Arlit weather in March

In March, Arlit sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-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 72% 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 Arlit's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arlit's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 35°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:44 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover: 24%; 6th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.2; out of 10

Arlit is urban commune in Niger.

Density: 170/km²; people per km²

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 Arlit reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°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	33	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21

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

How March really feels in Arlit

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.

Arlit weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 12°	0	0	11	8.1
Feb	31° / 15°	0	0	11.4	6.1
Mar	35° / 19°	0	0	11.9	3.2
Apr	40° / 24°	0	0	12.4	0.5
May	42° / 28°	1	0.4	12.9	0.0
Jun	42° / 29°	2	0.7	13.1	0.0
Jul	40° / 28°	5	1.8	13	0.0
Aug	40° / 28°	16	4.4	12.6	0.3
Sep	40° / 27°	4	1.6	12.1	0.1
Oct	38° / 24°	0	0.1	11.6	1.5
Nov	33° / 17°	0	0	11.1	4.5
Dec	29° / 13°	0	0	10.9	7.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 16%. 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 (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	82	82	81	81	82	83	83	83
Cloudier (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arlit gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
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	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	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 6:56 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 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	11.6	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	6:56	6:32
2	11.6	6:55	6:32
3	11.6	6:54	6:32
4	11.7	6:54	6:33
5	11.7	6:53	6:33
6	11.7	6:52	6:33
7	11.7	6:51	6:34
8	11.7	6:51	6:34
9	11.7	6:50	6:34
10	11.8	6:49	6:35
11	11.8	6:48	6:35
12	11.8	6:47	6:35
13	11.8	6:47	6:35
14	11.8	6:46	6:36
15	11.8	6:45	6:36
16	11.9	6:44	6:36
17	11.9	6:43	6:36
18	11.9	6:42	6:37
19	11.9	6:42	6:37
20	11.9	6:41	6:37
21	12.0	6:40	6:37
22	12.0	6:39	6:38
23	12.0	6:38	6:38
24	12.0	6:37	6:38
25	12.0	6:36	6:38
26	12.1	6:36	6:39
27	12.1	6:35	6:39
28	12.1	6:34	6:39
29	12.1	6:33	6:39
30	12.1	6:32	6:39
31	12.1	6:31	6:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 7.02 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	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	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
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	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.8	Intense
6	6.8	Intense
7	6.8	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.9	Intense
10	6.9	Intense
11	6.9	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	7.0	Intense
14	7.0	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Arlit

In seasonPeak

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

Arlit sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Arlit?

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 Arlit. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arlit in March

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

In March, Arlit sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arlit 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 Arlit peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (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	11	8	12	12	11	12	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

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

Air quality in Arlit 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 Arlit is worst in June — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	64	71	72	60	65	73	68	61	46	51	46	64
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	64	Unhealthy
Feb	71	Unhealthy
Mar	72	Unhealthy
Apr	60	Unhealthy
May	65	Unhealthy
Jun	73	Unhealthy
Jul	68	Unhealthy
Aug	61	Unhealthy
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	51	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	64	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Arlit?

Arlit sits at 18.7°N, 7.4°E, 423 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Alaghsas, 202 km away.

Topography around Arlit

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arlit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m.

The land around Arlit is covered by bare terrain (96%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km

18 m

bare terrain 96%

16 km

137 m

bare terrain 99%

80 km

636 m

bare terrain 98%

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

March weather nearby: Alaghsas 202 km · Agadez 206 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 358 km · Abalak 384 km · Tanout 448 km · Dakoro 475 km · Tahoua 484 km · Tamanghasset 490 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 Arlit (18.7369°, 7.3853°, elevation 423 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	17
2	33	17
3	33	17
4	34	17
5	34	17
6	34	17
7	34	18
8	34	18
9	34	18
10	34	18
11	34	18
12	35	18
13	35	19
14	35	19
15	35	19
16	35	19
17	35	19
18	35	19
19	36	20
20	36	20
21	36	20
22	36	20
23	36	20
24	36	20
25	36	20
26	37	21
27	37	21
28	37	21
29	37	21
30	37	21
31	37	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	87	13
3	87	13
4	86	14
5	86	14
6	86	14
7	85	15
8	85	15
9	84	16
10	84	16
11	84	16
12	84	16
13	84	16
14	84	16
15	84	16
16	84	16
17	83	17
18	83	17
19	83	17
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	82	18
24	82	18
25	82	18
26	81	19
27	81	19
28	82	18
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	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