Moulay Ali Cherif weather in March

In March, Moulay Ali Cherif sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Moulay Ali Cherif's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moulay Ali Cherif's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 6 mm; 1.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:34 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 9th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.9; 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 22°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Moulay Ali Cherif reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°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)	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14

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

How March really feels in Moulay Ali Cherif

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.

Moulay Ali Cherif weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	18° / 5°	6	1.2	10.2	7.6
Feb	20° / 8°	8	1.5	10.9	8.2
Mar	24° / 12°	6	1.1	11.8	8.9
Apr	29° / 16°	4	0.8	12.7	7.5
May	33° / 20°	5	0.9	13.6	4.7
Jun	38° / 24°	2	0.5	14	1.5
Jul	41° / 28°	1	0.1	13.8	0.0
Aug	40° / 27°	2	0.5	13.1	0.2
Sep	35° / 23°	7	0.9	12.2	3.0
Oct	29° / 17°	10	1.4	11.2	6.9
Nov	23° / 11°	7	1.5	10.4	8.6
Dec	18° / 6°	5	1.2	10	7.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	85	85	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	15	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Moulay Ali Cherif gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 4% 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 (%)	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:52 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:30 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)	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:14
Sunset (PM)	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:52	6:09
2	11.3	6:51	6:10
3	11.3	6:50	6:10
4	11.4	6:48	6:11
5	11.4	6:47	6:12
6	11.4	6:46	6:13
7	11.5	6:45	6:13
8	11.5	6:44	6:14
9	11.5	6:42	6:15
10	11.6	6:41	6:15
11	11.6	6:40	6:16
12	11.6	6:39	6:17
13	11.7	6:38	6:18
14	11.7	6:36	6:18
15	11.7	6:35	6:19
16	11.8	6:34	6:20
17	11.8	6:33	6:20
18	11.8	6:31	6:21
19	11.9	6:30	6:22
20	11.9	6:29	6:22
21	11.9	6:27	6:23
22	12.0	6:26	6:24
23	12.0	6:25	6:24
24	12.0	6:24	6:25
25	12.1	6:22	6:26
26	12.1	6:21	6:26
27	12.1	6:20	6:27
28	12.2	6:18	6:28
29	12.2	6:17	6:28
30	12.2	6:16	6:29
31	12.3	6:14	6:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.55 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.22 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)	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.4	Intense
21	6.4	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.6	Intense
26	6.6	Intense
27	6.7	Intense
28	6.7	Intense
29	6.7	Intense
30	6.8	Intense
31	6.8	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Moulay Ali Cherif

In seasonPeak

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

Moulay Ali Cherif sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Moulay Ali Cherif?

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

8.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Moulay Ali Cherif for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Moulay Ali Cherif in March

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

In March, Moulay Ali Cherif sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Moulay Ali Cherif 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 Moulay Ali Cherif peaks around July 11 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 4 (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)	5	5	8	9	9	10	10	10	9	8	5	4
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	9	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Moulay Ali Cherif 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 Moulay Ali Cherif is worst in August — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 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)	11	19	22	34	31	32	38	40	32	19	11	8
Level	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	11	Good
Feb	19	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	34	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	32	Moderate
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	32	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Moulay Ali Cherif?

Moulay Ali Cherif sits at 31.3°N, 4.3°W, 760 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Reçani, 0.0 km away.

Topography around Moulay Ali Cherif

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moulay Ali Cherif has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 758 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,107 m.

The land around Moulay Ali Cherif is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (94%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (99%) within 80 km.

3 km

17 m

bare terrain 76%

16 km

263 m

bare terrain 94%

80 km

1,107 m

bare terrain 99%

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← February Moulay Ali Cherif year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Reçani 0.0 km · Arfoud 17 km · Merzouga 31 km · Errachidia 74 km · Goulmima 80 km · Rich 111 km · Tinerhir 123 km · Midelt 162 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 Moulay Ali Cherif (31.2824°, -4.2654°, elevation 760 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	22	9
2	22	10
3	22	10
4	23	10
5	23	10
6	23	10
7	23	10
8	23	11
9	23	11
10	23	11
11	24	11
12	24	11
13	24	11
14	24	11
15	24	11
16	24	12
17	24	12
18	24	12
19	24	12
20	25	12
21	25	12
22	25	12
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	26	13
27	26	13
28	26	13
29	26	13
30	26	14
31	26	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	84	16
4	83	17
5	83	17
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	82	18
27	82	18
28	81	19
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

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

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