El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh weather in March

In March, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 14 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 7°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 14 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:15 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover: 35%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 24°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)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

How March really feels in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

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.

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh 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	13° / 2°	11	2.6	10.1	4.3
Feb	15° / 3°	9	2.1	10.8	5.5
Mar	18° / 7°	14	3	11.7	7.3
Apr	22° / 10°	13	2.6	12.8	8.4
May	28° / 15°	9	2	13.7	7.6
Jun	33° / 20°	5	1.1	14.1	4.4
Jul	37° / 24°	2	0.5	13.9	1.9
Aug	36° / 23°	5	1.5	13.2	2.6
Sep	31° / 18°	18	3	12.2	5.8
Oct	24° / 13°	16	2.4	11.2	8.3
Nov	17° / 7°	16	2.8	10.3	6.7
Dec	13° / 3°	8	2	9.9	4.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

	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 (%)	77	76	76	76	75	76	75	75	75	75	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	78
Cloudier (%)	23	24	24	24	25	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh gets around 14 mm of rain and snow over 3 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

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 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	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	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze
31	16	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 7:34 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:11 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)	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:25	7:24	7:23	7:22	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55
Sunset (PM)	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:34	6:48
2	11.3	7:33	6:49
3	11.3	7:32	6:50
4	11.3	7:30	6:51
5	11.4	7:29	6:51
6	11.4	7:28	6:52
7	11.4	7:27	6:53
8	11.5	7:25	6:54
9	11.5	7:24	6:55
10	11.5	7:23	6:55
11	11.6	7:22	6:56
12	11.6	7:20	6:57
13	11.6	7:19	6:58
14	11.7	7:18	6:58
15	11.7	7:16	6:59
16	11.7	7:15	7:00
17	11.8	7:14	7:01
18	11.8	7:12	7:01
19	11.9	7:11	7:02
20	11.9	7:10	7:03
21	11.9	7:08	7:04
22	12.0	7:07	7:04
23	12.0	7:06	7:05
24	12.0	7:04	7:06
25	12.1	7:03	7:07
26	12.1	7:02	7:07
27	12.1	7:00	7:08
28	12.2	6:59	7:09
29	12.2	6:57	7:09
30	12.2	6:56	7:10
31	12.3	6:55	7:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.87 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)	5.2	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	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.3	Bright
3	5.3	Bright
4	5.4	Bright
5	5.4	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.8	Bright
14	5.8	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	6.0	Intense
20	6.1	Intense
21	6.1	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.2	Intense
24	6.2	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.5	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

In seasonPeak

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

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in March

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

In March, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	8	9	9	11	10	9	9	7	4	3
Level	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

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

Air quality in El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh 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 El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is worst in April — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	13	25	36	45	41	42	36	35	36	24	17	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	13	Moderate
Feb	25	Moderate
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	35	Poor
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh?

El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh sits at 32.9°N, 0.5°E, 903 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Brezina, 70 km away.

Topography around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh.

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 904 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 578 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m.

The land around El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km

29 m

bare terrain 76%

16 km

578 m

bare terrain 98%

80 km

1,258 m

bare terrain 97%

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← February El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Brezina 70 km · El Bayadh 98 km · Mecheria 106 km · Aïn Sefra 107 km · Aflou 198 km · Saïda 219 km · ’Aïn Deheb 236 km · Laghouat 238 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 El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh (32.893°, 0.5484°, elevation 903 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	16	5
2	16	5
3	17	5
4	17	5
5	17	5
6	17	5
7	17	6
8	17	6
9	17	6
10	18	6
11	18	6
12	18	6
13	18	6
14	18	6
15	18	6
16	18	7
17	18	7
18	19	7
19	19	7
20	19	7
21	19	7
22	19	7
23	19	7
24	19	7
25	20	8
26	20	8
27	20	8
28	20	8
29	20	8
30	20	8
31	20	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	77	23
2	76	24
3	76	24
4	76	24
5	75	25
6	76	24
7	75	25
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	76	24
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	76	24
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	76	24
20	76	24
21	76	24
22	76	24
23	76	24
24	76	24
25	77	23
26	77	23
27	77	23
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	78	22

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

	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