Azrou weather in March

In March, Azrou sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 77 mm of precipitation across 10.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Azrou's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azrou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
77 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 14°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical March day in Azrou reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1144
2144
3144
4144
5144
6154
7154
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15165
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21166
22166
23166
24166
25166
26166
27166
28166
29166
30166
31176

How March really feels in Azrou

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.

Azrou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 677.83.6103.5
Feb13° / 668.6310.83.9
Mar15° / 7710.81.811.74.8
Apr18° / 7410.20.412.85.8
May21° / 10°60110.113.76.6
Jun26° / 14°287.4014.27.5
Jul30° / 18°197.70145.7
Aug30° / 18°239.2013.25.5
Sep26° / 14°367.7012.27.4
Oct21° / 11°517.20.111.27.1
Nov16° / 7180.810.35.3
Dec13° / 647.81.69.84.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
35941
45842
55743
65743
75743
85743
95743
105743
115743
125743
135743
145842
155842
165743
175743
185743
195743
205743
215644
225644
235644
245644
255545
265545
275545
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Azrou gets around 77 mm of rain and snow over 10.8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 35% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1359
2358
3358
4357
5357
6357
7356
8356
9355
10355
11355
12345
13345
14345
15345
16355
17355
18356
19356
20356
21356
22356
23356
24356
25356
26356
27355
28355
29355
30355
31344

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:576:11
211.36:566:12
311.36:556:12
411.36:546:13
511.46:536:14
611.46:516:15
711.46:506:16
811.56:496:17
911.56:486:17
1011.56:466:18
1111.66:456:19
1211.66:446:20
1311.66:426:20
1411.76:416:21
1511.76:406:22
1611.76:386:23
1711.86:376:24
1811.86:366:24
1911.86:346:25
2011.96:336:26
2111.96:316:27
2212.06:306:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:29
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:256:30
2712.16:236:31
2812.26:226:32
2912.26:206:33
3012.26:196:33
3112.36:186:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Azrou

In seasonPeak

None of Azrou's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Azrou sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Azrou?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Azrou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Azrou in March

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

In March, Azrou sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Azrou in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azrou peaks around July 19 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Azrou 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 Azrou is worst in August — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1725 µg/m³Jun 1618 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Azrou?

Azrou sits at 33.4°N, 5.2°W, 1,277 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Ifrane, 15 km away.

Topography around Azrou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azrou has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,158 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,617 m.

The land around Azrou is covered by cropland (33%), trees (30%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (47%), trees (29%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
650 m
16 km
1,158 m
80 km
2,617 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ifrane 15 km · El Hajeb 31 km · Imouzzer Kandar 38 km · Agouraï 40 km · Mrirt 44 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 54 km · Aïn Taoujdat 56 km · Sefrou 57 km

Morocco travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,672
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
80%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
17
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 492
Religion
Muslim 99%other 1%

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 Azrou (33.4344°, -5.2213°, elevation 1,277 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).