Aïn Beïda weather in March

In March, Aïn Beïda sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aïn Beïda's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Beïda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:49 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Aïn Beïda is commune and city in Oum El Bouaghi Province, Algeria.

Density
2,160/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aïn Beïda reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3154
4154
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12165
13165
14165
15165
16165
17165
18166
19166
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29186
30187
31187

How March really feels in Aïn Beïda

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Aïn Beïda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 336.71.39.83.3
Feb13° / 286.61.110.63.8
Mar16° / 3980.611.75.4
Apr20° / 417.90.212.96.7
May25° / 13°397.4013.97.4
Jun30° / 17°194.7014.45.7
Jul34° / 20°103.5014.23.7
Aug33° / 20°175.2013.44.0
Sep28° / 16°317.7012.26.4
Oct23° / 12°305.4011.17.7
Nov17° / 315.40.110.15.9
Dec13° / 285.90.59.63.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
135743
145743
155842
166040
176040
186139
196139
206238
216238
226238
236238
246238
256337
266238
276139
286139
296040
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Aïn Beïda gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 8 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1264
2264
3264
4263
5273
6273
7273
8273
9273
10272
11272
12272
13272
14272
15262
16261
17261
18251
19251
20251
21251
22251
23251
24251
25251
26251
27251
28261
29261
30261
31271

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:096:18
211.27:086:19
311.27:076:20
411.37:056:21
511.37:046:22
611.37:036:23
711.47:016:24
811.47:006:25
911.56:586:25
1011.56:576:26
1111.56:566:27
1211.66:546:28
1311.66:536:29
1411.66:516:30
1511.76:506:31
1611.76:496:32
1711.86:476:33
1811.86:466:33
1911.86:446:34
2011.96:436:35
2111.96:416:36
2212.06:406:37
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:39
2512.16:356:39
2612.16:346:40
2712.16:326:41
2812.26:316:42
2912.26:296:43
3012.36:286:44
3112.36:266:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.5Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.8Bright
144.8Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aïn Beïda

In seasonPeak

None of Aïn Beïda's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Aïn Beïda sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Aïn Beïda?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Aïn Beïda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Aïn Beïda in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Aïn Beïda sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aïn Beïda in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aïn Beïda peaks around July 15 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 15UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Beïda in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aïn Beïda is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2031 µg/m³Dec 2122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Beïda?

Aïn Beïda sits at 35.8°N, 7.4°E, 1,008 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Oum el Bouaghi, 27 km away.

Topography around Aïn Beïda

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aïn Beïda.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Beïda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 1,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 496 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,065 m.

The land around Aïn Beïda is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
496 m
80 km
2,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Oum el Bouaghi 27 km · Meskiana 31 km · Sedrata 39 km · El Aouinet 45 km · Khenchela 46 km · M’Daourouch 50 km · Aïn Fakroun 51 km · Kaïs 54 km

Algeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 33% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,051
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
69%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 468
Religion
Muslim 99%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aïn Beïda (35.7964°, 7.3928°, elevation 1,008 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).