Berriane weather in March

In March, Berriane sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Berriane's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Berriane's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:02 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 9th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Berriane reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12

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

How March really feels in Berriane

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.

Berriane weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 5°	9	1.8	10.1	6.3
Feb	18° / 7°	4	1	10.8	7.5
Mar	22° / 10°	8	1.6	11.8	8.5
Apr	26° / 14°	8	1.4	12.8	8.6
May	31° / 19°	4	1	13.7	5.9
Jun	36° / 24°	2	0.5	14.1	2.6
Jul	40° / 27°	1	0.4	13.9	0.3
Aug	39° / 26°	3	0.8	13.2	0.9
Sep	34° / 22°	11	2.3	12.2	4.1
Oct	27° / 16°	8	1.3	11.2	7.8
Nov	21° / 10°	7	1.5	10.3	8.3
Dec	17° / 6°	6	1.3	9.9	6.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

	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 (%)	82	81	81	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	79	80
Cloudier (%)	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Berriane gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% 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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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

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 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.

	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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
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	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	18	light breeze
8	18	light breeze
9	18	light breeze
10	18	light breeze
11	18	light breeze
12	18	light breeze
13	18	light breeze
14	18	light breeze
15	18	light breeze
16	18	light breeze
17	18	light breeze
18	18	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze
29	18	light breeze
30	18	light breeze
31	18	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 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:58 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	11.3	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	11.9	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)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:21	6:35
2	11.3	7:20	6:36
3	11.3	7:19	6:37
4	11.3	7:17	6:38
5	11.4	7:16	6:39
6	11.4	7:15	6:39
7	11.4	7:14	6:40
8	11.5	7:12	6:41
9	11.5	7:11	6:42
10	11.5	7:10	6:42
11	11.6	7:09	6:43
12	11.6	7:07	6:44
13	11.6	7:06	6:45
14	11.7	7:05	6:46
15	11.7	7:03	6:46
16	11.7	7:02	6:47
17	11.8	7:01	6:48
18	11.8	6:59	6:49
19	11.9	6:58	6:49
20	11.9	6:57	6:50
21	11.9	6:55	6:51
22	12.0	6:54	6:51
23	12.0	6:53	6:52
24	12.0	6:51	6:53
25	12.1	6:50	6:54
26	12.1	6:49	6:54
27	12.1	6:47	6:55
28	12.2	6:46	6:56
29	12.2	6:45	6:57
30	12.2	6:43	6:57
31	12.3	6:42	6:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.96 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.94 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)	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	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	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.3	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	6.0	Bright
17	6.0	Intense
18	6.0	Intense
19	6.1	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.5	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.6	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Berriane

In seasonPeak

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

Berriane sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Berriane?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Berriane for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Berriane in March

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

In March, Berriane sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Berriane 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 Berriane peaks around June 20 at about 10 (extreme) — 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 — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	6	8	11	10	9	8	6	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Berriane 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 Berriane is worst in April — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 28 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)	33	43	62	75	70	70	52	51	52	36	33	28
Level	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	62	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	70	Unhealthy
Jun	70	Unhealthy
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	33	Moderate
Dec	28	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Berriane?

Berriane sits at 32.8°N, 3.8°E, 536 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ghardaïa, 38 km away.

Topography around Berriane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Berriane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 552 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m.

The land around Berriane is covered by bare terrain (81%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

bare terrain 81%

16 km

232 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

547 m

bare terrain 99%

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

March weather nearby: Ghardaïa 38 km · Metlili Chaamba 63 km · Guerara 69 km · Laghouat 137 km · Messaad 150 km · El Hadjira 165 km · Ouargla 176 km · ’Aïn el Bell 176 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 Berriane (32.8265°, 3.7669°, elevation 536 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	20	8
2	20	8
3	20	8
4	20	9
5	20	9
6	20	9
7	20	9
8	20	9
9	21	9
10	21	9
11	21	9
12	21	9
13	21	9
14	21	10
15	21	10
16	22	10
17	22	10
18	22	10
19	22	10
20	22	10
21	22	10
22	22	10
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	24	12
31	24	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	82	18
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	80	20
5	80	20
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	79	21
11	79	21
12	79	21
13	80	20
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	79	21
30	79	21
31	80	20

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

	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