,424 mi
20
82%-3:41 AMWNW2:29 PMENE9:26 PMS250,327 mi
21
89%-4:19 AMWNW3:23 PMENE10:11 PMS251,599 mi
22
94%-4:54 AMWNW4:16 PMENE10:53 PMS252,287 mi
23
98%-5:25 AMWNW5:07 PME11:32 PMS252,454 mi
24
99%-5:54 AMW5:57 PME--
25
100%-6:22 AMW6:47 PME12:11 AMS252,162 mi
26
100%-6:50 AMW7:38 PME12:49 AMS251,455 mi
27
98%-7:20 AMWSW8:30 PMESE1:29 AMS250,359 mi
28
94%-7:52 AMWSW9:25 PMESE2:11 AMS248,878 mi
29
88%-8:28 AMWSW10:22 PMESE2:56 AMS247,004 mi
30
81%-9:09 AMWSW11:21 PMESE3:45 AMS244,725 mi
31
72%-9:57 AMWSW-4:38 AMS242,047 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Abu Dhabi is rapidly increasing during March, rising from 11% to 28% over the course of the month.

For reference, on July 29, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 91% of the time, while on January 16, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Abu Dhabi

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Abu DhabiMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 111%Mar 111%Mar 3128%Mar 3128%Mar 1116%Mar 1116%Mar 2121%Mar 2121%oppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Abu Dhabi is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.7 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 18, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour, while on September 17, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.5 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Abu Dhabi

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Abu Dhabi throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 37% on March 13.

Wind Direction in March in Abu Dhabi

Wind Direction in March in Abu DhabiNWMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Abu Dhabi is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Abu Dhabi is increasing during March, rising by 4°F, from 70°F to 74°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in March in Abu Dhabi

Average Water Temperature in March in Abu DhabiMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313166°F66°F68°F68°F70°F70°F72°F72°F74°F74°F76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°FFebAprMar 170°FMar 170°FMar 3174°FMar 3174°FMar 1171°FMar 1171°FMar 2172°FMar 2172°F
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Abu Dhabi are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Abu Dhabi

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Abu DhabiMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16coolcomfortablewarmhotsweltering
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Abu Dhabi are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 687°F, from 1,059°F to 1,746°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Abu Dhabi

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Abu Dhabi is gradually increasing during March, rising by 0.7 kWh, from 5.7 kWh to 6.4 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Abu Dhabi

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Abu DhabiMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 15.7 kWhMar 15.7 kWhMar 316.4 kWhMar 316.4 kWhMar 115.9 kWhMar 115.9 kWhMar 216.1 kWhMar 216.1 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Abu Dhabi are 24.467 deg latitude, 54.367 deg longitude, and 20 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Abu Dhabi contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 190 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 27 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (308 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (823 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Abu Dhabi is covered by artificial surfaces (84%), within 10 miles by water (68%) and bare soil (19%), and within 50 miles by water (50%) and bare soil (48%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Abu Dhabi, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Abu Dhabi Bateen Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Abu Dhabi.

At a distance of 10 kilometers from Abu Dhabi, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Abu Dhabi according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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