Bouknadel weather in March

In March, Bouknadel sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Bouknadel's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bouknadel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bouknadel reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Bouknadel weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 10°597.4105.8
Feb17° / 10°476.710.76.2
Mar19° / 12°476.611.76.9
Apr20° / 13°376.412.87.1
May23° / 16°234.713.88.0
Jun25° / 18°51.114.28.8
Jul27° / 20°10.3148.7
Aug28° / 21°10.313.38.4
Sep26° / 19°152.812.28.2
Oct24° / 17°45611.17.8
Nov20° / 14°697.710.26.9
Dec18° / 11°587.49.86.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26337
36337
46238
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116436
126436
136535
146535
156535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bouknadel gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.6 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 21% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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525
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3121

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
284160
384160
483170
583170
682180
781190
881190
980200
1080200
1179210
1278220
1377230
1475241
1574251
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1872271
1971281
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2170291
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2667312
2767312
2866322
2966322
3065323
3165323

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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510calm
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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 7:04 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:16
211.27:036:17
311.37:026:18
411.37:006:19
511.36:596:20
611.46:586:20
711.46:576:21
811.46:556:22
911.56:546:23
1011.56:536:24
1111.66:516:25
1211.66:506:25
1311.66:496:26
1411.76:476:27
1511.76:466:28
1611.76:456:29
1711.86:436:29
1811.86:426:30
1911.86:406:31
2011.96:396:32
2111.96:386:33
2212.06:366:33
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:336:35
2512.16:326:36
2612.16:316:37
2712.16:296:37
2812.26:286:38
2912.26:266:39
3012.26:256:40
3112.36:236:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.6Bright
44.6Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
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104.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bouknadel

In seasonPeak

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

Bouknadel 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 Bouknadel?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bouknadel for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bouknadel in March

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

In March, Bouknadel sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Bouknadel 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 2 to Nov 8 — about 5.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Bouknadel in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bouknadel peaks around July 19 at about 10 (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 highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Bouknadel 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 Bouknadel is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (June, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1355 µg/m³Jun 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr35Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov48Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bouknadel?

Bouknadel sits at 34.1°N, 6.7°W, 29 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Salé, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Bouknadel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouknadel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 178 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 960 m.

The land around Bouknadel is covered by grassland (31%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, water (41%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
178 m
80 km
960 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Salé 9.0 km · Sidi Taibi 9.0 km · Salé Al Jadida 13 km · Rabat 15 km · Mehdya 16 km · Kenitra 22 km · Sidi Allal El Bahraoui 23 km · Temara 26 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 Bouknadel (34.1185°, -6.7389°, elevation 29 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).