Bou Izakarn weather in March

In March, Bou Izakarn sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bou Izakarn's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bou Izakarn's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:55 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
33%
9th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bou Izakarn reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Bou Izakarn

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.

Bou Izakarn weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 203.410.37.2
Feb19° / 263.6117.5
Mar21° / 11°244.111.88.0
Apr23° / 12°132.612.78.4
May25° / 14°51.213.48.8
Jun28° / 17°20.913.88.1
Jul33° / 20°20.413.75.0
Aug33° / 21°51134.7
Sep29° / 18°71.412.27.2
Oct26° / 16°152.411.38.3
Nov22° / 12°252.910.58.2
Dec19° / 233.610.27.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Bou Izakarn gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.1 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 13% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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215
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515
614
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1612
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2012
2113
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2713
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3013
3112

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 (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
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81000
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101000
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:126:32
211.47:116:33
311.47:106:34
411.47:096:34
511.57:086:35
611.57:066:36
711.57:056:36
811.57:046:37
911.67:036:38
1011.67:026:38
1111.67:016:39
1211.77:006:40
1311.76:596:40
1411.76:576:41
1511.86:566:41
1611.86:556:42
1711.86:546:43
1811.86:536:43
1911.96:516:44
2011.96:506:44
2111.96:496:45
2212.06:486:46
2312.06:476:46
2412.06:456:47
2512.16:446:47
2612.16:436:48
2712.16:426:48
2812.16:416:49
2912.26:396:50
3012.26:386:50
3112.26:376:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.83 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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126.0Bright
136.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bou Izakarn

In seasonPeak

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

Bou Izakarn 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 Bou Izakarn?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Bou Izakarn for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Bou Izakarn in March

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

In March, Bou Izakarn sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Bou Izakarn in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in September at about 21°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 22 to Nov 2 — about 3.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May18Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Cool
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Bou Izakarn in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bou Izakarn peaks around June 20 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highModerateJun 20UV 11Dec 16UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Bou Izakarn 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 Bou Izakarn is worst in February — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodAug 1219 µg/m³Jun 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun11Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bou Izakarn?

Bou Izakarn sits at 29.2°N, 9.7°W, 635 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Guelmim, 40 km away.

Tine BiougraBen JerrarLqoliaaAit Melloul

Topography around Bou Izakarn

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bou Izakarn has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 646 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,115 m.

The land around Bou Izakarn is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (69%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (55%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
2,115 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Guelmim 40 km · Sidi Ifni 50 km · Tiznit 58 km · Assa 69 km · Tine Biougra 119 km · Ben Jerrar 122 km · Lqoliaa 127 km · Ait Melloul 131 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 Bou Izakarn (29.1771°, -9.7118°, elevation 635 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).