Chichaoua weather in March

In March, Chichaoua sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Chichaoua's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chichaoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 27 mm; 5.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:52 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 11th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chichaoua reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

How March really feels in Chichaoua

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Chichaoua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 7°	26	4.7	10.2	7.0
Feb	20° / 8°	27	4.8	10.8	7.3
Mar	22° / 10°	27	5.3	11.8	7.8
Apr	24° / 12°	22	4.1	12.7	8.3
May	28° / 15°	9	2.2	13.6	7.7
Jun	31° / 18°	3	1	14	6.0
Jul	34° / 20°	1	0.6	13.8	3.8
Aug	34° / 21°	3	0.9	13.2	3.9
Sep	30° / 19°	7	1.6	12.2	6.1
Oct	27° / 16°	18	3.5	11.2	7.8
Nov	22° / 11°	26	4	10.4	7.9
Dec	19° / 8°	21	4.4	10	7.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	75	76	75	75	74	75	74	73	73	72	71	71	71	70	70	69	69	68	68	68	68	68	68	69	68	68	68	68	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	25	24	25	25	26	25	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	30	30	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	32	32	32	32	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chichaoua gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.3 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 rain averages around 17% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm
31	9	calm

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 7:10 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:32
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:10	6:27
2	11.3	7:09	6:27
3	11.3	7:08	6:28
4	11.4	7:07	6:29
5	11.4	7:05	6:30
6	11.4	7:04	6:30
7	11.5	7:03	6:31
8	11.5	7:02	6:32
9	11.5	7:01	6:33
10	11.6	6:59	6:33
11	11.6	6:58	6:34
12	11.6	6:57	6:35
13	11.7	6:56	6:35
14	11.7	6:54	6:36
15	11.7	6:53	6:37
16	11.8	6:52	6:38
17	11.8	6:51	6:38
18	11.8	6:49	6:39
19	11.9	6:48	6:40
20	11.9	6:47	6:40
21	11.9	6:45	6:41
22	12.0	6:44	6:42
23	12.0	6:43	6:42
24	12.0	6:42	6:43
25	12.1	6:40	6:44
26	12.1	6:39	6:44
27	12.1	6:38	6:45
28	12.2	6:36	6:46
29	12.2	6:35	6:46
30	12.2	6:34	6:47
31	12.3	6:32	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.9	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	6.0	Bright
25	6.0	Bright
26	6.0	Intense
27	6.1	Intense
28	6.1	Intense
29	6.2	Intense
30	6.2	Intense
31	6.2	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Chichaoua

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Is March a good time to visit Chichaoua?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chichaoua in March

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

In March, Chichaoua sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

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UV index in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua peaks around July 17 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	4	9	10	9	10	11	10	8	8	4	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	10	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Chichaoua 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 Chichaoua is worst in August — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (June, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	14	19	15	14	12	11	18	20	15	17	13	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	14	Moderate
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	15	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	12	Moderate
Jun	11	Good
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chichaoua?

Chichaoua sits at 31.5°N, 8.8°W, 356 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Imi-n-Tanout, 42 km away.

Topography around Chichaoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chichaoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 364 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,568 m.

The land around Chichaoua is covered by bare terrain (33%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), bare terrain (33%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (32%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

151 m

bare terrain 33%

16 km

440 m

grassland 35%

80 km

3,568 m

grassland 41%

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← February Chichaoua year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Imi-n-Tanout 42 km · Echemmaia Est 61 km · Amizmiz 62 km · Tamansourt 66 km · Sebt Gzoula 70 km · Marrakesh 73 km · Méchouar-Kasba 74 km · Youssoufia 81 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

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 Chichaoua (31.5435°, -8.7628°, elevation 356 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	9
2	21	9
3	21	9
4	21	10
5	21	10
6	22	10
7	22	10
8	22	10
9	22	10
10	22	10
11	22	10
12	22	10
13	22	10
14	22	10
15	22	10
16	23	11
17	23	11
18	23	11
19	23	11
20	23	11
21	23	11
22	23	11
23	23	11
24	23	11
25	23	11
26	23	11
27	23	11
28	23	11
29	23	11
30	23	11
31	23	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	75	25
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	75	25
7	74	26
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	71	29
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	69	31
17	69	31
18	68	32
19	68	32
20	68	32
21	68	32
22	68	32
23	68	32
24	69	31
25	68	32
26	68	32
27	68	32
28	68	32
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	17
2	17
3	17
4	17
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	16
10	16
11	16
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	17
17	17
18	17
19	17
20	18
21	18
22	18
23	18
24	18
25	18
26	19
27	19
28	19
29	19
30	19
31	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4