Al Jawf weather in March

In March, Al Jawf sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 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 Jawf's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Jawf's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:42 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
19%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Al Jawf is town in Libya.

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 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Jawf reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 33°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 Jawf

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 Jawf weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 00.110.78.3
Feb22° / 00.111.29.0
Mar27° / 12°10.111.88.8
Apr32° / 17°0012.55.3
May36° / 22°0013.22.8
Jun38° / 24°0013.51.6
Jul38° / 24°0013.31.6
Aug38° / 25°0012.81.7
Sep36° / 22°0012.13.0
Oct31° / 18°0011.46.2
Nov25° / 12°0010.89.2
Dec20° / 00.110.58.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% 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 Jawf gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in March, the wettest month. 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 1% 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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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

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
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:566:24
211.56:556:25
311.56:546:25
411.56:536:26
511.66:526:26
611.66:516:27
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1911.96:396:33
2011.96:386:33
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2212.06:366:34
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2412.06:346:35
2512.06:326:35
2612.16:316:35
2712.16:306:36
2812.16:296:36
2912.16:286:37
3012.26:276:37
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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 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Jawf

In seasonPeak

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

Al Jawf sees seasonal dust haze (March–August), heaviest in May.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Al Jawf?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Jawf in March

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

In March, Al Jawf sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Al Jawf in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Al Jawf peaks around May 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 16UV 12Jan 11UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5High
Feb7Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Al Jawf 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 Jawf is worst in May — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (November, 31 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMay 1675 µg/m³Nov 2132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May76Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul48Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Jawf?

Al Jawf sits at 24.2°N, 23.3°E, 391 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is At Tāj, 1.0 km away.

SiwaAl BurayqahAjdabiya

Topography around Al Jawf

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Jawf has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m.

The land around Al Jawf is covered by bare terrain (74%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
378 m
treescroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: At Tāj 1.0 km · Mūţ 592 km · Siwa 599 km · Al Bawīţī 722 km · Al-Khārijah 742 km · Al Khārjah 745 km · Al Burayqah 782 km · Ajdabiya 789 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 Jawf (24.1989°, 23.2909°, elevation 391 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).