Oued Zem weather in March

In March, Oued Zem sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 47 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Oued Zem's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oued Zem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:43 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
42%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Oued Zem 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 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Oued Zem 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 15°C and 27°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)
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How March really feels in Oued Zem

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.

Oued Zem weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 466.210.16.5
Feb19° / 40610.86.9
Mar22° / 10°47711.87.3
Apr24° / 12°365.812.87.9
May28° / 15°254.513.76.9
Jun33° / 19°92.114.14.6
Jul37° / 22°62.513.92.0
Aug37° / 22°83.413.22.2
Sep32° / 19°142.712.25.1
Oct27° / 15°304.311.27.4
Nov22° / 10°526.110.37.5
Dec18° / 455.89.97.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36535
46535
56436
66436
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oued Zem gets around 47 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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224
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724
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3124

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
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5991
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12991
13991
14991
15991
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20991
21991
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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
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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 7:02 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:026:17
211.37:016:17
311.37:006:18
411.36:596:19
511.46:586:20
611.46:566:21
711.46:556:21
811.56:546:22
911.56:536:23
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1311.66:476:26
1411.76:466:27
1511.76:456:28
1611.76:436:28
1711.86:426:29
1811.86:416:30
1911.96:396:31
2011.96:386:31
2111.96:376:32
2212.06:356:33
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:34
2512.16:316:35
2612.16:306:36
2712.16:296:36
2812.26:276:37
2912.26:266:38
3012.26:256:39
3112.36:236:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oued Zem

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Oued Zem?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oued Zem in March

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

In March, Oued Zem sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem peaks around July 20 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 20UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oued Zem 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 Oued Zem is worst in January — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (June, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1839 µg/m³Jun 1621 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Oued Zem?

Oued Zem sits at 32.9°N, 6.6°W, 783 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Boujniba, 19 km away.

Topography around Oued Zem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oued Zem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 798 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,232 m.

The land around Oued Zem is covered by cropland (39%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
399 m
80 km
2,232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Boujniba 19 km · Bejaâd 20 km · Khouribga 31 km · Kasba Tadla 41 km · Al Fqih Ben Çalah 41 km · El Ksiba 61 km · Beni Mellal 62 km · Souq Sebt Oulad Nemma 64 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 Oued Zem (32.8627°, -6.5736°, elevation 783 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).