Sedrata weather in March

In March, Sedrata sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 66 mm of precipitation across 10.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 34% 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 Sedrata's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sedrata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
66 mm
10.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:48 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
52%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

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 Sedrata reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8165
9166
10166
11166
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17176
18176
19176
20176
21176
22176
23177
24177
25177
26187
27187
28187
29187
30187
31187

How March really feels in Sedrata

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.

Sedrata weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / 58101.19.83.5
Feb13° / 519.30.910.63.9
Mar16° / 6610.60.411.75.3
Apr20° / 6410.80.112.96.2
May25° / 12°568.7013.97.2
Jun30° / 17°214.8014.46.0
Jul34° / 19°72.4014.24.2
Aug33° / 20°205.1013.44.0
Sep29° / 17°368.1012.26.1
Oct24° / 13°508011.17.3
Nov18° / 528.7010.16.0
Dec14° / 528.50.39.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 43%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45446
55446
65347
75347
85347
95347
105446
115446
125446
135644
145743
155743
165941
175941
185941
196139
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
256040
266040
275941
285842
295842
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sedrata gets around 66 mm of rain and snow over 10.6 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1363
2373
3373
4373
5373
6373
7373
8372
9372
10372
11372
12362
13361
14351
15341
16331
17331
18321
19321
20311
21311
22311
23320
24320
25320
26330
27330
28340
29350
30350
31360

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 7:09 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:096:17
211.27:086:18
311.27:066:19
411.37:056:20
511.37:046:21
611.37:026:22
711.47:016:23
811.46:596:24
911.46:586:25
1011.56:576:26
1111.56:556:27
1211.66:546:27
1311.66:526:28
1411.66:516:29
1511.76:506:30
1611.76:486:31
1711.86:476:32
1811.86:456:33
1911.86:446:34
2011.96:426:34
2111.96:416:35
2212.06:396:36
2312.06:386:37
2412.06:366:38
2512.16:356:39
2612.16:336:40
2712.16:326:41
2812.26:306:41
2912.26:296:42
3012.36:276:43
3112.36:266:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sedrata

In seasonPeak

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

Sedrata 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 Sedrata?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sedrata for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sedrata in March

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

In March, Sedrata sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sedrata 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 Sedrata peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sedrata 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 Sedrata is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 2031 µg/m³Dec 2122 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sedrata?

Sedrata sits at 36.1°N, 7.5°E, 794 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is M’Daourouch, 26 km away.

Topography around Sedrata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sedrata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m around an average of 818 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 736 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,698 m.

The land around Sedrata is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
149 m
16 km
736 m
80 km
1,698 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: M’Daourouch 26 km · Boumahra Ahmed 37 km · Guelma 38 km · Aïn Beïda 39 km · Oued Zenati 39 km · Souk Ahras 41 km · Héliopolis 42 km · El Aouinet 43 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 Sedrata (36.1287°, 7.5338°, elevation 794 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).