Pétra Weather in March
Pétra in March
The short of it: Pétra in March averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of 6 °C (43 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 11 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 14° · low 6° · rain 60 mm · daylight 11 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & October
March in Pétra brings afternoons near 14° and nights around 6°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 14°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 50 min in mid-March, 70 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Pétra runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Stýpsi, 4 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Pétra, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 23 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StýpsiNorth Aegean | 4 km ESE | 13° | 5° | 64 mm |
| MíthymnaNorth Aegean | 5 km N | 14° | 7° | 58 mm |
| SkoutárosNorth Aegean | 5 km SW | 14° | 7° | 58 mm |
| DáfiaNorth Aegean | 10 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 59 mm |
| KalloníNorth Aegean | 11 km SSE | 15° | 7° | 59 mm |
| Agía ParaskevíNorth Aegean | 12 km SE | 15° | 7° | 60 mm |
| MantamádosNorth Aegean | 14 km E | 15° | 6° | 62 mm |
| ParákoilaNorth Aegean | 18 km S | 14° | 6° | 60 mm |