Ribat Al Khayr weather in March

In March, Ribat Al Khayr sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 69 mm of precipitation across 10.2 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 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Ribat Al Khayr's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ribat Al Khayr's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
69 mm
10.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ribat Al Khayr reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1165
2165
3165
4165
5175
6175
7175
8175
9175
10175
11176
12176
13176
14186
15186
16186
17186
18186
19186
20186
21186
22186
23187
24187
25187
26187
27187
28187
29197
30197
31197

How March really feels in Ribat Al Khayr

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.

Ribat Al Khayr 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 618.41.5104.5
Feb15° / 608.61.410.74.9
Mar18° / 6910.20.511.75.9
Apr20° / 7711.10.112.86.2
May23° / 11°6110013.77.0
Jun28° / 15°225014.27.0
Jul32° / 18°102.70144.8
Aug32° / 18°133.8013.34.6
Sep28° / 15°316.4012.26.8
Oct23° / 11°557.3011.17.4
Nov18° / 668.30.310.26.2
Dec15° / 568.10.89.85.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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
36238
46139
56139
66139
76040
86040
96040
106040
116139
126139
136139
146238
156238
166139
176139
186139
196139
206040
216040
226040
235842
245842
255842
265743
275743
285743
295743
305644
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Ribat Al Khayr gets around 69 mm of rain and snow over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1344
2343
3343
4343
5333
6332
7332
8322
9322
10321
11311
12311
13301
14301
15302
16302
17312
18312
19322
20322
21332
22332
23342
24342
25352
26352
27362
28362
29361
30361
31361

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:55 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:556:07
211.26:536:08
311.36:526:09
411.36:516:10
511.36:506:11
611.46:486:11
711.46:476:12
811.56:466:13
911.56:446:14
1011.56:436:15
1111.66:426:15
1211.66:416:16
1311.66:396:17
1411.76:386:18
1511.76:366:19
1611.76:356:19
1711.86:346:20
1811.86:326:21
1911.86:316:22
2011.96:306:23
2111.96:286:23
2212.06:276:24
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:246:26
2512.16:236:26
2612.16:216:27
2712.16:206:28
2812.26:186:29
2912.26:176:29
3012.26:166:30
3112.36:146:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ribat Al Khayr

In seasonPeak

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

Ribat Al Khayr sees seasonal dust haze (July–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Ribat Al Khayr?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
1.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ribat Al Khayr for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ribat Al Khayr in March

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

In March, Ribat Al Khayr sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ribat Al Khayr 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 Ribat Al Khayr 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
Feb4Moderate
Mar8Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct7High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Ribat Al Khayr 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 Ribat Al Khayr is worst in August — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateAug 1626 µg/m³Dec 1415 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ribat Al Khayr?

Ribat Al Khayr sits at 33.8°N, 4.4°W, 1,146 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Tahla, 26 km away.

Topography around Ribat Al Khayr

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ribat Al Khayr has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m around an average of 1,018 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,224 m.

The land around Ribat Al Khayr is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
360 m
16 km
1,342 m
80 km
3,224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Tahla 26 km · Sefrou 39 km · Oulad Tayeb 56 km · Imouzzer Kandar 57 km · Taza 57 km · Fès al Bali 58 km · Fez 60 km · New Fes 61 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 Ribat Al Khayr (33.8152°, -4.4072°, elevation 1,146 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).