Beni Mellal weather in March

In March, Beni Mellal sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 72 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Beni Mellal's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beni Mellal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
72 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:42 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Beni Mellal is city in Morocco.

Founded
1668

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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Beni Mellal reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1163
2163
3163
4163
5163
6163
7173
8174
9174
10174
11174
12174
13174
14174
15174
16174
17174
18174
19174
20185
21185
22185
23185
24185
25185
26185
27185
28185
29185
30185
31186

How March really feels in Beni Mellal

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.

Beni Mellal 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
Jan13° / 626.43.810.14.4
Feb15° / 617.52.710.84.9
Mar17° / 729.42.211.85.9
Apr20° / 639.40.812.86.5
May23° / 10°498.40.213.67.3
Jun28° / 14°184.7014.17.1
Jul32° / 17°103.8013.94.7
Aug32° / 17°124.7013.24.7
Sep28° / 14°276.2012.27.0
Oct23° / 10°466.60.111.27.6
Nov18° / 637.11.210.36.3
Dec15° / 525.71.59.95.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66733
76634
86733
96733
106634
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
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186535
196535
206535
216436
226436
236535
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256337
266337
276238
286238
296238
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Beni Mellal gets around 72 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 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 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
12910
22910
3299
4299
5299
6298
7298
8298
9297
10297
11297
12297
13297
14297
15307
16307
17307
18317
19317
20317
21317
22327
23327
24327
25327
26327
27327
28327
29326
30326
31326

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
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4100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:016:16
211.37:006:17
311.36:596:18
411.46:586:19
511.46:566:19
611.46:556:20
711.56:546:21
811.56:536:22
911.56:516:22
1011.66:506:23
1111.66:496:24
1211.66:486:25
1311.76:466:25
1411.76:456:26
1511.76:446:27
1611.86:426:28
1711.86:416:28
1811.86:406:29
1911.96:396:30
2011.96:376:31
2111.96:366:31
2212.06:356:32
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:33
2512.16:316:34
2612.16:296:35
2712.16:286:35
2812.26:266:36
2912.26:256:37
3012.26:246:38
3112.36:226:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Beni Mellal

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
Jan
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Beni Mellal?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Beni Mellal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Beni Mellal in March

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

In March, Beni Mellal sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal peaks around July 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highModerateJul 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Beni Mellal 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 Beni Mellal is worst in August — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodAug 1430 µg/m³Dec 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beni Mellal?

Beni Mellal sits at 32.3°N, 6.3°W, 538 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Kasba Tadla, 30 km away.

Topography around Beni Mellal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beni Mellal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m around an average of 572 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,414 m.

The land around Beni Mellal is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), trees (33%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
454 m
16 km
1,966 m
80 km
3,414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kasba Tadla 30 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 33 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 37 km · El Ksiba 41 km · Oulad Ayad 45 km · Azilal 47 km · Bejaâd 48 km · Zawyat ech Cheïkh 53 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 Beni Mellal (32.3372°, -6.3498°, elevation 538 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).