Pala weather in March

In March, Pala sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pala's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:12 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Pala is town in 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 Pala reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°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 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13823
23823
33824
43824
53824
63824
73924
83924
93924
103925
113925
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294026
304026
314027

How March really feels in Pala

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
16 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.

Pala weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°0011.54.3
Feb36° / 21°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.511.90.7
Apr39° / 27°205.312.20.8
May35° / 26°7313.412.42.1
Jun32° / 24°1031712.53.3
Jul30° / 23°16422.912.53.5
Aug29° / 22°22325.412.33.4
Sep30° / 22°16722.812.13.4
Oct32° / 23°6211.711.83.6
Nov35° / 21°10.411.63.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56535
66535
76436
86337
96337
106337
116238
126139
136040
145941
155941
165842
175842
185842
195743
205743
215743
225743
235743
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255743
265743
275743
285743
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pala gets around 1 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
91
101
111
121
132
142
152
162
173
183
193
203
213
223
233
243
252
262
272
282
292
302
313

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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
397300
497300
596310
696310
795410
894420
993520
1091531
1190631
1290631
1387742
1487742
1586752
1685852
1784853
1883863
1983863
2082873
2181973
2281973
2380983
2480983
25791083
26781093
277711102
287611112
297412122
307213132
316914143

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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1910calm
2010calm
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3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:196:08
211.86:196:08
311.86:196:08
411.86:186:08
511.86:186:08
611.86:176:08
711.96:176:08
811.96:166:08
911.96:166:08
1011.96:156:08
1111.96:156:08
1211.96:146:08
1311.96:146:08
1411.96:136:08
1511.96:136:08
1611.96:126:08
1711.96:116:08
1812.06:116:08
1912.06:106:08
2012.06:106:08
2112.06:096:08
2212.06:096:08
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:076:08
2512.06:076:08
2612.06:066:08
2712.06:066:08
2812.06:056:08
2912.16:046:08
3012.16:046:07
3112.16:036:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.99 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
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207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pala

In seasonPeak

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

Pala's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pala sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Pala?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pala.

What to pack for Pala in March

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

In March, Pala sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pala 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 Pala peaks around March 15 at about 13 (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 highMar 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pala 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 Pala is worst in December — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyDec 2173 µg/m³Jul 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec75Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pala?

Pala sits at 9.4°N, 14.9°E, 441 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Fianga, 66 km away.

Figuil

Topography around Pala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 434 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 430 m.

The land around Pala is covered by cropland (63%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Fianga 66 km · Gounou Gaya 73 km · Léré 82 km · Guidiguis 88 km · Mboursou Léré 94 km · Kaélé 97 km · Kelo 99 km · Figuil 112 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 Pala (9.3646°, 14.9072°, elevation 441 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).