Sougueur weather in March

In March, Sougueur sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 47 mm of precipitation across 8.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-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 41% 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 Sougueur's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sougueur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
47 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:12 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
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 Sougueur 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 21°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)
1144
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13156
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23176
24176
25176
26176
27176
28176
29176
30177
31177

How March really feels in Sougueur

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.

Sougueur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 408.31.19.93.1
Feb13° / 3881.510.73.7
Mar16° / 478.20.511.75.2
Apr19° / 488.3012.96.4
May24° / 12°407.4013.87.5
Jun29° / 17°163.9014.36.4
Jul34° / 21°93.2014.13.9
Aug33° / 20°154.7013.34.2
Sep28° / 16°337.1012.26.8
Oct22° / 12°366.2011.17.5
Nov16° / 397.20.110.15.3
Dec12° / 347.10.69.73.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35644
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
165941
176040
186040
196139
206139
216040
226040
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sougueur gets around 47 mm of rain and snow over 8.2 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 26% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1294
2294
3294
4293
5293
6283
7283
8272
9272
10262
11252
12251
13241
14241
15231
16231
17231
18241
19241
20242
21252
22252
23262
24262
25272
26272
27282
28291
29291
30291
31291

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
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 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:32 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:326:42
211.27:316:43
311.27:306:44
411.37:286:45
511.37:276:46
611.47:266:47
711.47:246:48
811.47:236:49
911.57:226:49
1011.57:206:50
1111.57:196:51
1211.67:186:52
1311.67:166:53
1411.67:156:54
1511.77:136:55
1611.77:126:55
1711.87:106:56
1811.87:096:57
1911.87:086:58
2011.97:066:59
2111.97:057:00
2212.07:037:00
2312.07:027:01
2412.07:007:02
2512.16:597:03
2612.16:577:04
2712.16:567:05
2812.26:557:05
2912.26:537:06
3012.36:527:07
3112.36:507:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.6Bright
64.6Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sougueur

In seasonPeak

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

Sougueur sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Sougueur?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sougueur for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sougueur in March

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

In March, Sougueur sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sougueur 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 Sougueur peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sougueur 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 Sougueur is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1227 µg/m³Jan 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sougueur?

Sougueur sits at 35.2°N, 1.5°E, 1,133 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tiaret, 26 km away.

Topography around Sougueur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sougueur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 1,136 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,810 m.

The land around Sougueur is covered by cropland (64%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
516 m
80 km
1,810 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Tiaret 26 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 36 km · ’Aïn Deheb 38 km · Frenda 43 km · Tissemsilt 55 km · Lardjem 63 km · Ksar Chellala 75 km · Oued el Abtal 79 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 Sougueur (35.1857°, 1.4961°, elevation 1,133 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).