El Kelaa des Srarhna weather in March

In March, El Kelaa des Srarhna sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.3 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 24°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 El Kelaa des Srarhna's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Kelaa des Srarhna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:47 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

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 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Kelaa des Srarhna reaches about 23°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 16°C and 29°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)
1219
2219
3219
4229
52210
62210
72210
82210
92210
102210
112310
122310
132310
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272311
282411
292411
302411
312411

How March really feels in El Kelaa des Srarhna

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.

El Kelaa des Srarhna 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 29510.17.0
Feb20° / 285.310.87.3
Mar23° / 10°396.311.87.7
Apr25° / 13°335.312.87.9
May29° / 16°194.313.66.6
Jun33° / 19°82.714.14.6
Jul36° / 21°62.613.92.3
Aug36° / 22°114.413.22.5
Sep32° / 19°153.212.25.1
Oct28° / 16°254.611.27.2
Nov22° / 11°34510.47.8
Dec19° / 274.79.97.3

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106733
116733
126733
136733
146733
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206535
216436
226436
236436
246436
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286436
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Kelaa des Srarhna gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.3 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 21% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
321
421
521
621
721
821
920
1020
1120
1220
1320
1420
1520
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2822
2922
3021
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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18982
19982
20982
21982
22973
23973
24964
25964
26964
27955
28955
29955
30955
31946

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:05 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:056:21
211.37:046:22
311.37:036:22
411.47:026:23
511.47:006:24
611.46:596:25
711.56:586:25
811.56:576:26
911.56:556:27
1011.66:546:28
1111.66:536:28
1211.66:526:29
1311.76:506:30
1411.76:496:31
1511.76:486:31
1611.86:476:32
1711.86:456:33
1811.86:446:33
1911.96:436:34
2011.96:416:35
2111.96:406:36
2212.06:396:36
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:38
2512.16:356:38
2612.16:336:39
2712.16:326:40
2812.26:316:40
2912.26:296:41
3012.26:286:42
3112.36:276:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Kelaa des Srarhna

In seasonPeak

None of El Kelaa des Srarhna'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 Kelaa des Srarhna sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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May
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Jul
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Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit El Kelaa des Srarhna?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit El Kelaa des Srarhna for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Kelaa des Srarhna in March

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

In March, El Kelaa des Srarhna sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Kelaa des Srarhna 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 Kelaa des Srarhna peaks around July 19 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 19UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Kelaa des Srarhna 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 Kelaa des Srarhna is worst in February — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (June, 15 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateFeb 1424 µg/m³Jun 1315 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Kelaa des Srarhna?

El Kelaa des Srarhna sits at 32.1°N, 7.4°W, 471 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Laâttaouia, 26 km away.

Topography around El Kelaa des Srarhna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Kelaa des Srarhna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 463 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 529 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,021 m.

The land around El Kelaa des Srarhna is covered by artificial surfaces (25%), bare terrain (25%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
529 m
80 km
3,021 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Laâttaouia 26 km · Tamallalt 28 km · Demnate 52 km · Al Brouj 54 km · Ben Guerir 55 km · Ait Ourir 59 km · Oulad Ayad 60 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 72 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 Kelaa des Srarhna (32.0512°, -7.4108°, elevation 471 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).