’Aïn el Melh weather in March

In March, ’Aïn el Melh sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 19 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 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 el Melh's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see ’Aïn el Melh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 19 mm; 4.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:01 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 40%; 8th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.7; out of 10

← February ’Aïn el Melh year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in ’Aïn el Melh reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

How March really feels in ’Aïn el Melh

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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 el Melh weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	20	3.9	9.9	3.9
Feb	14° / 4°	15	3.4	10.7	4.8
Mar	17° / 7°	19	4.1	11.7	6.7
Apr	21° / 10°	27	4.4	12.9	7.6
May	26° / 14°	23	4.3	13.8	7.7
Jun	32° / 20°	11	3.4	14.3	4.8
Jul	36° / 23°	6	2.3	14.1	2.6
Aug	35° / 22°	14	4.5	13.3	3.1
Sep	29° / 18°	32	5.8	12.2	6.2
Oct	23° / 13°	26	4.9	11.1	7.9
Nov	17° / 7°	19	3.8	10.2	6.3
Dec	13° / 4°	15	3.1	9.7	4.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	71	71	71	71
Cloudier (%)	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	29	29	29	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

’Aïn el Melh gets around 19 mm of rain over 4.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	15
28	15
29	16
30	16
31	16

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:57 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:21	6:32
2	11.2	7:20	6:33
3	11.3	7:19	6:34
4	11.3	7:17	6:35
5	11.3	7:16	6:35
6	11.4	7:15	6:36
7	11.4	7:13	6:37
8	11.4	7:12	6:38
9	11.5	7:11	6:39
10	11.5	7:09	6:40
11	11.5	7:08	6:41
12	11.6	7:07	6:42
13	11.6	7:05	6:42
14	11.7	7:04	6:43
15	11.7	7:03	6:44
16	11.7	7:01	6:45
17	11.8	7:00	6:46
18	11.8	6:58	6:47
19	11.8	6:57	6:47
20	11.9	6:55	6:48
21	11.9	6:54	6:49
22	12.0	6:53	6:50
23	12.0	6:51	6:51
24	12.0	6:50	6:51
25	12.1	6:48	6:52
26	12.1	6:47	6:53
27	12.1	6:45	6:54
28	12.2	6:44	6:55
29	12.2	6:43	6:55
30	12.3	6:41	6:56
31	12.3	6:40	6:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.1	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for ’Aïn el Melh

In seasonPeak

None of ’Aïn el Melh'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 el Melh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit ’Aïn el Melh?

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

6.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

1.9

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit ’Aïn el Melh for sightseeing.

What to pack for ’Aïn el Melh in March

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

In March, ’Aïn el Melh sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in ’Aïn el Melh in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — 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 el Melh peaks around July 13 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	7	7	8	9	10	8	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in ’Aïn el Melh 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 el Melh is worst in June — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (December, 20 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	24	24	33	39	41	47	42	38	38	28	22	20
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	24	Moderate
Feb	24	Moderate
Mar	33	Moderate
Apr	39	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	38	Poor
Sep	38	Poor
Oct	28	Moderate
Nov	22	Moderate
Dec	20	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is ’Aïn el Melh?

’Aïn el Melh sits at 34.8°N, 4.2°E, 930 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bou Saâda, 41 km away.

Topography around ’Aïn el Melh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around ’Aïn el Melh has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 275 m around an average of 952 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,436 m.

The land around ’Aïn el Melh is covered by bare terrain (44%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (58%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

275 m

bare terrain 44%

16 km

690 m

bare terrain 48%

80 km

1,436 m

bare terrain 58%

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← February ’Aïn el Melh year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bou Saâda 41 km · Feidh el Botma 53 km · Dar Chioukh 62 km · Djelfa 84 km · Sidi Khaled 91 km · Ouled Djellal 94 km · Ain el Hadjel 96 km · Messaad 97 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

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 el Melh (34.8415°, 4.1638°, elevation 930 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	15
28	15
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	15
28	15
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	5
2	16	5
3	16	5
4	16	5
5	16	5
6	16	6
7	16	6
8	16	6
9	16	6
10	17	6
11	17	6
12	17	6
13	17	6
14	17	6
15	17	6
16	17	7
17	18	7
18	18	7
19	18	7
20	18	7
21	18	7
22	18	7
23	18	7
24	19	7
25	19	7
26	19	7
27	19	8
28	19	8
29	19	8
30	19	8
31	19	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	75	25
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	73	27
6	73	27
7	73	27
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	72	28
11	72	28
12	72	28
13	72	28
14	72	28
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	73	27
23	73	27
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	72	28
28	71	29
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	13
2	13
3	13
4	13
5	14
6	14
7	14
8	13
9	13
10	13
11	13
12	12
13	12
14	12
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	13
23	13
24	14
25	14
26	14
27	15
28	15
29	16
30	16
31	16

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100