Aoulef weather in March

In March, Aoulef sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aoulef's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aoulef's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:11 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Aoulef is town in Adrar Province, Algeria.

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 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aoulef reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Aoulef

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.

Aoulef weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 20.310.58.8
Feb24° / 10°10.4119.2
Mar29° / 14°10.411.87.6
Apr34° / 19°20.312.64.3
May38° / 24°10.113.31.2
Jun43° / 28°0013.70.0
Jul45° / 31°0013.50.0
Aug44° / 30°00.1130.0
Sep41° / 27°20.312.20.2
Oct35° / 21°10.111.43.7
Nov27° / 14°10.210.78.3
Dec22° / 10.210.39.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Aoulef gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
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311

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
1218light breeze
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2818light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:276:51
211.47:266:52
311.57:256:52
411.57:246:53
511.57:236:53
611.57:226:54
711.67:216:54
811.67:206:55
911.67:196:56
1011.67:186:56
1111.77:176:57
1211.77:166:57
1311.77:156:58
1411.77:136:58
1511.87:126:59
1611.87:116:59
1711.87:107:00
1811.97:097:00
1911.97:087:01
2011.97:077:01
2111.97:067:02
2212.07:057:02
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:027:03
2512.07:017:04
2612.17:007:05
2712.16:597:05
2812.16:587:06
2912.26:577:06
3012.26:557:06
3112.26:547:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aoulef

In seasonPeak

In March, Aoulef sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aoulef sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Aoulef?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Aoulef for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aoulef in March

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

In March, Aoulef sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aoulef in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aoulef peaks around May 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highVery highHighModerateMay 17UV 10Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug6High
Sep10Very high
Oct7High
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Aoulef 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 Aoulef is worst in July — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (November, 48 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyUnhealthyJul 1986 µg/m³Nov 1650 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr79Unhealthy
May79Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul87Unhealthy
Aug80Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov48Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aoulef?

Aoulef sits at 27.0°N, 1.1°E, 285 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Reggane, 95 km away.

In SalahAdrarTimimounEl MeniaBécharMetlili ChaambaTamanghasset

Topography around Aoulef

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aoulef has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 284 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Aoulef is covered by bare terrain (86%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
103 m
80 km
467 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Reggane 95 km · In Salah 141 km · Adrar 169 km · Timimoun 269 km · El Menia 438 km · Béchar 608 km · Metlili Chaamba 639 km · Tamanghasset 645 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 Aoulef (26.9667°, 1.0833°, elevation 285 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).