Salah Bey weather in March

In March, Salah Bey sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 35 mm of precipitation across 6.7 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 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Salah Bey's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salah Bey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
35 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:57 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Salah Bey reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 21°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)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6144
7145
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15165
16165
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30177
31177

How March really feels in Salah Bey

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.

Salah Bey 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 286.11.49.82.8
Feb12° / 235.81.310.63.6
Mar16° / 356.70.511.75.4
Apr19° / 407.30.112.96.7
May25° / 13°356.4013.97.6
Jun31° / 18°164.1014.45.7
Jul34° / 21°83.2014.23.6
Aug33° / 21°165.2013.44.0
Sep28° / 17°376.6012.26.8
Oct22° / 12°305.6011.17.6
Nov15° / 305.70.110.15.3
Dec11° / 245.50.89.63.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 35%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36337
46337
56238
66238
76238
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146337
156436
166535
176535
186634
196634
206733
216832
226832
236832
246832
256832
266733
276733
286733
296733
306733
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Salah Bey gets around 35 mm of rain and snow over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1214
2214
3213
4213
5213
6213
7213
8212
9212
10212
11202
12201
13201
14201
15201
16201
17201
18201
19201
20211
21211
22211
23221
24221
25221
26231
27231
28241
29241
30241
31241

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 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:18 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:186:26
211.27:166:27
311.27:156:28
411.37:146:29
511.37:126:30
611.37:116:31
711.47:106:32
811.47:086:33
911.47:076:34
1011.57:066:35
1111.57:046:36
1211.67:036:37
1311.67:016:37
1411.67:006:38
1511.76:586:39
1611.76:576:40
1711.86:556:41
1811.86:546:42
1911.86:536:43
2011.96:516:44
2111.96:506:44
2212.06:486:45
2312.06:476:46
2412.06:456:47
2512.16:446:48
2612.16:426:49
2712.16:416:49
2812.26:396:50
2912.26:386:51
3012.36:366:52
3112.36:356:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.4Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Salah Bey

In seasonPeak

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

Salah Bey sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Salah Bey?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Salah Bey for sightseeing.

What to pack for Salah Bey in March

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

In March, Salah Bey sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Salah Bey in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salah Bey peaks around July 14 at about 10 (very high) — 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 highHighModerateJul 14UV 10Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr7Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Salah Bey 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 Salah Bey is worst in September — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1732 µg/m³Nov 1926 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salah Bey?

Salah Bey sits at 35.9°N, 5.3°E, 976 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Aïn Oulmene, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Salah Bey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salah Bey has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 285 m around an average of 997 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,083 m.

The land around Salah Bey is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
285 m
16 km
964 m
80 km
2,083 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Aïn Oulmene 8.0 km · ’Aïn Azel 20 km · Râs el Oued 25 km · Bordj Ghdir 36 km · Aïn Arnat 37 km · Râs el Aïoun 38 km · Sétif 39 km · N’Gaous 44 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 Salah Bey (35.8545°, 5.2905°, elevation 976 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).