El Hajeb weather in March

In March, El Hajeb sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 70 mm of precipitation across 10.5 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 El Hajeb's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Hajeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
17°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
70 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:39 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
48%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

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 El Hajeb reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 10°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 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1166
2166
3166
4166
5166
6166
7176
8176
9176
10176
11177
12177
13177
14177
15177
16177
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31188

El Hajeb 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
Jan14° / 617.82.8104.4
Feb15° / 608.72.410.74.8
Mar17° / 7010.51.511.75.7
Apr19° / 699.70.312.86.3
May23° / 12°549.50.113.77.1
Jun27° / 15°225.5014.27.4
Jul31° / 18°124.40145.6
Aug31° / 19°156.3013.35.3
Sep27° / 16°326.4012.27.2
Oct23° / 12°537.60.111.27.4
Nov18° / 667.90.610.36.1
Dec15° / 577.71.29.85.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25842
35842
45842
55743
65644
75644
85644
95644
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155743
165743
175743
185743
195743
205644
215644
225644
235644
245545
255446
265446
275347
285347
295347
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

El Hajeb gets around 70 mm of rain and snow over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1357
2347
3347
4346
5346
6346
7345
8345
9334
10334
11324
12324
13324
14324
15324
16334
17334
18335
19345
20345
21345
22355
23355
24355
25355
26355
27355
28354
29344
30344
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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
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 6:58 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:586:11
211.26:576:12
311.36:566:13
411.36:556:14
511.46:536:15
611.46:526:15
711.46:516:16
811.56:506:17
911.56:486:18
1011.56:476:19
1111.66:466:19
1211.66:446:20
1311.66:436:21
1411.76:426:22
1511.76:406:23
1611.76:396:23
1711.86:386:24
1811.86:366:25
1911.86:356:26
2011.96:336:26
2111.96:326:27
2212.06:316:28
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:286:30
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:256:31
2712.16:246:32
2812.26:226:33
2912.26:216:33
3012.26:206:34
3112.36:186:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.6Bright
24.7Bright
34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Hajeb

In seasonPeak

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

El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit El Hajeb for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Hajeb in March

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

In March, El Hajeb sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb 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 El Hajeb?

El Hajeb sits at 33.7°N, 5.4°W, 1,023 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Agouraï, 20 km away.

Topography around El Hajeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Hajeb has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 999 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around El Hajeb is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
837 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Agouraï 20 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 24 km · Ouislane 27 km · Meknes 28 km · Ifrane 30 km · Douar Toulal 30 km · Aïn Taoujdat 31 km · Azrou 31 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 El Hajeb (33.6879°, -5.371°, elevation 1,023 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).