Tiaret weather in March

In March, Tiaret sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 54 mm of precipitation across 8.7 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 40% 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 Tiaret's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiaret's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
54 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:13 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
49%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tiaret is city in Algeria.

Density
1,605/km²
people per km²
Founded
~778 CE

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

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 Tiaret 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.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20176
21176
22176
23176
24176
25176
26176
27177
28177
29177
30177
31177

How March really feels in Tiaret

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.

Tiaret weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 518.91.19.93.2
Feb13° / 468.91.610.73.7
Mar16° / 548.70.611.75.3
Apr19° / 528.9012.96.4
May24° / 12°407.3013.87.5
Jun29° / 17°153.3014.36.6
Jul34° / 21°72.7014.14.0
Aug33° / 20°133.8013.34.2
Sep28° / 16°306.5012.26.7
Oct23° / 12°386.6011.17.5
Nov16° / 488.20.110.15.3
Dec13° / 448.20.59.73.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
95545
105644
115644
125842
135842
145842
155842
165941
175941
186040
196040
206040
216040
226139
236040
246040
256139
266040
276040
285941
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tiaret gets around 54 mm of rain and snow over 8.7 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 precipitation averages around 28% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1315
2325
3324
4324
5314
6313
7313
8303
9302
10292
11292
12282
13271
14271
15261
16261
17261
18261
19261
20261
21261
22261
23261
24271
25271
26281
27281
28291
29301
30301
31301

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 11 km/h in March.

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
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
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 7:33 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 7:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:336:43
211.27:326:44
311.27:316:45
411.37:296:46
511.37:286:46
611.37:276:47
711.47:256:48
811.47:246:49
911.57:236:50
1011.57:216:51
1111.57:206:52
1211.67:186:53
1311.67:176:54
1411.67:166:54
1511.77:146:55
1611.77:136:56
1711.87:116:57
1811.87:106:58
1911.87:086:59
2011.97:076:59
2111.97:057:00
2212.07:047:01
2312.07:037:02
2412.07:017:03
2512.17:007:04
2612.16:587:04
2712.16:577:05
2812.26:557:06
2912.26:547:07
3012.36:527:08
3112.36:517:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
74.6Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.9Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tiaret

In seasonPeak

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

Tiaret 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 Tiaret?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tiaret for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tiaret in March

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

In March, Tiaret sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tiaret 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 Tiaret peaks around July 12 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tiaret 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 Tiaret 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 Tiaret?

Tiaret sits at 35.4°N, 1.3°E, 1,031 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Sougueur, 26 km away.

Topography around Tiaret

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiaret has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 1,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Tiaret is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
686 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Sougueur 26 km · Mehdia daira de meghila 40 km · Frenda 42 km · Lardjem 47 km · Tissemsilt 52 km · Oued el Abtal 58 km · Ammi Moussa 58 km · ’Aïn Deheb 62 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 Tiaret (35.371°, 1.317°, elevation 1,031 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).