N'Djamena weather in March

In March, N'Djamena sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 N'Djamena's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see N'Djamena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

N'Djamena is capital and largest city of Chad.

Density
13,595/km²
people per km²
Founded
1900

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 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical March day in N'Djamena reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in N'Djamena

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
21 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.

N'Djamena weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°0011.44.8
Feb36° / 20°0011.62.9
Mar39° / 24°0011.90.5
Apr41° / 27°41.312.30.0
May40° / 28°184.912.50.1
Jun38° / 27°328.212.71.3
Jul34° / 25°10616.312.62.7
Aug31° / 24°18521.412.43.2
Sep33° / 24°7911.912.13.3
Oct36° / 24°143.211.72.1
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.6
Dec33° / 17°0011.34.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
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66832
76832
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

N'Djamena 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
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810000
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319532

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light 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 6:21 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:216:05
211.86:206:06
311.86:206:06
411.86:196:06
511.86:196:06
611.86:186:06
711.86:176:06
811.86:176:06
911.86:166:06
1011.86:166:07
1111.96:156:07
1211.96:146:07
1311.96:146:07
1411.96:136:07
1511.96:136:07
1611.96:126:07
1711.96:116:07
1811.96:116:07
1912.06:106:07
2012.06:096:07
2112.06:096:07
2212.06:086:07
2312.06:076:07
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2512.06:066:07
2612.06:056:07
2712.06:056:07
2812.16:046:07
2912.16:036:07
3012.16:036:07
3112.16:026:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.11 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for N'Djamena

In seasonPeak

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

N'Djamena sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit N'Djamena?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in N'Djamena.

What to pack for N'Djamena in March

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

In March, N'Djamena sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in N'Djamena 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 N'Djamena peaks around March 17 at about 13 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in N'Djamena 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 N'Djamena is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1797 µg/m³Aug 1522 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is N'Djamena?

N'Djamena sits at 12.1°N, 15.0°E, 299 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Kousséri, 4.0 km away.

DikwaMassakory

Topography around N'Djamena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around N'Djamena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 294 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m.

The land around N'Djamena is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
31 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kousséri 4.0 km · Mandelia 47 km · Massaguet 59 km · Blangwa 91 km · Dourbali 96 km · Gamboru 96 km · Dikwa 123 km · Massakory 124 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 N'Djamena (12.1067°, 15.0444°, elevation 299 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).