Tamanghasset weather in March

In March, Tamanghasset sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tamanghasset's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamanghasset's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 4 mm; 0.7 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:52 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover: 23%; 1st clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.8; out of 10

Tamanghasset is city and capital of Tamanrasset Province, Algeria.

Density: 2/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tamanghasset reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 5°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)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15

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

How March really feels in Tamanghasset

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.

Tamanghasset 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 7°	2	0.5	10.8	8.3
Feb	23° / 9°	1	0.3	11.2	8.9
Mar	26° / 13°	4	0.7	11.8	8.8
Apr	31° / 17°	1	0.1	12.5	6.2
May	34° / 22°	3	0.6	13.1	4.0
Jun	36° / 24°	2	0.4	13.4	2.7
Jul	36° / 25°	2	0.4	13.3	2.9
Aug	35° / 24°	5	1.8	12.8	3.2
Sep	34° / 23°	2	0.7	12.1	4.1
Oct	30° / 18°	2	0.7	11.5	6.6
Nov	25° / 13°	1	0.2	10.9	8.8
Dec	21° / 9°	1	0.4	10.6	8.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

	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 (%)	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	83	84
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tamanghasset gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1

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

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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	16	light breeze
2	16	light breeze
3	16	light breeze
4	16	light breeze
5	16	light breeze
6	16	light breeze
7	16	light breeze
8	16	light breeze
9	16	light breeze
10	16	light breeze
11	16	light breeze
12	16	light breeze
13	16	light breeze
14	16	light breeze
15	16	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	16	light breeze
25	16	light breeze
26	16	light breeze
27	16	light breeze
28	16	light breeze
29	16	light breeze
30	16	light breeze
31	16	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:48 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:06	6:36
2	11.5	7:05	6:37
3	11.5	7:04	6:37
4	11.6	7:03	6:38
5	11.6	7:03	6:38
6	11.6	7:02	6:39
7	11.6	7:01	6:39
8	11.7	7:00	6:39
9	11.7	6:59	6:40
10	11.7	6:58	6:40
11	11.7	6:57	6:41
12	11.7	6:56	6:41
13	11.8	6:55	6:41
14	11.8	6:54	6:42
15	11.8	6:53	6:42
16	11.8	6:52	6:43
17	11.9	6:52	6:43
18	11.9	6:51	6:43
19	11.9	6:50	6:44
20	11.9	6:49	6:44
21	11.9	6:48	6:45
22	12.0	6:47	6:45
23	12.0	6:46	6:45
24	12.0	6:45	6:46
25	12.0	6:44	6:46
26	12.1	6:43	6:46
27	12.1	6:42	6:47
28	12.1	6:41	6:47
29	12.1	6:40	6:47
30	12.2	6:39	6:48
31	12.2	6:38	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.81 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)	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.5	Intense
4	6.5	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.6	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.8	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	6.9	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.0	Intense
24	7.0	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.1	Intense
28	7.1	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tamanghasset

In seasonPeak

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

Tamanghasset sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Tamanghasset?

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

8.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tamanghasset in March

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

In March, Tamanghasset sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tamanghasset in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tamanghasset peaks around June 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	11	12	12	13	10	11	12	10	8	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Tamanghasset 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 Tamanghasset is worst in March — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.6× the cleanest month (November, 42 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)	59	67	69	60	67	67	65	60	49	46	42	58
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	59	Unhealthy
Feb	67	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	60	Unhealthy
May	67	Unhealthy
Jun	67	Unhealthy
Jul	65	Unhealthy
Aug	60	Unhealthy
Sep	49	Poor
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	58	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Tamanghasset?

Tamanghasset sits at 22.8°N, 5.5°E, 1,372 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Arlit, 490 km away.

Topography around Tamanghasset

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamanghasset has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 1,376 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,059 m.

The land around Tamanghasset is covered by bare terrain (56%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, bare terrain (97%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

72 m

bare terrain 56%

16 km

893 m

bare terrain 97%

80 km

2,059 m

bare terrain 100%

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

March weather nearby: Arlit 490 km · In Salah 579 km · Kidal 645 km · Aoulef 645 km · Alaghsas 692 km · Reggane 695 km · Agadez 696 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 766 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 Tamanghasset (22.785°, 5.5228°, elevation 1,372 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	24	11
2	24	11
3	24	11
4	25	11
5	25	11
6	25	11
7	25	11
8	25	12
9	25	12
10	25	12
11	25	12
12	25	12
13	26	12
14	26	12
15	26	12
16	26	13
17	26	13
18	26	13
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	14
24	27	14
25	27	14
26	27	14
27	28	14
28	28	14
29	28	15
30	28	15
31	28	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	85	15
5	85	15
6	85	15
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	85	15
10	85	15
11	85	15
12	85	15
13	85	15
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	84	16
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	83	17
21	83	17
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	84	16
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	84	16

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100