Jerusalem Weather in March
Jerusalem in March
The short of it: Jerusalem in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 55 mm (2.2 in) of rain and about 11 h 54 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 8° · rain 55 mm · daylight 11 h 54 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: April & October
Thirty years of records give Jerusalem an average March high of 17°, a low of 8° and some 55 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 8°. A wool coat will serve you well. Rain is modest, about 55 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 54 min in mid-March, 53 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and October.
Against its neighbours, Jerusalem runs about middling and wetter than most in March. West Jerusalem, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Jerusalem, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 32 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 54 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West JerusalemJerusalem | 1 km NNE | 17° | 8° | 55 mm |
| East JerusalemWest Bank | 2 km NE | 17° | 8° | 55 mm |
| Ma‘ale AdummimWest Bank | 8 km E | 20° | 9° | 41 mm |
| BattirWest Bank | 12 km SW | 17° | 8° | 54 mm |
| RamallahWest Bank | 15 km N | 16° | 7° | 60 mm |
| Al BīrahWest Bank | 16 km N | 16° | 7° | 60 mm |
| Bet ShemeshJerusalem | 22 km WSW | 19° | 10° | 51 mm |
| Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘utCentral District | 24 km NW | 20° | 10° | 53 mm |