Umm Hājar weather in March

In March, Umm Hājar sees average daytime highs of 39°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 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Umm Hājar's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Hājar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:48 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Umm Hājar is place in Batha, 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 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Umm Hājar reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Umm Hājar

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
20 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.

Umm Hājar 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°0011.34.4
Feb36° / 20°0011.62.6
Mar39° / 23°0011.90.5
Apr41° / 26°2112.30.0
May41° / 28°103.112.60.0
Jun39° / 27°24712.80.5
Jul35° / 25°11718.212.72.0
Aug32° / 23°21723.612.42.8
Sep34° / 24°6710.912.12.7
Oct38° / 24°82.311.71.4
Nov37° / 22°0011.42.2
Dec34° / 18°0011.23.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Umm Hājar 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

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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 12 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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:03 AM to 5:43 AM, and sunset from 5:46 PM to 5:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:035:46
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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 5.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Umm Hājar

In seasonPeak

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

Umm Hājar sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Umm Hājar?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Umm Hājar.

What to pack for Umm Hājar in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Hājar 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 Umm Hājar peaks around August 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Hājar 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 Umm Hājar is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1768 µg/m³Sep 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May38Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Hājar?

Umm Hājar sits at 13.3°N, 19.7°E, 397 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Mangalmé, 105 km away.

MangalméAbéchéAtiMongoBiltineBitkineGoz BeidaAm Timan

Topography around Umm Hājar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Hājar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Umm Hājar is covered by grassland (78%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

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11 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
295 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mangalmé 105 km · Abéché 136 km · Ati 147 km · Mongo 165 km · Biltine 191 km · Bitkine 217 km · Goz Beida 221 km · Am Timan 258 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 Umm Hājar (13.2954°, 19.6966°, elevation 397 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).