Sidi Okba weather in March

In March, Sidi Okba sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 65% 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 Okba's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Okba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 2.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:54 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 9th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; 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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sidi Okba reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

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

How March really feels in Sidi Okba

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.

Sidi Okba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 7°	13	2.2	9.9	6.9
Feb	19° / 8°	8	1.9	10.7	7.8
Mar	23° / 12°	15	2.4	11.7	8.5
Apr	27° / 16°	15	2.5	12.8	8.0
May	32° / 21°	5	1.2	13.8	4.9
Jun	38° / 26°	2	0.7	14.3	1.6
Jul	41° / 29°	0	0.1	14.1	0.0
Aug	40° / 28°	3	0.9	13.3	0.3
Sep	35° / 24°	14	2.1	12.2	3.4
Oct	29° / 18°	12	2.2	11.1	7.0
Nov	22° / 12°	12	2	10.2	8.4
Dec	18° / 8°	11	2.3	9.7	7.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

	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 (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	79	78
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	78	22

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sidi Okba gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.4 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 rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% 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 (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9

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

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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
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 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	calm
29	12	calm
30	12	calm
31	12	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 7:14 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:50 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	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.7	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)	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:34	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:50

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:14	6:25
2	11.2	7:13	6:26
3	11.3	7:12	6:27
4	11.3	7:10	6:28
5	11.3	7:09	6:29
6	11.4	7:08	6:30
7	11.4	7:06	6:30
8	11.4	7:05	6:31
9	11.5	7:04	6:32
10	11.5	7:02	6:33
11	11.5	7:01	6:34
12	11.6	7:00	6:35
13	11.6	6:58	6:35
14	11.7	6:57	6:36
15	11.7	6:56	6:37
16	11.7	6:54	6:38
17	11.8	6:53	6:39
18	11.8	6:51	6:40
19	11.8	6:50	6:40
20	11.9	6:49	6:41
21	11.9	6:47	6:42
22	12.0	6:46	6:43
23	12.0	6:44	6:44
24	12.0	6:43	6:44
25	12.1	6:41	6:45
26	12.1	6:40	6:46
27	12.1	6:38	6:47
28	12.2	6:37	6:48
29	12.2	6:36	6:48
30	12.3	6:34	6:49
31	12.3	6:33	6:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.57 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)	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3
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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.3	Bright
11	5.3	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
13	5.4	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.6	Bright
17	5.6	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Intense
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sidi Okba

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Okba sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Oct

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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sidi Okba?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sidi Okba in March

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

In March, Sidi Okba sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sidi Okba 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 Sidi Okba peaks around June 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (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	5	6	6	8	9	8	8	7	6	4	3
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	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Okba 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 Okba is worst in June — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 18 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)	21	20	28	37	38	46	39	36	35	27	19	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	21	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	46	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	27	Moderate
Nov	19	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Okba?

Sidi Okba sits at 34.7°N, 5.9°E, 53 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Biskra, 19 km away.

Topography around Sidi Okba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Okba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 513 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,325 m.

The land around Sidi Okba is covered by bare terrain (54%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, bare terrain (76%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

39 m

bare terrain 54%

16 km

513 m

bare terrain 76%

80 km

2,325 m

bare terrain 70%

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← February Sidi Okba year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Biskra 19 km · Tolga 48 km · Zeribet el Oued 56 km · Arris 70 km · Aïn Touta 70 km · Ouled Djellal 84 km · Barika 86 km · El Meghaïer 88 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 Sidi Okba (34.7451°, 5.8983°, elevation 53 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	21	10
2	21	10
3	21	10
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	22	10
7	22	11
8	22	11
9	22	11
10	22	11
11	22	11
12	22	11
13	22	11
14	23	11
15	23	12
16	23	12
17	23	12
18	23	12
19	23	12
20	23	12
21	24	12
22	24	12
23	24	12
24	24	13
25	24	13
26	24	13
27	24	13
28	24	13
29	24	13
30	25	13
31	25	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	78	22

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	77	23
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	77	23
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	80	20
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	79	21
31	78	22

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

	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	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	99	1
30	99	1
31	99	1