El ’Ayoûn weather in March

In March, El ’Ayoûn sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 El ’Ayoûn's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El ’Ayoûn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in El ’Ayoûn reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in El ’Ayoûn

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
10 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.

El ’Ayoûn weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°10.211.25.1
Feb35° / 22°00.111.53.3
Mar38° / 25°00.111.91.2
Apr41° / 28°00.112.30.0
May42° / 30°41.112.70.0
Jun40° / 30°153.112.90.3
Jul36° / 27°779.112.82.3
Aug33° / 25°12412.912.53.2
Sep34° / 26°939.612.13.0
Oct37° / 26°244.611.61.8
Nov36° / 23°10.311.32.4
Dec33° / 20°10.111.14.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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

Any precipitation

El ’Ayoûn gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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

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 (%)Humid (%)
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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 16 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 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 7:08 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:086:48
211.77:076:48
311.77:076:49
411.77:066:49
511.77:056:49
611.77:056:49
711.87:046:49
811.87:036:50
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1011.87:026:50
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1311.87:006:51
1411.96:596:51
1511.96:586:51
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1811.96:566:51
1911.96:556:52
2012.06:556:52
2112.06:546:52
2212.06:536:52
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2512.06:516:52
2612.06:506:53
2712.16:496:53
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2912.16:486:53
3012.16:476:53
3112.16:466:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.95 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 El ’Ayoûn

In seasonPeak

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

El ’Ayoûn sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit El ’Ayoûn?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El ’Ayoûn.

What to pack for El ’Ayoûn in March

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

In March, El ’Ayoûn sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El ’Ayoûn in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El ’Ayoûn peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 22UV 13Dec 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec5High

Air quality in El ’Ayoûn 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 El ’Ayoûn is worst in January — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2295 µg/m³Aug 2021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May62Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is El ’Ayoûn?

El ’Ayoûn sits at 15.6°N, 11.2°W, 179 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Sélibaby, 116 km away.

SélibabyKiffaKayesṬinṭâneNioroGuerouElghabra

Topography around El ’Ayoûn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El ’Ayoûn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 195 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m.

The land around El ’Ayoûn is covered by grassland (91%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
361 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
March weather nearby: Sélibaby 116 km · Kiffa 121 km · Kayes 127 km · Ṭinṭâne 142 km · Nioro 174 km · Guerou 192 km · Bafoulabé 198 km · Elghabra 200 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 El ’Ayoûn (15.5579°, -11.18°, elevation 179 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).