Zouérat weather in March

In March, Zouérat sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Zouérat's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zouérat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:04 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
21%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zouérat is city in Mauritania.

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zouérat reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Zouérat

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Zouérat weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 11°20.510.89.0
Feb26° / 13°20.411.28.9
Mar29° / 15°20.311.87.4
Apr32° / 17°10.312.55.5
May35° / 20°10.113.13.7
Jun38° / 23°10.213.41.5
Jul41° / 26°10.213.30.0
Aug41° / 27°41.112.80.0
Sep38° / 25°81.512.11.3
Oct34° / 21°91.111.54.1
Nov28° / 16°20.310.97.5
Dec24° / 13°30.510.69.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zouérat gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:186:48
211.57:176:49
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411.67:156:50
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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 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.49 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.85 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 Zouérat

In seasonPeak

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

Zouérat sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in July.

Dust
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May
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Jul
Aug
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Is March a good time to visit Zouérat?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Zouérat for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Zouérat in March

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

In March, Zouérat sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zouérat in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zouérat peaks around August 24 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 24UV 11Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec5High

Air quality in Zouérat 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 Zouérat is worst in July — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (November, 46 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJul 18114 µg/m³Nov 1247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun82Unhealthy
Jul117Unhealthy
Aug96Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct54Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zouérat?

Zouérat sits at 22.7°N, 12.5°W, 352 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Atar, 254 km away.

AtarDakhlaAkjoujtBoujdourSmaraEl MarsaLaayouneNouadhibou

Topography around Zouérat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zouérat has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 358 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 598 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m.

The land around Zouérat is covered by bare terrain (88%) within 3 km, bare terrain (100%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
598 m
80 km
716 m
artificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Atar 254 km · Dakhla 372 km · Akjoujt 388 km · Boujdour 429 km · Smara 452 km · El Marsa 494 km · Laayoune 495 km · Nouadhibou 512 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 Zouérat (22.7354°, -12.4713°, elevation 352 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).