Metlili Chaamba weather in March

In March, Metlili Chaamba sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.8 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 24°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 Metlili Chaamba's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Metlili Chaamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 1.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:02 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 7th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; 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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Metlili Chaamba 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 17°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)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How March really feels in Metlili Chaamba

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.

Metlili Chaamba 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 6°	8	1.4	10.1	6.7
Feb	19° / 7°	4	1	10.8	7.8
Mar	22° / 10°	7	1.2	11.8	8.7
Apr	27° / 14°	6	1.1	12.8	8.3
May	32° / 20°	3	0.5	13.6	5.3
Jun	37° / 25°	1	0.2	14.1	2.0
Jul	40° / 28°	1	0.2	13.9	0.0
Aug	40° / 27°	2	0.5	13.2	0.4
Sep	35° / 23°	7	1.2	12.2	3.5
Oct	28° / 17°	6	0.9	11.2	7.4
Nov	21° / 11°	6	1.3	10.3	8.5
Dec	17° / 7°	5	1.2	9.9	7.3

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

	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 (%)	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	81	81	82
Cloudier (%)	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Metlili Chaamba gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% 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	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3

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

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 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
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	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	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 7:21 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:36 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)	11.3	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)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:21	6:36
2	11.3	7:20	6:37
3	11.3	7:19	6:38
4	11.4	7:18	6:39
5	11.4	7:16	6:40
6	11.4	7:15	6:40
7	11.5	7:14	6:41
8	11.5	7:13	6:42
9	11.5	7:11	6:43
10	11.6	7:10	6:43
11	11.6	7:09	6:44
12	11.6	7:08	6:45
13	11.7	7:06	6:46
14	11.7	7:05	6:46
15	11.7	7:04	6:47
16	11.8	7:02	6:48
17	11.8	7:01	6:48
18	11.8	7:00	6:49
19	11.9	6:59	6:50
20	11.9	6:57	6:51
21	11.9	6:56	6:51
22	12.0	6:55	6:52
23	12.0	6:53	6:53
24	12.0	6:52	6:53
25	12.1	6:51	6:54
26	12.1	6:49	6:55
27	12.1	6:48	6:56
28	12.2	6:47	6:56
29	12.2	6:45	6:57
30	12.2	6:44	6:58
31	12.3	6:43	6:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.33 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.01 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)	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7
Level	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	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.4	Bright
3	5.4	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.8	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	6.0	Bright
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.1	Intense
18	6.1	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.4	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.5	Intense
27	6.5	Intense
28	6.5	Intense
29	6.6	Intense
30	6.6	Intense
31	6.7	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Metlili Chaamba

In seasonPeak

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

Metlili Chaamba 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 Metlili Chaamba?

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

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Metlili Chaamba in March

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

In March, Metlili Chaamba sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Metlili Chaamba 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 Metlili Chaamba peaks around June 21 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	Extreme	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	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Metlili Chaamba 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 Metlili Chaamba is worst in April — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 33 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)	37	51	70	86	78	75	51	53	53	41	36	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	37	Poor
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	70	Unhealthy
Apr	86	Unhealthy
May	78	Unhealthy
Jun	75	Unhealthy
Jul	51	Poor
Aug	53	Poor
Sep	53	Poor
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Metlili Chaamba?

Metlili Chaamba sits at 32.3°N, 3.6°E, 542 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Ghardaïa, 25 km away.

Topography around Metlili Chaamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Metlili Chaamba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 119 m around an average of 532 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m.

The land around Metlili Chaamba is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

119 m

bare terrain 80%

16 km

215 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

533 m

bare terrain 99%

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

March weather nearby: Ghardaïa 25 km · Berriane 63 km · Guerara 100 km · Ouargla 163 km · Rouissat 166 km · El Hadjira 181 km · Laghouat 185 km · El Menia 201 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 Metlili Chaamba (32.2667°, 3.6333°, elevation 542 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	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	9
5	21	9
6	21	9
7	21	9
8	21	10
9	21	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	22	10
17	22	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	24	11
25	24	12
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	25	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	81	19
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	82	18
16	82	18
17	82	18
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	82	18

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

	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