Smara weather in March

In March, Smara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°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 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Smara's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Smara's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 3 mm; 0.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:02 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 7th clearest
Wind: 18 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.7; out of 10

Smara is city in Western Sahara.

Founded: 1869

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Smara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°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)	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14

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

How March really feels in Smara

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.

Smara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 10°	3	0.9	10.5	8.6
Feb	24° / 11°	7	1.3	11.1	8.9
Mar	26° / 13°	3	0.6	11.8	8.7
Apr	28° / 14°	2	0.2	12.6	8.3
May	30° / 16°	0	0.1	13.3	6.9
Jun	32° / 17°	0	0.2	13.6	5.5
Jul	36° / 20°	0	0	13.5	3.1
Aug	36° / 21°	1	0.4	12.9	2.5
Sep	33° / 19°	3	0.5	12.2	4.4
Oct	30° / 18°	9	0.7	11.4	6.3
Nov	26° / 14°	3	0.5	10.7	8.5
Dec	23° / 12°	5	0.7	10.4	8.8

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to open up 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 (%)	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	86	86	86	86	86	87	87	87	87	87
Cloudier (%)	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Smara gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% 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 (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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 98% 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 (%)	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	98
Comfortable (%)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 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)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	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	light breeze	light breeze

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:18 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:58 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)	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	7:18	6:42
2	11.4	7:17	6:43
3	11.5	7:16	6:43
4	11.5	7:15	6:44
5	11.5	7:14	6:44
6	11.5	7:13	6:45
7	11.6	7:12	6:46
8	11.6	7:11	6:46
9	11.6	7:10	6:47
10	11.6	7:09	6:47
11	11.7	7:08	6:48
12	11.7	7:07	6:48
13	11.7	7:05	6:49
14	11.7	7:04	6:49
15	11.8	7:03	6:50
16	11.8	7:02	6:50
17	11.8	7:01	6:51
18	11.9	7:00	6:51
19	11.9	6:59	6:52
20	11.9	6:58	6:53
21	11.9	6:57	6:53
22	12.0	6:56	6:54
23	12.0	6:54	6:54
24	12.0	6:53	6:55
25	12.0	6:52	6:55
26	12.1	6:51	6:56
27	12.1	6:50	6:56
28	12.1	6:49	6:56
29	12.2	6:48	6:57
30	12.2	6:47	6:57
31	12.2	6:45	6:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.34 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)	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

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

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Smara

In seasonPeak

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

Smara sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Smara?

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

8.7

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

8.5

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Smara in March

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

In March, Smara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Smara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Smara peaks around August 18 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	6	9	8	9	10	10	11	10	8	5	4
Level	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	5	High
Feb	6	High
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	10	Very high
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	5	High
Dec	4	Moderate

Air quality in Smara 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 Smara is worst in July — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (November, 24 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)	38	47	39	38	38	43	66	58	39	30	24	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	47	Poor
Mar	39	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	43	Poor
Jul	66	Unhealthy
Aug	58	Unhealthy
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	30	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Smara?

Smara sits at 26.7°N, 11.7°W, 188 m above sea level, in Morocco. The nearest listed city is Laayoune, 157 km away.

Topography around Smara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Smara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 183 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 418 m.

The land around Smara is covered by bare terrain (89%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (100%) within 80 km.

3 km

55 m

bare terrain 89%

16 km

144 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

418 m

bare terrain 100%

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← February Smara year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Laayoune 157 km · El Marsa 177 km · Tan-Tan 197 km · Boujdour 288 km · Puerto del Rosario 291 km · Guelmim 296 km · Pájara 300 km · Assa 303 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 Smara (26.7384°, -11.6719°, elevation 188 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	25	12
2	25	12
3	25	13
4	25	13
5	26	13
6	26	13
7	26	13
8	26	13
9	26	13
10	26	13
11	26	13
12	26	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	14
27	27	14
28	27	14
29	27	14
30	27	14
31	27	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	83	17
2	83	17
3	83	17
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	83	17
12	83	17
13	83	17
14	83	17
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	85	15
18	85	15
19	86	14
20	86	14
21	87	13
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	86	14
25	86	14
26	86	14
27	87	13
28	87	13
29	87	13
30	87	13
31	87	13

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	98	2
4	98	2
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	98	2
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	98	2
26	98	2
27	98	2
28	98	2
29	98	2
30	98	2
31	98	2