Theniet el Had weather in March

In March, Theniet el Had sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 39% 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 Theniet el Had's 9th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Theniet el Had's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:10 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 Theniet el Had reaches about 15°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 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1134
2144
3144
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14156
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20166
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26176
27176
28176
29176
30176
31176

How March really feels in Theniet el Had

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.

Theniet el Had 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° / 478.91.39.82.8
Feb12° / 469.21.910.63.3
Mar15° / 579.50.711.74.9
Apr19° / 619.8012.96.2
May24° / 12°508.6013.97.2
Jun30° / 17°235.4014.46.1
Jul34° / 21°134.8014.23.5
Aug33° / 21°216.1013.43.8
Sep28° / 16°478.6012.26.5
Oct22° / 12°487.7011.17.2
Nov15° / 478.50.110.15.0
Dec12° / 438.10.89.63.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35644
45545
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
165941
175941
186040
195941
206040
215941
225941
235941
245842
255842
265842
275842
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Theniet el Had gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1345
2345
3345
4345
5344
6334
7334
8333
9323
10312
11312
12302
13302
14292
15292
16292
17282
18282
19282
20292
21292
22292
23292
24291
25301
26301
27311
28311
29321
30321
31321

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 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2510calm
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2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 7:31 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 7:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:316:40
211.27:296:40
311.27:286:41
411.37:276:42
511.37:256:43
611.37:246:44
711.47:236:45
811.47:216:46
911.47:206:47
1011.57:196:48
1111.57:176:49
1211.67:166:50
1311.67:146:50
1411.67:136:51
1511.77:116:52
1611.77:106:53
1711.87:096:54
1811.87:076:55
1911.87:066:56
2011.97:046:57
2111.97:036:57
2212.07:016:58
2312.07:006:59
2412.06:587:00
2512.16:577:01
2612.16:557:02
2712.16:547:03
2812.26:527:03
2912.26:517:04
3012.36:497:05
3112.36:487:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.5Bright
74.5Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.7Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Theniet el Had

In seasonPeak

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

Theniet el Had sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Mar
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May
Jun
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Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Theniet el Had?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Theniet el Had for sightseeing.

What to pack for Theniet el Had in March

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

In March, Theniet el Had sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Theniet el Had 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 Theniet el Had peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highVery highModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Theniet el Had 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 Theniet el Had is worst in July — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 2037 µg/m³Nov 1925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Theniet el Had?

Theniet el Had sits at 35.9°N, 2.0°E, 1,129 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Tissemsilt, 35 km away.

Topography around Theniet el Had

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Theniet el Had has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 618 m around an average of 1,206 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Theniet el Had is covered by grassland (59%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
618 m
16 km
1,314 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tissemsilt 35 km · Aïn Defla 44 km · Lardjem 45 km · Khemis Miliana 47 km · El Attaf 51 km · Miliana 51 km · El Abadia 54 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 55 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 Theniet el Had (35.8711°, 2.0281°, elevation 1,129 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).