Biltine weather in March

In March, Biltine sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Biltine's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biltine's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 37°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 5:49 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 8th clearest
Wind: 16 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.24 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.7; out of 10

Biltine is place in Wadi Fira Region, Chad.

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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Biltine reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°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)	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	21
5	37	21
6	37	21
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	22
14	37	22
15	37	22
16	37	22
17	37	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	23
21	38	23
22	38	23
23	38	23
24	38	23
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	24

How March really feels in Biltine

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Biltine weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 17°	0	0	11.2	5.3
Feb	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.7
Mar	37° / 22°	0	0	11.9	1.7
Apr	40° / 26°	1	0.3	12.3	0.2
May	40° / 27°	6	1.9	12.7	0.1
Jun	39° / 26°	15	4.2	12.8	0.9
Jul	35° / 24°	83	12.9	12.8	2.4
Aug	32° / 23°	160	19	12.5	3.2
Sep	35° / 24°	41	6.4	12.1	2.5
Oct	37° / 24°	4	1.2	11.7	1.8
Nov	35° / 21°	0	0	11.3	3.3
Dec	33° / 17°	0	0	11.2	4.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% 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	84	84	84	83	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	85	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	16	16	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15

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

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Biltine gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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, the windiest month of the year.

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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	17	light breeze
2	17	light breeze
3	17	light breeze
4	17	light breeze
5	17	light breeze
6	17	light breeze
7	17	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	16	light breeze
17	16	light breeze
18	16	light breeze
19	16	light breeze
20	16	light breeze
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23	16	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 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:45 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)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:48	5:47	5:46	5:45	5:45	5:44	5:43	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:44	5:45

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

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	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)	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
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	6.9	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	7.0	Intense
4	7.0	Intense
5	7.0	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.1	Intense
9	7.1	Intense
10	7.1	Intense
11	7.1	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.2	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.2	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.3	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.5	Intense
27	7.5	Intense
28	7.5	Intense
29	7.5	Intense
30	7.5	Intense
31	7.5	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Biltine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Biltine?

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

1.7

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biltine.

What to pack for Biltine in March

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

In March, Biltine sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biltine 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 Biltine peaks around August 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very 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)	9	11	11	10	10	11	10	12	11	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Biltine 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 Biltine is worst in March — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (September, 22 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)	37	48	63	50	42	42	35	22	22	29	25	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	37	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	50	Poor
May	42	Poor
Jun	42	Poor
Jul	35	Poor
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Biltine?

Biltine sits at 14.5°N, 20.9°E, 518 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Abéché, 78 km away.

Topography around Biltine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biltine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 773 m.

The land around Biltine is covered by grassland (58%) and bare terrain (37%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

159 m

grassland 58%

16 km

398 m

grassland 85%

80 km

773 m

grassland 89%

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

March weather nearby: Abéché 78 km · Iriba 157 km · Adré 181 km · Umm Hājar 191 km · El Geneina Fort 202 km · Al-Junaynah 203 km · 'Ārdamatā 205 km · Goz Beida 261 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / D / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,022; 2025
Happiness: 4.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 6%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 32.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Biltine (14.5273°, 20.926°, elevation 518 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	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	21
5	37	21
6	37	21
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	22
14	37	22
15	37	22
16	37	22
17	37	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	23
21	38	23
22	38	23
23	38	23
24	38	23
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	24

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	21
5	37	21
6	37	21
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	22
14	37	22
15	37	22
16	37	22
17	37	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	23
21	38	23
22	38	23
23	38	23
24	38	23
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	24

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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	36	21
2	36	21
3	36	21
4	37	21
5	37	21
6	37	21
7	37	22
8	37	22
9	37	22
10	37	22
11	37	22
12	37	22
13	37	22
14	37	22
15	37	22
16	37	22
17	37	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	23
21	38	23
22	38	23
23	38	23
24	38	23
25	38	23
26	38	23
27	38	23
28	38	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	24

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

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	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