Khemisset weather in March

In March, Khemisset sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 53 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Khemisset's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Khemisset's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Khemisset is city in Morocco.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Khemisset reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2187
3197
4197
5197
6198
7198
8198
9198
10198
11208
12208
13208
14208
15208
16208
17208
18208
19209
20209
21209
22209
23209
24209
25209
26219
27219
28219
29219
30219
31219

How March really feels in Khemisset

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.

Khemisset 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
Jan16° / 557.4105.6
Feb17° / 507.910.76.1
Mar20° / 538.811.76.6
Apr22° / 10°51812.87.0
May25° / 13°366.313.77.6
Jun29° / 16°112.314.27.1
Jul32° / 18°30.9145.5
Aug32° / 19°51.213.35.5
Sep28° / 16°213.712.27.1
Oct25° / 14°496.311.17.6
Nov20° / 647.510.26.9
Dec17° / 517.29.86.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
65941
75941
85941
96040
106040
116040
126040
136139
146139
156139
166238
176139
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235941
245941
255941
265743
275743
285743
295743
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Khemisset gets around 53 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
232
332
431
531
630
730
829
928
1028
1127
1227
1327
1426
1526
1626
1727
1827
1927
2027
2128
2228
2328
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 97% 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
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
17973
18973
19973
20973
21964
22964
23955
24955
25946
26946
27946
28937
29937
30937
31928

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:14
211.27:006:15
311.36:596:15
411.36:586:16
511.36:566:17
611.46:556:18
711.46:546:19
811.56:526:20
911.56:516:20
1011.56:506:21
1111.66:486:22
1211.66:476:23
1311.66:466:24
1411.76:446:25
1511.76:436:25
1611.76:426:26
1711.86:406:27
1811.86:396:28
1911.86:386:28
2011.96:366:29
2111.96:356:30
2212.06:336:31
2312.06:326:32
2412.06:316:32
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:286:34
2712.16:266:35
2812.26:256:35
2912.26:246:36
3012.26:226:37
3112.36:216:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.12 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
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Khemisset

In seasonPeak

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

Khemisset 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 Khemisset?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Khemisset for sightseeing.

What to pack for Khemisset in March

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

In March, Khemisset sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Khemisset 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 Khemisset peaks around July 18 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 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Khemisset 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 Khemisset is worst in February — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (June, 22 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 937 µg/m³Jun 1722 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Khemisset?

Khemisset sits at 33.8°N, 6.1°W, 451 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tiflet, 24 km away.

Topography around Khemisset

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Khemisset has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,605 m.

The land around Khemisset is covered by cropland (44%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
479 m
80 km
1,605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tiflet 24 km · Douar Toulal 44 km · Oulmes 45 km · Sidi Allal El Bahraoui 47 km · Meknes 49 km · Agouraï 50 km · Sidi Slimane 51 km · Ouislane 54 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 Khemisset (33.824°, -6.0663°, elevation 451 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).