Aïn Touta weather in March

In March, Aïn Touta sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 46 mm of precipitation across 8.7 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 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Touta's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aïn Touta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
46 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:54 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
47%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 13°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aïn Touta reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 20°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)
1122
2132
3132
4132
5132
6132
7132
8132
9132
10142
11143
12143
13143
14143
15143
16143
17153
18153
19153
20153
21153
22153
23154
24154
25154
26164
27164
28164
29164
30164
31164

How March really feels in Aïn Touta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 11 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
11
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Aïn Touta 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
Jan10° / 347.43.29.92.3
Feb11° / 286.92.910.72.9
Mar14° / 468.71.411.74.6
Apr18° / 498.40.312.96.2
May23° / 10°447.5013.87.5
Jun29° / 15°204.7014.36.6
Jul33° / 18°113.7014.14.7
Aug32° / 18°195.5013.34.9
Sep27° / 14°377.8012.27.1
Oct21° / 10°336011.17.3
Nov15° / 325.90.210.14.9
Dec11° / 326.21.89.72.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36139
46040
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105941
116040
126040
136040
146139
156139
166337
176337
186436
196436
206634
216634
226634
236634
246733
256733
266733
276733
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Aïn Touta gets around 46 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1279
2279
3278
4288
5288
6287
7287
8286
9286
10285
11285
12274
13274
14274
15263
16263
17263
18263
19263
20263
21264
22274
23274
24274
25274
26273
27273
28273
29283
30283
31283

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 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:15 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:156:25
211.27:136:25
311.27:126:26
411.37:116:27
511.37:106:28
611.37:086:29
711.47:076:30
811.47:066:31
911.57:046:32
1011.57:036:33
1111.57:016:33
1211.67:006:34
1311.66:596:35
1411.66:576:36
1511.76:566:37
1611.76:546:38
1711.86:536:39
1811.86:516:39
1911.86:506:40
2011.96:496:41
2111.96:476:42
2212.06:466:43
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:436:44
2512.16:416:45
2612.16:406:46
2712.16:386:47
2812.26:376:48
2912.26:356:49
3012.36:346:49
3112.36:336:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.6Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aïn Touta

In seasonPeak

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Aïn Touta?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Aïn Touta in March

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

In March, Aïn Touta sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aïn Touta 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 Touta peaks around June 23 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighModerateJun 23UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Aïn Touta 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 Touta is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1533 µg/m³Dec 1318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Aïn Touta?

Aïn Touta sits at 35.4°N, 5.9°E, 925 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Merouana, 28 km away.

Topography around Aïn Touta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aïn Touta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 935 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,144 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,305 m.

The land around Aïn Touta is covered by cropland (35%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), bare terrain (27%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
1,144 m
80 km
2,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Merouana 28 km · Batna 32 km · N’Gaous 33 km · Tazoult-Lambese 35 km · Râs el Aïoun 40 km · Arris 43 km · Barika 48 km · ’Aïn Azel 60 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 Touta (35.3768°, 5.9°, elevation 925 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).