Sidi Slimane weather in March

In March, Sidi Slimane sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°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 Sidi Slimane's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sidi Slimane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
47%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Sidi Slimane 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 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Sidi Slimane 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 17°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 Sidi Slimane

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.

Sidi Slimane 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 567.9106.3
Feb19° / 487.210.76.6
Mar22° / 10°496.911.77.3
Apr24° / 12°406.912.87.6
May27° / 14°265.113.87.3
Jun31° / 17°71.514.26.0
Jul33° / 19°10.214.14.7
Aug33° / 20°10.413.34.6
Sep30° / 18°17312.26.0
Oct27° / 15°516.311.17.2
Nov22° / 11°657.510.27.2
Dec19° / 587.59.86.6

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 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46238
56139
66139
76040
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146337
156337
166337
176337
186337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sidi Slimane gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.9 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 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
328
428
527
626
725
824
923
1023
1122
1221
1321
1420
1520
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2120
2221
2321
2421
2521
2622
2722
2822
2922
3023
3123

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49190
59190
69190
79091
89091
99091
1089101
1189101
1289101
1389101
1489101
1588111
1688111
1788111
1887121
1987121
2086131
2186131
2285141
2384151
2484151
2583161
2682162
2782162
2881172
2981172
3081172
3180182

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 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 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:016:13
211.27:006:14
311.36:596:15
411.36:576:15
511.36:566:16
611.46:556:17
711.46:536:18
811.46:526:19
911.56:516:20
1011.56:496:20
1111.66:486:21
1211.66:476:22
1311.66:456:23
1411.76:446:24
1511.76:436:25
1611.76:416:25
1711.86:406:26
1811.86:396:27
1911.86:376:28
2011.96:366:29
2111.96:346:29
2212.06:336:30
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:32
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:276:33
2712.16:266:34
2812.26:246:35
2912.26:236:36
3012.26:226:36
3112.36:206:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.61 kWh/m² to a high of 7.68 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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34.4Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.6Bright
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84.7Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sidi Slimane

In seasonPeak

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

Sidi Slimane sees seasonal dust haze (July), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sidi Slimane?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Sidi Slimane for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Sidi Slimane in March

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

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

sun protection

Sea temperature near Sidi Slimane in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 65 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 6 to Nov 5 — about 5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun21Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct21Refreshing
Nov20Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Sidi Slimane in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sidi Slimane peaks around July 18 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highVery highHighModerateJul 18UV 10Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar7Very high
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep7High
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Sidi Slimane 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 Sidi Slimane is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (June, 18 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1737 µg/m³Jun 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Sidi Slimane?

Sidi Slimane sits at 34.3°N, 5.9°W, 37 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Sidi Kacem, 21 km away.

Topography around Sidi Slimane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sidi Slimane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,248 m.

The land around Sidi Slimane is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
284 m
80 km
1,248 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sidi Kacem 21 km · Mechraa Bel Ksiri 34 km · Sidi Yahia El Gharb 35 km · Souk et Tnine Jorf el Mellah 46 km · Souk El Arbaa 47 km · Souq Larb’a al Gharb 47 km · Khemisset 51 km · Douar Toulal 52 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 Sidi Slimane (34.2648°, -5.926°, elevation 37 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).