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🇪🇬 Weather in Marsa Alam in March

This is what the weather in Marsa Alam (Red Sea, Egypt) was like in March in 2017–2026.

Key facts at a glance

Prevailing weather: Sunny

Avg. daytime high

25.9 °C

24.2 °C – 28.1 °C

Avg. night-time low

18.8 °C

17.3 °C – 20.9 °C

Avg. rain days in period

0.1

0 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm

Avg. precipitation in period

0.4 mm

0.0 mm – 2.7 mm

Avg. cloud cover

21 %

This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.

Avg. sea temperature

22.9 °C

Sea point approx. 3 km from the location

Extremes: Highest temperature 33.5 °C (23 Mar 2021) · Lowest temperature 13.8 °C (1 Mar 2019) · Avg. daily peak wind 26 km/h

Weather mix of all days

  • 229Sunny
  • 61Partly cloudy
  • 19Cloudy
  • 1Light rain

Summary

  • On average 25.9 °C during the day and 18.8 °C at night.
  • On average 0.1 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 0.4 mm of precipitation in total.
  • In 9 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
  • The sea averaged 22.9 °C.
  • Prevailing: Sunny.
  • Warmest year: 2018 (avg. 28.1 °C), coolest: 2022 (avg. 24.2 °C).
  • Wettest year: 2026 (2.7 mm), driest: 2021 (0.0 mm).
  • Extremes: 33.5 °C on 23 Mar 2021 and 13.8 °C on 1 Mar 2019.

Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?

Charts

Temperatures per year

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Precipitation & rain days

Year by year

  • 2026

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.7°Avg. min18.8°
    Rain days
    1 Rain days
    Precipitation
    2.7 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    31 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    23.6 °C

    Max 31.7 °C · Min 15.5 °C

  • 2025

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.9°Avg. min19.2°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    12 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.9 °C

    Max 30.4 °C · Min 16.0 °C

  • 2024

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.3°Avg. min19.3°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    23 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.9 °C

    Max 30.2 °C · Min 16.7 °C

  • 2023

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.6°Avg. min19.5°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.4 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    12 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    23.7 °C

    Max 30.3 °C · Min 17.4 °C

  • 2022

    Sunny
    Avg. max24.2°Avg. min17.3°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    27 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.2 °C

    Max 31.2 °C · Min 13.9 °C

  • 2021

    Sunny
    Avg. max26.1°Avg. min19.3°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.0 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    14 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    23.4 °C

    Max 33.5 °C · Min 15.2 °C

  • 2020

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.6°Avg. min18.0°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    26 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.3 °C

    Max 30.9 °C · Min 14.6 °C

  • 2019

    Sunny
    Avg. max24.7°Avg. min17.5°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    27 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.6 °C

    Max 30.5 °C · Min 13.8 °C

  • 2018

    Sunny
    Avg. max28.1°Avg. min20.9°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.1 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    16 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    23.4 °C

    Max 32.1 °C · Min 17.6 °C

  • 2017

    Sunny
    Avg. max25.6°Avg. min18.2°
    Rain days
    0 Rain days
    Precipitation
    0.2 mm
    Avg. cloud cover
    22 % cloudy
    Sea temperature
    22.3 °C

    Max 29.0 °C · Min 16.5 °C

Frequently asked questions

How warm is it in Marsa Alam in March?
Daytime highs averaged 25.9 °C, night-time lows 18.8 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 33.5 °C (23 Mar 2021), the lowest 13.8 °C (1 Mar 2019).
How often does it rain in Marsa Alam in March?
On average there were 0.1 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 0.4 mm of precipitation in total. In 9 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
How warm is the sea in Marsa Alam in March?
The sea temperature averaged 22.9 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).

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Data sources

Weather data
Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains.
Sea temperature
MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis)
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (25.070, 34.920)
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