Goz Beida weather in March

In March, Goz Beida sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Goz Beida's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goz Beida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:47 AM – 5:41 PM
Cloud cover
34%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Goz Beida is place in Sila, Chad.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical March day in Goz Beida reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23822
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43822
53822
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How March really feels in Goz Beida

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
31
8 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Goz Beida weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.44.2
Feb36° / 20°0011.62.5
Mar39° / 23°10.311.90.9
Apr40° / 25°6212.30.3
May38° / 26°297.412.60.9
Jun36° / 25°6813.612.71.9
Jul31° / 23°20924.112.62.9
Aug30° / 22°29026.612.43.2
Sep31° / 22°12617.612.13.6
Oct34° / 22°244.711.73.8
Nov35° / 21°10.111.43.5
Dec34° / 18°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47822
57822
67723
77723
87624
97624
107525
117525
127525
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Goz Beida gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
61
71
81
91
101
111
121
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142
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172
182
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311

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
2100000
3100000
4100000
5100000
699100
799100
899100
998110
1098110
1198110
1298110
1397120
1497120
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1995131
2095131
2195131
2295131
2396130
2495230
2594231
2696220
2796220
2895320
2995320
3093430
3193430

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
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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 5:55 AM to 5:37 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:555:40
211.85:555:40
311.85:545:40
411.85:545:40
511.85:535:41
611.85:535:41
711.85:525:41
811.85:515:41
911.85:515:41
1011.85:505:41
1111.95:505:41
1211.95:495:41
1311.95:485:41
1411.95:485:41
1511.95:475:41
1611.95:475:41
1711.95:465:42
1811.95:455:42
1912.05:455:42
2012.05:445:42
2112.05:435:42
2212.05:435:42
2312.05:425:42
2412.05:415:42
2512.05:415:42
2612.05:405:42
2712.05:395:42
2812.15:395:42
2912.15:385:42
3012.15:375:42
3112.15:375:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
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247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Goz Beida

In seasonPeak

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

Goz Beida's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Goz Beida sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Goz Beida?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goz Beida.

What to pack for Goz Beida in March

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

In March, Goz Beida sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goz Beida 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 Goz Beida peaks around August 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 15UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Goz Beida 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 Goz Beida is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1850 µg/m³Aug 1817 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar52Poor
Apr38Poor
May24Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Goz Beida?

Goz Beida sits at 12.2°N, 21.4°E, 567 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Adré, 162 km away.

AdréAl-JunaynahEl Geneina FortAm Timan'ĀrdamatāAbéchéMangalméUmm Hājar

Topography around Goz Beida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goz Beida has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m around an average of 581 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m.

The land around Goz Beida is covered by grassland (45%) and cropland (43%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
265 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Adré 162 km · Al-Junaynah 177 km · El Geneina Fort 179 km · Am Timan 180 km · 'Ārdamatā 181 km · Abéché 189 km · Mangalmé 196 km · Umm Hājar 221 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
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Goz Beida (12.2264°, 21.4098°, elevation 567 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).