Weather in Riyadh in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Riyadh in March
Going from a maximum of +34°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +29°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +25°C to +33°C.
Is Riyadh warm or cold in March?
Riyadh is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +23°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +11°C to +15°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Riyadh:
Climate in Riyadh in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +28°C | +33°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| 0°C | +4°C | +10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +39°C | +44°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 13 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 37% | 32% | 28% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | 17 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as great as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +23°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 13 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 37% to 32%. Winds are stronger in comparison to February, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 20 sunny days during the month.
Next month (April) brings a further decline in the weather.
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 Riyadh is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Riyadh?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Riyadh in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+34°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 12 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2013 with 215 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Riyadh, 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.