The month of Ramadan comes in March during the winter season. What are the most prominent climatic features of this month?

Arab Weather - According to astronomical calculations, it is expected that the month of Ramadan for the year 2025 will begin at the beginning of March, i.e. within the winter season from an astronomical perspective, while the beginning of March coincides with the beginning of spring from a meteorological perspective. It is likely that the holy month will witness a variety of weather conditions, as temperatures vary between different regions. What are the climatic characteristics of the month of March in the Kingdom?

What is the climate of March in Jordan?

March is characterized by several weather factors and features that distinguish it from other months of the year, as it is characterized by many weather and temperature fluctuations, as the Khamaseen depressions are active and in turn impose clear fluctuations on the weather, and the chances of strong air depressions forming during this month remain possible, as the climate archive is full of strong air depressions that affected Jordan in the years of May. This period of the year is also characterized by a conflict between warm air masses coming from the Arabian Peninsula and the African desert and cold air masses coming from the European continent.

Among the weather systems that usually prevail in the Kingdom’s atmosphere during the spring season are the Khamaseen depressions, which usually bring a noticeable rise in temperatures and dusty weather, but relatively cold air masses usually rush behind these depressions, leading to a sharp drop in temperatures in a time difference that may not exceed 24 hours.

Climate archive shows Jordan affected by air depressions during March

According to the Jordanian climate archive, the Kingdom witnessed during the month of March low pressure systems that brought rain in addition to heavy snowfall on several days of the month, most notably the first days of March 1980, 3/18/1998 following the impact of a khamsin low pressure system (the deepest in terms of low atmospheric pressure values) in the Jordanian climate archive, 3/26/2003, 3/16/2007, and 3/2/2012.

One of the most prominent of these weather conditions was on March 14, 1998, when Jordan was affected by the deepest low pressure system in climate records, which was a Khamaseen, bringing with it sandstorms that were considered among the strongest sandstorms to affect Jordan and the region, as wind speeds reached nearly 100 km/hour and maximum temperatures were recorded at more than 20 degrees, followed by a snowstorm.

On Sunday 15-3-1998, severe sandstorms arose in Egypt and moved to Jordan and the Levant. On Monday 16-3-1998, satellite images show that Jordan and the Levant had completely disappeared under a severe sandstorm. The temperature was close to 30 degrees Celsius in Amman, and the deep depression was pulling cold, polar currents from the north towards the region.

As for Tuesday 17-3-1998, the remnants of the sandstorm are still affecting the Kingdom with a significant drop in temperatures and the beginning of heavy rain and hail in some areas, followed by snowfall and accumulation (in yellow in some areas) due to the mixing of snow with dust suspended in the atmosphere.

On Wednesday 3/18/1998, a polar air mass affected the Kingdom and the Levant, with snow falling on the highlands.

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