Elghabra weather in March

In March, Elghabra sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°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 Elghabra's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Elghabra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Elghabra reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Elghabra

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
2 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.

Elghabra weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°10.111.15.5
Feb34° / 21°10.311.43.9
Mar37° / 23°00.111.91.8
Apr40° / 26°0012.40.1
May42° / 29°10.212.80.0
Jun42° / 30°40.8130.0
Jul38° / 28°223.212.91.0
Aug36° / 27°617.512.62.0
Sep37° / 28°38612.11.4
Oct39° / 27°111.811.60.7
Nov36° / 24°10.111.22.3
Dec33° / 20°20.3114.6

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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
68119
78119
88119
98218
108119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Elghabra 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29811
39910
49910
59910
69910
79910
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1210000
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289811
299811
309811
319721

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
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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 7:14 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:146:53
211.77:146:54
311.77:136:54
411.77:136:54
511.77:126:54
611.77:116:55
711.77:106:55
811.87:106:55
911.87:096:55
1011.87:086:56
1111.87:086:56
1211.87:076:56
1311.87:066:56
1411.97:056:56
1511.97:056:57
1611.97:046:57
1711.97:036:57
1811.97:026:57
1911.97:026:57
2011.97:016:58
2112.07:006:58
2212.06:596:58
2312.06:586:58
2412.06:586:58
2512.06:576:58
2612.06:566:59
2712.16:556:59
2812.16:546:59
2912.16:546:59
3012.16:536:59
3112.16:526:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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297.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Elghabra

In seasonPeak

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

Elghabra 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 Elghabra?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Elghabra.

What to pack for Elghabra in March

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

In March, Elghabra sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Elghabra in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Elghabra peaks around September 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighSep 12UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Elghabra 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 Elghabra is worst in January — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 19112 µg/m³Aug 2236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun94Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug36Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Elghabra?

Elghabra sits at 16.6°N, 12.7°W, 65 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Guerou, 83 km away.

GuerouKaédiMagṭa‘ LaḥjarMatamThilogneOuro SoguiKiffaKanel

Topography around Elghabra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Elghabra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 43 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 411 m.

The land around Elghabra is covered by grassland (84%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and bare terrain (44%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and bare terrain (48%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
411 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Guerou 83 km · Kaédi 105 km · Magṭa‘ Laḥjar 105 km · Matam 127 km · Thilogne 133 km · Ouro Sogui 135 km · Kiffa 135 km · Kanel 139 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 Elghabra (16.6471°, -12.6711°, elevation 65 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).