El Oued weather in March

In March, El Oued sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 72% 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 Oued's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Oued's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
27%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

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 El Oued 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 5°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
42110
52110
62210
72210
82210
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112210
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How March really feels in El Oued

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.

El Oued weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 101.7106.8
Feb19° / 41.210.87.9
Mar23° / 11°81.511.78.7
Apr27° / 15°81.112.88.1
May33° / 20°30.513.74.8
Jun38° / 25°10.114.21.6
Jul41° / 27°00.1140.0
Aug40° / 27°10.313.20.2
Sep35° / 23°6112.23.1
Oct29° / 18°51.111.26.9
Nov22° / 11°81.510.38.5
Dec17° / 71.69.87.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Oued gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
166
175
185
195
205
215
225
234
244
254
265
275
285
295
305
315

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
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
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181000
191000
201000
21991
22991
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24991
25991
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27991
28991
29991
30991
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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2016light breeze
2116light breeze
2216light breeze
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2616light breeze
2716light breeze
2816light breeze
2916light breeze
3016light breeze
3116light 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 7:09 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:096:22
211.37:086:23
311.37:076:24
411.37:056:25
511.47:046:26
611.47:036:27
711.47:026:27
811.57:006:28
911.56:596:29
1011.56:586:30
1111.66:576:31
1211.66:556:31
1311.66:546:32
1411.76:536:33
1511.76:516:34
1611.76:506:35
1711.86:496:35
1811.86:476:36
1911.86:466:37
2011.96:446:38
2111.96:436:38
2212.06:426:39
2312.06:406:40
2412.06:396:41
2512.16:386:41
2612.16:366:42
2712.16:356:43
2812.26:336:44
2912.26:326:44
3012.26:316:45
3112.36:296:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Oued

In seasonPeak

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

El Oued sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit El Oued?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Oued in March

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

In March, El Oued sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Oued 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 El Oued peaks around June 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr6High
May7High
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Oued 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 Oued is worst in April — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 19107 µg/m³Dec 944 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr109Unhealthy
May97Unhealthy
Jun101Unhealthy
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug66Unhealthy
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct50Poor
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is El Oued?

El Oued sits at 33.4°N, 6.9°E, 84 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Robbah, 10 km away.

Topography around El Oued

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Oued has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 81 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m.

The land around El Oued is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
63 m
80 km
181 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Robbah 10 km · Guemar 16 km · Debila 20 km · Reguiba 27 km · Taïbet 53 km · Megarine 74 km · Tebesbest 77 km · Touggourt 79 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 El Oued (33.3561°, 6.8632°, elevation 84 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).