Alaghsas weather in March

In March, Alaghsas sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 37°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 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alaghsas's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alaghsas's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:41 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover: 27%; 8th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Alaghsas is village in Niger.

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 33°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alaghsas reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°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)	33	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

How March really feels in Alaghsas

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Alaghsas 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	28° / 14°	0	0	11.1	8.1
Feb	31° / 17°	0	0	11.4	6.1
Mar	35° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	3.2
Apr	39° / 25°	1	0.2	12.4	0.6
May	41° / 28°	1	0.3	12.8	0.0
Jun	41° / 28°	3	1.1	13	0.0
Jul	39° / 27°	19	5.2	12.9	0.7
Aug	37° / 26°	37	8.9	12.6	1.4
Sep	39° / 26°	5	1.7	12.1	0.8
Oct	37° / 25°	0	0.1	11.6	1.9
Nov	33° / 20°	0	0	11.2	4.8
Dec	29° / 15°	0	0	11	7.5

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over 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 (%)	86	86	86	84	84	83	82	81	81	81	80	80	79	79	78	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	81	81	81
Cloudier (%)	14	14	14	16	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	22	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alaghsas gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19
Feels	breezy	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	20	breezy
2	20	light breeze
3	20	light breeze
4	20	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	light breeze
11	20	light breeze
12	20	light breeze
13	20	light breeze
14	20	light breeze
15	20	light breeze
16	20	light breeze
17	20	light breeze
18	20	light breeze
19	20	light breeze
20	20	light breeze
21	20	light breeze
22	20	light breeze
23	20	light breeze
24	20	light breeze
25	20	light breeze
26	20	light breeze
27	19	light breeze
28	19	light breeze
29	19	light breeze
30	19	light breeze
31	19	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:37 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)	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:29
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:52	6:30
2	11.7	6:51	6:31
3	11.7	6:51	6:31
4	11.7	6:50	6:31
5	11.7	6:49	6:31
6	11.7	6:49	6:32
7	11.7	6:48	6:32
8	11.8	6:47	6:32
9	11.8	6:46	6:32
10	11.8	6:46	6:33
11	11.8	6:45	6:33
12	11.8	6:44	6:33
13	11.8	6:43	6:33
14	11.8	6:43	6:34
15	11.9	6:42	6:34
16	11.9	6:41	6:34
17	11.9	6:40	6:34
18	11.9	6:40	6:34
19	11.9	6:39	6:35
20	11.9	6:38	6:35
21	12.0	6:37	6:35
22	12.0	6:36	6:35
23	12.0	6:36	6:35
24	12.0	6:35	6:36
25	12.0	6:34	6:36
26	12.0	6:33	6:36
27	12.1	6:32	6:36
28	12.1	6:32	6:36
29	12.1	6:31	6:36
30	12.1	6:30	6:37
31	12.1	6:29	6:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.08 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)	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	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	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.8	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	6.9	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.1	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Alaghsas

In seasonPeak

In March, Alaghsas sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alaghsas sees seasonal dust haze (February–November), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Alaghsas?

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

3.2

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.9

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alaghsas. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alaghsas in March

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

In March, Alaghsas sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alaghsas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alaghsas peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

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)	7	10	12	10	9	11	11	12	12	11	8	6
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Alaghsas 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 Alaghsas is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 44 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)	82	89	77	68	65	66	58	48	44	57	58	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	89	Unhealthy
Mar	77	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	65	Unhealthy
Jun	66	Unhealthy
Jul	58	Unhealthy
Aug	48	Poor
Sep	44	Poor
Oct	57	Unhealthy
Nov	58	Unhealthy
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Alaghsas?

Alaghsas sits at 17.0°N, 8.0°E, 519 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Agadez, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Alaghsas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alaghsas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 516 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m.

The land around Alaghsas is covered by bare terrain (76%) within 3 km, bare terrain (86%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

36 m

bare terrain 76%

16 km

183 m

bare terrain 86%

80 km

767 m

bare terrain 90%

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

March weather nearby: Agadez 6.0 km · Arlit 202 km · Tanout 246 km · Abalak 255 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 267 km · Dakoro 309 km · Mayahi 343 km · Tessaoua 363 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type A / B / C / D / E / F; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 36% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $775; 2025
Happiness: 4.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.4; per 100k, 2012
Road deaths: 25.5; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
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 Alaghsas (17.0187°, 8.0168°, elevation 519 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	33	19
2	33	19
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	33	19
2	33	19
3	34	20
4	34	20
5	34	20
6	34	20
7	34	20
8	34	20
9	34	20
10	34	20
11	35	21
12	35	21
13	35	21
14	35	21
15	35	21
16	35	21
17	35	21
18	35	22
19	36	22
20	36	22
21	36	22
22	36	22
23	36	22
24	36	22
25	36	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	37	23
30	37	23
31	37	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	86	14
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	82	18
8	81	19
9	81	19
10	81	19
11	80	20
12	80	20
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	78	22
16	77	23
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	78	22
21	78	22
22	78	22
23	79	21
24	79	21
25	79	21
26	80	20
27	80	20
28	80	20
29	81	19
30	81	19
31	81	19

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100