Oulad Tayeb weather in March

In March, Oulad Tayeb sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 62 mm of precipitation across 9.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°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 Oulad Tayeb's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oulad Tayeb's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
62 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
47%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Oulad Tayeb reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 24°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)
1188
2188
3188
4188
5188
6198
7198
8198
9198
10198
11198
12198
13199
14209
15209
16209
17209
18209
19209
20209
21209
22209
23209
24209
25209
26209
272010
282010
292010
302010
312110

How March really feels in Oulad Tayeb

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.

Oulad Tayeb weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 558105.4
Feb17° / 558.110.75.9
Mar20° / 629.511.76.5
Apr22° / 11°62912.86.9
May26° / 14°477.513.77.3
Jun30° / 17°163.214.26.2
Jul34° / 20°41.2144.1
Aug34° / 20°7213.34.0
Sep30° / 18°30512.26.1
Oct25° / 14°587.711.17.4
Nov20° / 10°65810.26.8
Dec17° / 547.99.85.9

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146139
156139
166139
176139
186139
196139
206139
216139
226040
236040
245941
255941
265842
275743
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oulad Tayeb gets around 62 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
531
631
731
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1930
2030
2130
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3131

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
17982
18982
19982
20982
21973
22973
23973
24964
25964
26955
27955
28955
29955
30946
31946

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 6:57 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:576:09
211.26:566:10
311.36:556:11
411.36:536:12
511.36:526:13
611.46:516:14
711.46:506:14
811.56:486:15
911.56:476:16
1011.56:466:17
1111.66:446:18
1211.66:436:19
1311.66:426:19
1411.76:406:20
1511.76:396:21
1611.76:386:22
1711.86:366:23
1811.86:356:23
1911.86:336:24
2011.96:326:25
2111.96:316:26
2212.06:296:26
2312.06:286:27
2412.06:266:28
2512.16:256:29
2612.16:246:30
2712.16:226:30
2812.26:216:31
2912.26:196:32
3012.26:186:33
3112.36:176:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.1 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
225.3Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oulad Tayeb

In seasonPeak

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

Oulad Tayeb 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 Oulad Tayeb?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Oulad Tayeb for sightseeing.

What to pack for Oulad Tayeb in March

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

In March, Oulad Tayeb sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Oulad Tayeb 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 Oulad Tayeb 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 highHighModerateJul 19UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Oulad Tayeb 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 Oulad Tayeb 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 Oulad Tayeb?

Oulad Tayeb sits at 33.9°N, 5.0°W, 533 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Fez, 10 km away.

Topography around Oulad Tayeb

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oulad Tayeb has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 534 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,713 m.

The land around Oulad Tayeb is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,713 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fez 10 km · Ras el Ma 10 km · New Fes 12 km · Fès al Bali 14 km · Sefrou 20 km · Aïn Taoujdat 20 km · Imouzzer Kandar 24 km · Sabaa Aiyoun 35 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 Oulad Tayeb (33.9463°, -4.9951°, elevation 533 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).