Néma weather in March

In March, Néma sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Néma's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Néma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Néma is commune of Mauritania.

Density
3,593/km²
people per km²

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 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Néma reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Néma

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Néma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10.411.16.9
Feb32° / 19°10.111.45.0
Mar36° / 23°0011.92.6
Apr40° / 27°10.212.40.3
May41° / 29°41.112.80.0
Jun41° / 30°72.1130.0
Jul38° / 28°34712.91.0
Aug36° / 26°759.712.62.3
Sep37° / 26°306.812.11.4
Oct38° / 26°81.611.61.2
Nov35° / 22°10.111.23.4
Dec31° / 18°00.1116.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Néma gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in March, the driest 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 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 (%)
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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
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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 6:53 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:536:32
211.76:526:32
311.76:526:32
411.76:516:33
511.76:506:33
611.76:496:33
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1911.96:406:36
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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 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.3 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.88 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 Néma

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
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Is March a good time to visit Néma?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Néma in March

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

In March, Néma sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Néma 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 Néma peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Néma 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 Néma is worst in January — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan117Unhealthy
Feb112Unhealthy
Mar91Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec111Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Néma?

Néma sits at 16.6°N, 7.3°W, 266 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 84 km away.

BougadoumTembedghaNaraMberaAyoun El AtrousNioroNionoDiéma

Topography around Néma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Néma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around Néma is covered by bare terrain (94%) within 3 km, bare terrain (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and bare terrain (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
246 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bougadoum 84 km · Tembedgha 106 km · Nara 161 km · Mbera 178 km · Ayoun El Atrous 251 km · Nioro 294 km · Niono 296 km · Diéma 310 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 Néma (16.617°, -7.2565°, elevation 266 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).