Sidi Amrane weather in March

In March, Sidi Amrane sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.7 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 22°C in the first days to 25°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 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 Sidi Amrane's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Amrane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:53 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
28%
8th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sidi Amrane reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°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)
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How March really feels in Sidi Amrane

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.

Sidi Amrane 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 121.7107.2
Feb19° / 41.410.88.1
Mar24° / 11°91.711.78.8
Apr28° / 15°91.212.87.8
May33° / 20°30.713.74.5
Jun38° / 25°10.114.21.2
Jul41° / 28°00.1140.0
Aug41° / 27°10.213.20.1
Sep36° / 23°91.212.22.9
Oct30° / 18°61.311.26.7
Nov23° / 11°71.610.38.6
Dec18° / 71.79.87.6

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sidi Amrane gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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36
46
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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
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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 7:13 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:136:26
211.37:116:27
311.37:106:27
411.37:096:28
511.47:086:29
611.47:066:30
711.47:056:31
811.57:046:32
911.57:036:32
1011.57:016:33
1111.67:006:34
1211.66:596:35
1311.66:576:36
1411.76:566:36
1511.76:556:37
1611.76:536:38
1711.86:526:39
1811.86:516:39
1911.86:496:40
2011.96:486:41
2111.96:476:42
2212.06:456:42
2312.06:446:43
2412.06:426:44
2512.16:416:45
2612.16:406:45
2712.16:386:46
2812.26:376:47
2912.26:356:48
3012.26:346:48
3112.36:336:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.94 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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186.0Bright
196.0Intense
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276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sidi Amrane

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sidi Amrane in March

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

In March, Sidi Amrane sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane peaks around June 21 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 21UV 9Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr5High
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Amrane 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 Sidi Amrane is worst in June — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1469 µg/m³Dec 1428 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar50Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun70Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov30Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Amrane?

Sidi Amrane sits at 33.5°N, 6.0°E, 45 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Djamaa, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Sidi Amrane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Amrane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 42 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Sidi Amrane is covered by bare terrain (55%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
337 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Djamaa 4.0 km · Megarine 35 km · Tebesbest 43 km · Touggourt 44 km · El Meghaïer 51 km · Taïbet 58 km · Reguiba 65 km · Guemar 73 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 Sidi Amrane (33.4988°, 6.008°, elevation 45 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).