Kidal weather in March

In March, Kidal sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kidal's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kidal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 34°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 20°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:08 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 26%; 5th clearest
Wind: 17 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

← February Kidal year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kidal reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	37
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	22
29	36	22
30	36	22
31	37	22

How March really feels in Kidal

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kidal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 13°	1	0.3	11	8.4
Feb	30° / 16°	0	0.1	11.4	6.6
Mar	34° / 20°	0	0	11.9	3.8
Apr	39° / 24°	0	0	12.4	0.9
May	41° / 28°	1	0.4	12.9	0.0
Jun	41° / 29°	3	1.2	13.1	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	9	3.1	13	0.2
Aug	39° / 27°	17	5.3	12.6	0.8
Sep	39° / 27°	5	1.7	12.1	0.6
Oct	37° / 24°	2	0.3	11.6	1.7
Nov	33° / 19°	0	0	11.1	4.7
Dec	28° / 15°	0	0	10.9	7.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	85	85	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	81	81	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	81	81	81	81	82	82	82
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kidal 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	18	light breeze
2	18	light breeze
3	18	light breeze
4	18	light breeze
5	18	light breeze
6	18	light breeze
7	17	light breeze
8	17	light breeze
9	17	light breeze
10	17	light breeze
11	17	light breeze
12	17	light breeze
13	17	light breeze
14	17	light breeze
15	17	light breeze
16	17	light breeze
17	17	light breeze
18	17	light breeze
19	17	light breeze
20	17	light breeze
21	17	light breeze
22	17	light breeze
23	17	light breeze
24	17	light breeze
25	17	light breeze
26	17	light breeze
27	17	light breeze
28	17	light breeze
29	17	light breeze
30	17	light breeze
31	17	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:19	5:56
2	11.6	6:19	5:56
3	11.6	6:18	5:56
4	11.7	6:17	5:57
5	11.7	6:17	5:57
6	11.7	6:16	5:57
7	11.7	6:15	5:58
8	11.7	6:14	5:58
9	11.7	6:14	5:58
10	11.8	6:13	5:59
11	11.8	6:12	5:59
12	11.8	6:11	5:59
13	11.8	6:10	5:59
14	11.8	6:10	6:00
15	11.9	6:09	6:00
16	11.9	6:08	6:00
17	11.9	6:07	6:00
18	11.9	6:06	6:01
19	11.9	6:05	6:01
20	11.9	6:05	6:01
21	12.0	6:04	6:01
22	12.0	6:03	6:02
23	12.0	6:02	6:02
24	12.0	6:01	6:02
25	12.0	6:00	6:02
26	12.0	5:59	6:02
27	12.1	5:59	6:03
28	12.1	5:58	6:03
29	12.1	5:57	6:03
30	12.1	5:56	6:03
31	12.1	5:55	6:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.1	Intense
26	7.1	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.2	Intense
29	7.2	Intense
30	7.2	Intense
31	7.2	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kidal

In seasonPeak

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

Kidal sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kidal?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kidal. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kidal in March

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

In March, Kidal sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kidal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kidal peaks around March 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	9	12	11	11	10	9	10	11	10	8	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Kidal 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 Kidal is worst in January — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.2× the cleanest month (September, 50 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	108	104	94	71	78	78	77	66	50	63	63	100
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	108	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	94	Unhealthy
Apr	71	Unhealthy
May	78	Unhealthy
Jun	78	Unhealthy
Jul	77	Unhealthy
Aug	66	Unhealthy
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	63	Unhealthy
Nov	63	Unhealthy
Dec	100	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kidal?

Kidal sits at 18.4°N, 1.4°E, 457 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bourem, 249 km away.

Topography around Kidal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kidal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 460 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m.

The land around Kidal is covered by bare terrain (90%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

48 m

bare terrain 90%

16 km

184 m

bare terrain 94%

80 km

487 m

bare terrain 90%

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← February Kidal year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bourem 249 km · Gao 287 km · Andéranboukan 376 km · I-n-Tillit 379 km · Ayorou 416 km · Méhana 451 km · Tillabéri 471 km · Téra 498 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 34% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,193; 2025
Happiness: 4.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths: 22.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 408
Religion

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 Kidal (18.4434°, 1.4092°, elevation 457 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	22
29	36	22
30	36	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	22
29	36	22
30	36	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	18
2	32	18
3	32	18
4	33	18
5	33	18
6	33	18
7	33	19
8	33	19
9	33	19
10	34	19
11	34	19
12	34	19
13	34	19
14	34	19
15	34	20
16	34	20
17	34	20
18	35	20
19	35	20
20	35	20
21	35	20
22	35	21
23	35	21
24	35	21
25	36	21
26	36	21
27	36	21
28	36	22
29	36	22
30	36	22
31	37	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	81	19
14	81	19
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	80	20
20	80	20
21	80	20
22	80	20
23	80	20
24	80	20
25	81	19
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	81	19
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	82	18

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0