Sélibaby weather in March

In March, Sélibaby sees average daytime highs of 39°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 68% 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 Sélibaby's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sélibaby's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
29%
2nd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Sélibaby is commune of Mauritania.

Density
272/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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sélibaby reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°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 Sélibaby

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
13 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.

Sélibaby 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
Jan33° / 20°00.111.24.6
Feb36° / 22°00.111.52.9
Mar39° / 25°00.111.90.8
Apr41° / 28°0012.30.0
May42° / 30°20.512.70.0
Jun40° / 30°132.712.90.3
Jul36° / 27°678.512.82.2
Aug33° / 26°1141212.53.0
Sep34° / 26°889.412.12.9
Oct37° / 26°193.511.71.7
Nov36° / 23°10.211.32.3
Dec34° / 21°10.111.14.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sélibaby 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 (%)
19811
29811
39811
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59811
69811
79811
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269631
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289532
299532
309532
319442

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
215light breeze
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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1015light breeze
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3114light breeze

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 7:12 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:126:52
211.77:116:53
311.77:106:53
411.77:106:53
511.77:096:53
611.87:086:54
711.87:086:54
811.87:076:54
911.87:066:54
1011.87:066:54
1111.87:056:54
1211.87:046:55
1311.97:046:55
1411.97:036:55
1511.97:026:55
1611.97:026:55
1711.97:016:55
1811.97:006:56
1911.96:596:56
2012.06:596:56
2112.06:586:56
2212.06:576:56
2312.06:566:56
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2512.06:556:56
2612.06:546:57
2712.16:536:57
2812.16:536:57
2912.16:526:57
3012.16:516:57
3112.16:506:57

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 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sélibaby

In seasonPeak

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

Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sélibaby.

What to pack for Sélibaby in March

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

In March, Sélibaby sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sélibaby 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 Sélibaby is worst in February — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1380 µg/m³Aug 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec70Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sélibaby?

Sélibaby sits at 15.2°N, 12.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Kayes, 112 km away.

KayesKanelEl ’AyoûnMatamOuro SoguiElghabraThilogneKaédi

Topography around Sélibaby

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sélibaby has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 62 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 400 m.

The land around Sélibaby is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
400 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kayes 112 km · Kanel 113 km · El ’Ayoûn 116 km · Matam 127 km · Ouro Sogui 132 km · Elghabra 174 km · Thilogne 179 km · Kaédi 179 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 Sélibaby (15.1585°, -12.1843°, elevation 64 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).