Al Jadīd weather in March

In March, Al Jadīd sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al Jadīd's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Jadīd's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:18 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
20%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Jadīd reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 6°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Al Jadīd

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Al Jadīd weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 30.610.57.7
Feb21° / 10.5118.5
Mar26° / 12°10.211.89.0
Apr31° / 17°10.212.65.8
May35° / 22°10.213.33.1
Jun38° / 24°00.113.71.3
Jul38° / 25°0013.51.5
Aug38° / 25°00131.6
Sep36° / 23°0012.22.6
Oct31° / 18°10.211.46.1
Nov24° / 11°10.210.79.0
Dec19° / 10.310.38.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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

Any precipitation

Al Jadīd gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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41
51
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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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:34 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:346:58
211.47:336:58
311.57:326:59
411.57:316:59
511.57:307:00
611.57:297:01
711.67:287:01
811.67:277:02
911.67:267:02
1011.67:257:03
1111.77:237:03
1211.77:227:04
1311.77:217:04
1411.77:207:05
1511.87:197:06
1611.87:187:06
1711.87:177:07
1811.97:167:07
1911.97:157:08
2011.97:147:08
2111.97:127:09
2212.07:117:09
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:097:10
2512.07:087:11
2612.17:077:11
2712.17:067:12
2812.17:047:12
2912.27:037:13
3012.27:027:13
3112.27:017:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.91 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
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286.9Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Jadīd

In seasonPeak

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

Al Jadīd sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Sep
Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Al Jadīd?

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

9.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Al Jadīd for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al Jadīd in March

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

In March, Al Jadīd sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Al Jadīd in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Jadīd peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Jan 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb7Very high
Mar7Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Al Jadīd 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 Al Jadīd is worst in April — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 20102 µg/m³Nov 2333 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr104Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun80Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Jadīd?

Al Jadīd sits at 27.1°N, 14.4°E, 417 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Sabha, 3.0 km away.

MurzukWādī 'UtbahAl GhurayfahUbariHūnMizdah

Topography around Al Jadīd

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Jadīd has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 418 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Al Jadīd is covered by bare terrain (55%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
270 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Sabha 3.0 km · Brak 57 km · Murzuk 135 km · Wādī 'Utbah 135 km · Al Ghurayfah 150 km · Ubari 169 km · Hūn 276 km · Mizdah 508 km

Libya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,449
2025
Happiness
5.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
21.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 395
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 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 Al Jadīd (27.05°, 14.4°, elevation 417 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).