Weather in Alexandria in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Alexandria in March
The temperature in March is +21°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +31°C during the day and a minimum of +13°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +18°C.
Is Alexandria warm or cold in March?
Alexandria is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +18°C to +20°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +11°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Alexandria:
Water temperature in Alexandria in March
Water in Alexandria in March is Fresh. It varies from +17°C to +18°C, with an average of +17°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +20°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Alexandria in March?
Climate in Alexandria in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +20°C | +23°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +8°C | +9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +35°C | +40°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 14 mm | 9 mm | 2 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +17°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 66% | 64% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1015 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 16 | 19 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March often has better weather than February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +18°C to +20°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 14 mm to 9 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 68% to 66%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 11 to 16.
April brings much the same weather, it remains great.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Alexandria is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Alexandria?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Alexandria in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+23°C) and the highest in 2018 (+26°C). The driest year was 1999 with only 25 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2015 with 149 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Alexandria, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.