Darnah weather in March

In March, Darnah sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Darnah's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Darnah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:47 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
37%
8th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Darnah is city 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 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Darnah reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Darnah

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.

Darnah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 11°315.910.16.1
Feb17° / 11°234.810.86.5
Mar20° / 12°143.711.87.5
Apr23° / 14°7212.88.6
May26° / 17°61.313.78.8
Jun29° / 21°10.414.17.8
Jul30° / 23°00.113.96.9
Aug31° / 24°10.213.26.6
Sep29° / 22°71.312.27.1
Oct27° / 19°112.811.28.1
Nov22° / 15°152.810.38.1
Dec18° / 12°225.29.96.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Darnah gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.7 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:056:20
211.37:046:21
311.37:036:22
411.37:026:22
511.47:016:23
611.46:596:24
711.46:586:25
811.56:576:26
911.56:566:26
1011.56:546:27
1111.66:536:28
1211.66:526:29
1311.66:516:29
1411.76:496:30
1511.76:486:31
1611.76:476:32
1711.86:456:32
1811.86:446:33
1911.96:436:34
2011.96:416:35
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2212.06:396:36
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.16:356:38
2612.16:336:39
2712.16:326:40
2812.26:306:40
2912.26:296:41
3012.26:286:42
3112.36:266:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.35 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 Darnah

In seasonPeak

None of Darnah's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Darnah sees seasonal dust haze (April–May), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Darnah?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Darnah for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Darnah in March

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

In March, Darnah sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Darnah in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in March near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 22 to Dec 13 — about 6.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr17Cool
May19Cool
Jun23Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Darnah in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Darnah peaks around August 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Darnah 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 Darnah is worst in March — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 1921 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun10Good
Jul9Good
Aug9Good
Sep9Good
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Darnah?

Darnah sits at 32.8°N, 22.6°E, 9 m above sea level, in Libya. The nearest listed city is Al Qubbah, 37 km away.

TobrukAl MarjAl AbyārBenghaziQaryat Sulūq

Topography around Darnah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Darnah has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 50 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 876 m.

The land around Darnah is covered by water (46%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and water (39%) and bare terrain (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
876 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Al Qubbah 37 km · Shahhat 72 km · Al Bayḑā’ 82 km · Tobruk 145 km · Al Marj 172 km · Al Abyār 202 km · Benghazi 252 km · Qaryat Sulūq 255 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 Darnah (32.767°, 22.6367°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).