Massakory weather in March

In March, Massakory sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Massakory's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Massakory's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Massakory is city in Hadjer-Lamis, Chad.

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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Massakory reaches about 38°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 34°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Massakory

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
9 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.

Massakory weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.35.7
Feb34° / 19°0011.63.7
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.612.30.0
May41° / 28°103.112.60.0
Jun39° / 27°17512.80.6
Jul35° / 26°7413.212.72.3
Aug32° / 24°13617.812.43.1
Sep35° / 24°579.412.12.6
Oct38° / 24°92.211.71.5
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.8
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 26%.

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

Any precipitation

Massakory 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.

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

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
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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 6:18 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:186:02
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311.86:176:02
411.86:176:03
511.86:166:03
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711.86:156:03
811.86:146:03
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1911.96:076:04
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2112.06:066:04
2212.06:056:04
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2712.06:026:05
2812.16:016:05
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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 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.45 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 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
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Massakory

In seasonPeak

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

Massakory sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in March.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Massakory?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Massakory.

What to pack for Massakory in March

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

In March, Massakory sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Massakory in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Massakory peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Massakory 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 Massakory is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14104 µg/m³Aug 2121 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar98Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec92Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Massakory?

Massakory sits at 13.0°N, 15.7°E, 287 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Massaguet, 66 km away.

MoussoroBolN'DjamenaKoussériBlangwaMaoDourbali

Topography around Massakory

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Massakory has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m.

The land around Massakory is covered by grassland (85%) within 3 km, grassland (98%) within 16 km, and grassland (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
11 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
51 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Massaguet 66 km · Moussoro 109 km · Bol 122 km · N'Djamena 124 km · Kousséri 128 km · Blangwa 130 km · Mao 133 km · Dourbali 133 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 Massakory (12.9981°, 15.7319°, elevation 287 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).