Béchar weather in March

In March, Béchar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 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 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Béchar's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Béchar's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:26 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 10th clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Béchar is city and capital of Béchar Province, Algeria.

Density: 33/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Béchar reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°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)	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How March really feels in Béchar

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.

Béchar 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 5°	8	2.1	10.2	7.0
Feb	19° / 7°	7	1.7	10.8	7.9
Mar	23° / 11°	8	1.4	11.8	8.8
Apr	28° / 15°	4	1.1	12.8	8.1
May	32° / 20°	3	0.8	13.6	5.1
Jun	37° / 25°	2	0.5	14	1.8
Jul	41° / 28°	1	0.2	13.9	0.0
Aug	40° / 28°	2	0.5	13.2	0.3
Sep	35° / 23°	10	1.3	12.2	3.3
Oct	29° / 17°	11	1.9	11.2	7.2
Nov	22° / 11°	14	2.1	10.4	8.4
Dec	18° / 6°	7	1.3	10	7.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	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 (%)	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84
Cloudier (%)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Béchar gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 5% 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 (%)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

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 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 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	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
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	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	15	light breeze
28	15	light breeze
29	15	light breeze
30	15	light breeze
31	15	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:44 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:22 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)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:31	7:30	7:28	7:27	7:26	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06
Sunset (PM)	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:15	7:16	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:44	7:00
2	11.3	7:43	7:01
3	11.3	7:42	7:02
4	11.4	7:40	7:03
5	11.4	7:39	7:03
6	11.4	7:38	7:04
7	11.5	7:37	7:05
8	11.5	7:36	7:06
9	11.5	7:34	7:06
10	11.6	7:33	7:07
11	11.6	7:32	7:08
12	11.6	7:31	7:09
13	11.7	7:30	7:09
14	11.7	7:28	7:10
15	11.7	7:27	7:11
16	11.8	7:26	7:11
17	11.8	7:24	7:12
18	11.8	7:23	7:13
19	11.9	7:22	7:13
20	11.9	7:21	7:14
21	11.9	7:19	7:15
22	12.0	7:18	7:15
23	12.0	7:17	7:16
24	12.0	7:15	7:17
25	12.1	7:14	7:18
26	12.1	7:13	7:18
27	12.1	7:11	7:19
28	12.2	7:10	7:20
29	12.2	7:09	7:20
30	12.2	7:07	7:21
31	12.3	7:06	7:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.16 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)	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Bright
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.0	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.1	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.4	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.5	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.6	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.7	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Béchar

In seasonPeak

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

Béchar sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Béchar?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.8

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Béchar in March

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

In March, Béchar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Béchar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Béchar peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

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

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

Air quality in Béchar 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 Béchar is worst in April — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 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)	14	27	34	51	45	44	40	42	39	25	16	11
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	27	Moderate
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	51	Poor
May	45	Poor
Jun	44	Poor
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	11	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Béchar?

Béchar sits at 31.6°N, 2.2°W, 780 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Bouarfa, 105 km away.

Topography around Béchar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Béchar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 788 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,408 m.

The land around Béchar is covered by bare terrain (51%) and artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, bare terrain (96%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

bare terrain 51%

16 km

582 m

bare terrain 96%

80 km

1,408 m

bare terrain 99%

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← February Béchar year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bouarfa 105 km · Merzouga 180 km · Arfoud 192 km · Moulay Ali Cherif 198 km · Reçani 198 km · Aïn Sefra 199 km · Errachidia 212 km · Rich 227 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 Béchar (31.6167°, -2.2167°, elevation 780 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	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	22	10
5	22	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	23	11
13	23	11
14	23	11
15	23	11
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	24	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	12
25	24	12
26	25	13
27	25	13
28	25	13
29	25	13
30	25	13
31	25	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	84	16
2	84	16
3	84	16
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	84	16
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	84	16
29	84	16
30	84	16
31	84	16

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

	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