Barkā’ Weather in March
Barkā’ in March
The short of it: Barkā’ in March averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 19 °C (66 °F), with 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain and about 11 h 57 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 19° · rain 16 mm · daylight 11 h 57 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Barkā’ an average March high of 30°, a low of 19° and some 16 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 16 mm.
The sun is up for about 11 h 57 min in mid-March, 37 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and February.
Against its neighbours, Barkā’ runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Seeb, 31 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Barkā’, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° warmer, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 5° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 57 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeebMuscat | 31 km E | 30° | 20° | 15 mm |
| BidbidAd Dakhiliyah | 39 km SE | 30° | 19° | 24 mm |
| Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 42 km SSE | 30° | 19° | 29 mm |
| Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah | 43 km S | 29° | 18° | 32 mm |
| As SuwayqAl Batinah North | 49 km WNW | 30° | 19° | 18 mm |
| BawsharMuscat | 54 km ESE | 30° | 20° | 17 mm |
| MuscatMuscat | 54 km E | 30° | 20° | 16 mm |
| Bayt al ‘AwābīAl Batinah South | 56 km SW | 28° | 17° | 34 mm |