When to go · Tabuk
Tabuk in March
Great month. Inside Tabuk's best window: Nov–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- Medium
- Saudi Arabia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Saudi Arabia overall
Verdict
Inside Tabuk's best window: Nov–Mar.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Tabuk in this guide.
Weather in March
- TabukHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 3 days
- North-west highlands and desert, Saudi Arabia · AlUla, Hegra, Tabuk, Hailbest weather
Near-freezing desert nights in December–January (snow some years on Jabal al-Lawz near Tabuk); hot but dry summers.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ramadan big impact
About 8 Feb – 9 Mar 2027 (lunar, moves yearly — check) · Saudi Arabia
No eating, drinking or smoking in public in daylight (non-Muslims too); restaurants open at sunset (iftar) and stay open late; shops close in the afternoon and reopen until 01:00–02:00; offices work short hours.
Eid al-Fitr big impact
About 9–13 Mar 2027 (lunar — check) · Saudi Arabia
Several days of public holiday; flights and hotels full, government offices closed; fireworks and events.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Saudi Arabia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Saudi Arabia overall
- Medium
Saudi Arabia overall: Pleasant, but Ramadan runs to about 9 Mar 2027 and Eid al-Fitr follows (check); dust possible.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tabuk, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Night low
Mar: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: 3 °C (37 °F)37 °F (3 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 3
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Jan: 0
March: Inside Tabuk's best window: Nov–Mar.
January: Inside Tabuk's best window: Nov–Mar.
Tabuk: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings