When to go · Riffa
Riffa in March
Great month. Inside Riffa's best window: Nov–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 25°C (77°F)77°F (25°C) / 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Bahrain overall
- Prices
- High
- Bahrain overall
Verdict
Inside Riffa's best window: Nov–Mar.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Riffa in this guide.
Weather in March
- RiffaHighs around 25 °C (77 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 3 daysHighs around 77 °F (25 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 3 days
- Bahrain Island and Muharraq, Bahrain · Manama, Muharraq, Sakhir, Riffa, Amwajbest weather
Mild winters (15–24 °C (59–75 °F)) with a few showers Dec–Feb; April and October are warm; May–September runs 35–42 °C (95–108 °F) by day, and August and September add humidity above 70% that makes 38 °C (100 °F) feel far worse. Shamal dust winds blow mostly in early summer.Mild winters (59–75 °F (15–24 °C)) with a few showers Dec–Feb; April and October are warm; May–September runs 95–108 °F (35–42 °C) by day, and August and September add humidity above 70% that makes 100 °F (38 °C) feel far worse. Shamal dust winds blow mostly in early summer.
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, check) · Bahrain
No eating, drinking or smoking in public by day; shorter working hours; cafés open after sunset (iftar) and late; alcohol sales limited or stopped in many venues — check.
Eid al-Fitr big impact
About 10–12 Mar 2027 (check) · Bahrain
Three days of holidays; offices closed, malls and restaurants packed, flights full.
Bahrain Grand Prix (F1) big impact
12–14 Mar 2027 (check) · Bahrain
Hotels sell out and double; Sakhir roads jammed. The 2026 race was relocated to Malaysia because of the war.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bahrain overall
- High
- Prices · Bahrain overall
- High
Bahrain overall: Warm and pleasant, but Ramadan, Eid and the Grand Prix (12–14 Mar 2027, check) crowd the month.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Riffa, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Mar: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Jan: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 3
Jan: 2 (better)
Crowds
Mar: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Mar: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 3
Jan: 0
March: Inside Riffa's best window: Nov–Mar.
January: Inside Riffa's best window: Nov–Mar.
Riffa: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.