Oued el Abtal weather in March

In March, Oued el Abtal sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 48 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 43% 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 Oued el Abtal's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oued el Abtal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 48 mm; 8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 7:15 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 10th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; 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 17°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Oued el Abtal reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 11°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 3°C warmer than February and about 3°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)	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How March really feels in Oued el Abtal

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.

Oued el Abtal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 5°	44	8.5	9.9	4.7
Feb	16° / 6°	41	8	10.7	5.2
Mar	19° / 8°	48	8	11.7	6.5
Apr	22° / 10°	46	7.4	12.9	7.2
May	26° / 14°	33	5.2	13.8	7.5
Jun	32° / 18°	9	2.1	14.3	5.2
Jul	36° / 22°	3	0.7	14.2	2.8
Aug	36° / 22°	8	2.3	13.3	2.9
Sep	31° / 18°	24	4.6	12.2	5.6
Oct	25° / 14°	34	5.9	11.1	7.6
Nov	19° / 9°	48	7.7	10.1	6.5
Dec	16° / 7°	40	7.4	9.6	5.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

	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 (%)	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64	63	64	64	64	64	64	64	64
Cloudier (%)	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	37	36	36	36	36	36	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oued el Abtal gets around 48 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 30% 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 (%)	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	27

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

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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	10	calm
2	10	calm
3	10	calm
4	10	calm
5	10	calm
6	10	calm
7	10	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 7:36 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:45 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	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:26	7:25	7:24	7:22	7:21	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:15	7:14	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:53
Sunset (PM)	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:07	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:10	7:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:36	6:45
2	11.2	7:34	6:46
3	11.2	7:33	6:47
4	11.3	7:32	6:48
5	11.3	7:30	6:49
6	11.3	7:29	6:50
7	11.4	7:28	6:51
8	11.4	7:26	6:52
9	11.5	7:25	6:53
10	11.5	7:24	6:53
11	11.5	7:22	6:54
12	11.6	7:21	6:55
13	11.6	7:19	6:56
14	11.6	7:18	6:57
15	11.7	7:17	6:58
16	11.7	7:15	6:59
17	11.8	7:14	6:59
18	11.8	7:12	7:00
19	11.8	7:11	7:01
20	11.9	7:09	7:02
21	11.9	7:08	7:03
22	12.0	7:07	7:04
23	12.0	7:05	7:04
24	12.0	7:04	7:05
25	12.1	7:02	7:06
26	12.1	7:01	7:07
27	12.1	6:59	7:08
28	12.2	6:58	7:09
29	12.2	6:56	7:09
30	12.3	6:55	7:10
31	12.3	6:53	7:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.97 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)	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.3	Bright
2	4.3	Bright
3	4.3	Bright
4	4.4	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.5	Bright
7	4.5	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.0	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oued el Abtal

In seasonPeak

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

Oued el Abtal sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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Is March a good time to visit Oued el Abtal?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

2.7

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Oued el Abtal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oued el Abtal in March

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

In March, Oued el Abtal sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Oued el Abtal 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 Oued el Abtal peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	7	7	8	9	10	9	8	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	7	High
Apr	7	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Oued el Abtal 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 Oued el Abtal is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 14 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)	14	19	26	22	20	21	25	25	28	21	16	14
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	26	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	21	Moderate
Nov	16	Moderate
Dec	14	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Oued el Abtal?

Oued el Abtal sits at 35.5°N, 0.7°E, 259 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Zemoura, 30 km away.

Topography around Oued el Abtal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oued el Abtal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 278 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 786 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,328 m.

The land around Oued el Abtal is covered by grassland (37%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

171 m

grassland 37%

16 km

786 m

grassland 48%

80 km

1,328 m

cropland 50%

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← February Oued el Abtal year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Zemoura 30 km · Tighenif 33 km · Relizane 33 km · Mascara 50 km · Djidiouia 54 km · Frenda 54 km · Tiaret 58 km · Mohammadia 58 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 Oued el Abtal (35.456°, 0.6878°, elevation 259 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	17	7
2	17	7
3	17	7
4	17	7
5	17	7
6	18	7
7	18	7
8	18	7
9	18	7
10	18	8
11	18	8
12	18	8
13	19	8
14	19	8
15	19	8
16	19	8
17	19	8
18	19	8
19	19	8
20	19	8
21	19	8
22	20	8
23	20	8
24	20	8
25	20	8
26	20	9
27	20	9
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	62	38
3	62	38
4	62	38
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	61	39
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	63	37
25	64	36
26	64	36
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	64	36
30	64	36
31	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1