Melouza weather in March

In March, Melouza sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 38 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Melouza's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melouza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
38 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:01 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
48%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Melouza is village in 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Melouza reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1154
2154
3154
4154
5155
6155
7155
8165
9165
10165
11165
12165
13165
14175
15176
16176
17176
18176
19176
20176
21186
22186
23186
24186
25186
26186
27186
28186
29186
30187
31187

How March really feels in Melouza

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.

Melouza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 347.20.89.83.1
Feb13° / 3071.410.63.9
Mar17° / 387.40.311.75.8
Apr20° / 467.8012.96.9
May26° / 13°376.4013.97.5
Jun32° / 18°163.6014.45.0
Jul36° / 21°72.3014.22.7
Aug35° / 21°133.8013.43.1
Sep29° / 17°366.2012.26.2
Oct23° / 12°345.9011.17.6
Nov16° / 366.5010.15.6
Dec12° / 296.40.69.63.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26139
36139
46040
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
106040
116139
126139
136337
146337
156337
166436
176436
186535
196535
206535
216634
226535
236535
246535
256535
266535
276535
286535
296634
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Melouza gets around 38 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 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 24% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1262
2262
3272
4272
5272
6272
7262
8261
9261
10251
11251
12241
13231
14231
15221
16221
17221
18221
19221
20220
21220
22220
23220
24220
25230
26230
27240
28240
29250
30250
31250

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:226:31
211.27:216:32
311.27:206:33
411.37:186:34
511.37:176:35
611.37:166:35
711.47:146:36
811.47:136:37
911.47:116:38
1011.57:106:39
1111.57:096:40
1211.67:076:41
1311.67:066:42
1411.67:046:43
1511.77:036:44
1611.77:016:44
1711.87:006:45
1811.86:586:46
1911.86:576:47
2011.96:566:48
2111.96:546:49
2212.06:536:50
2312.06:516:50
2412.06:506:51
2512.16:486:52
2612.16:476:53
2712.16:456:54
2812.26:446:55
2912.26:426:56
3012.36:416:56
3112.36:396:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Melouza

In seasonPeak

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

Melouza sees seasonal dust haze (April–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Melouza?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Melouza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Melouza in March

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

In March, Melouza sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Melouza 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 Melouza peaks around July 13 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Melouza 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 Melouza is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 1836 µg/m³Nov 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Melouza?

Melouza sits at 36.0°N, 4.2°E, 936 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Mansourah, 27 km away.

Topography around Melouza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melouza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m around an average of 1,033 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,264 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,190 m.

The land around Melouza is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (22%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
752 m
16 km
1,264 m
80 km
2,190 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mansourah 27 km · Sidi Aïssa 39 km · El Achir 41 km · M'Sila 44 km · Ain el Hadjel 44 km · Chorfa 45 km · Sour el Ghozlane 48 km · Bouïra 51 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 Melouza (35.98°, 4.1867°, elevation 936 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).