Luuq weather in March

In March, Luuq sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Luuq's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luuq's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Luuq is human settlement in Somalia.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Luuq reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Luuq

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Luuq weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan37° / 25°20.511.82.2
Feb38° / 26°10.211.91.6
Mar38° / 26°172.6121.5
Apr35° / 26°9611.612.12.6
May34° / 25°33612.23.3
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.24.2
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.8
Sep35° / 24°20.2123.3
Oct34° / 25°728.611.93.3
Nov33° / 24°7410.211.83.7
Dec35° / 24°91.711.83.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Luuq gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
64
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84
94
105
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136
146
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2343225630
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4323027730
5313028840
6302929840
7282831940
8272832940
92528331040
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161324411760
171123411870
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19922412080
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21721412290
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:256:21
211.96:256:21
311.96:256:21
411.96:256:20
511.96:246:20
611.96:246:20
711.96:246:20
811.96:236:20
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1112.06:226:20
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1812.06:196:18
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2112.06:186:18
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2312.06:176:17
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2612.06:166:17
2712.06:166:16
2812.06:156:16
2912.06:156:16
3012.06:146:16
3112.06:146:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Luuq?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Luuq.

What to pack for Luuq in March

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

In March, Luuq sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Luuq in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Luuq peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Nov 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Luuq 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 Luuq is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³May 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Luuq?

Luuq sits at 3.8°N, 42.5°E, 150 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Beled Hawo, 75 km away.

BaidoaRamuDhamasDiinsoorBaardheereLafey

Topography around Luuq

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luuq has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Luuq is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
140 m
80 km
497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Beled Hawo 75 km · Mandera 78 km · Baidoa 145 km · Ramu 147 km · Dhamas 152 km · Diinsoor 162 km · Baardheere 165 km · Lafey 167 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Luuq (3.8032°, 42.5442°, elevation 150 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).