Timimoun weather in March

In March, Timimoun sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Timimoun's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Timimoun's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:15 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
20%
5th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Timimoun is town in Timimoun Province, Algeria.

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 24°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Timimoun reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 5°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Timimoun

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.

Timimoun weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 30.710.38.1
Feb22° / 20.610.98.9
Mar26° / 12°20.511.88.7
Apr31° / 17°30.212.75.7
May36° / 22°10.213.42.4
Jun41° / 26°0013.80.1
Jul45° / 29°0013.70.0
Aug43° / 29°00130.0
Sep39° / 25°20.412.20.8
Oct32° / 19°20.411.35.1
Nov25° / 11°20.410.58.9
Dec20° / 20.410.28.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Timimoun gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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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 (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:326:52
211.47:316:53
311.47:306:54
411.47:296:55
511.57:286:55
611.57:276:56
711.57:266:56
811.57:256:57
911.67:236:58
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1211.77:207:00
1311.77:197:00
1411.77:187:01
1511.87:167:02
1611.87:157:02
1711.87:147:03
1811.87:137:03
1911.97:127:04
2011.97:107:05
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2212.07:087:06
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2512.17:047:08
2612.17:037:08
2712.17:027:09
2812.17:017:09
2912.26:597:10
3012.26:587:10
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 8.08 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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86.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Timimoun

In seasonPeak

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

Timimoun sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Timimoun?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Timimoun in March

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

In March, Timimoun sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Timimoun in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Timimoun peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 11Dec 17UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Timimoun 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 Timimoun is worst in April — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (November, 42 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorApr 1886 µg/m³Nov 1843 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr87Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun76Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug67Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov42Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Timimoun?

Timimoun sits at 29.3°N, 0.2°E, 263 m above sea level, in Algeria. The nearest listed city is Adrar, 163 km away.

AdrarAoulefRegganeEl MeniaIn SalahBécharAïn SefraEl Abiodh Sidi Cheikh

Topography around Timimoun

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Timimoun has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 270 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Timimoun is covered by bare terrain (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (98%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
314 m
treesartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Adrar 163 km · Aoulef 269 km · Reggane 283 km · El Menia 294 km · In Salah 318 km · Béchar 352 km · Aïn Sefra 395 km · El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh 405 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 Timimoun (29.2642°, 0.2358°, elevation 263 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).