Abu Jibeha weather in March

In March, Abu Jibeha sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Abu Jibeha's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abu Jibeha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:07 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Abu Jibeha is human settlement in Sudan.

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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Abu Jibeha reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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

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.

Abu Jibeha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°0011.45.1
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.7
Mar37° / 24°10.311.91.9
Apr38° / 25°112.812.21.0
May37° / 25°5212.212.51.6
Jun33° / 24°8317.612.72.7
Jul31° / 22°13120.412.63.6
Aug29° / 22°16022.612.43.8
Sep31° / 22°11218.412.13.8
Oct33° / 22°7213.911.73.3
Nov35° / 22°20.411.53.6
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% 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 (%)
18218
28218
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Abu Jibeha gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:157:01
211.87:157:01
311.87:147:01
411.87:147:02
511.87:137:02
611.87:137:02
711.87:127:02
811.87:127:02
911.87:117:02
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1311.97:097:02
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2712.07:007:03
2812.16:597:03
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3012.16:587:03
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.14 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Abu Jibeha

In seasonPeak

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

Abu Jibeha's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abu Jibeha sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Abu Jibeha?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abu Jibeha.

What to pack for Abu Jibeha in March

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

In March, Abu Jibeha sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abu Jibeha in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abu Jibeha peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abu Jibeha 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 Abu Jibeha is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateMar 1439 µg/m³Aug 1911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr29Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abu Jibeha?

Abu Jibeha sits at 11.5°N, 31.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ar Rahad, 154 km away.

Ar RahadUmm RuwabaKadugliDillingTandaltīMalakalEl ObeidAbū Zabad

Topography around Abu Jibeha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abu Jibeha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 565 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,023 m.

The land around Abu Jibeha is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (69%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
1,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Ar Rahad 154 km · Umm Ruwaba 161 km · Kadugli 172 km · Dilling 184 km · Tandaltī 187 km · Malakal 219 km · El Obeid 221 km · Abū Zabad 237 km

Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / F / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 215% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,165
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
5.1
per 100k, 2008
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 421

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 Abu Jibeha (11.4562°, 31.2285°, elevation 573 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).