Abyei weather in March

In March, Abyei sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 40°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Abyei's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abyei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:18 AM – 7:14 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Abyei is human settlement.

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 40°C through the month.

A typical March day in Abyei reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13925
23925
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43925
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How March really feels in Abyei

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Abyei weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°00.111.52.7
Feb38° / 24°00.111.71.3
Mar40° / 26°81.511.90.2
Apr39° / 27°287.412.20.4
May37° / 26°731612.41.4
Jun34° / 25°1091912.52.4
Jul31° / 23°16922.712.53.1
Aug30° / 23°19425.312.33.2
Sep31° / 23°13121.212.13.3
Oct33° / 23°8115.411.83.2
Nov36° / 23°61.711.62.6
Dec36° / 23°10.111.52.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57129
67030
77030
86931
96931
106832
116733
126733
136634
146634
156634
166634
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186733
196733
206733
216832
226832
236832
246733
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266733
276634
286634
296634
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Abyei gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
72
83
93
104
114
125
135
146
156
166
177
187
197
207
217
227
237
247
257
267
278
288
298
309
319

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1934300
2915310
3915310
4915310
5905410
6896410
7886420
8886420
9867520
10857530
11857530
12857530
13828541
14828541
15828541
16828541
17828541
18818542
19818542
20809542
21799552
22799552
23789652
24789652
25789652
26779752
277510762
287410862
297211872
307012972
3168121082

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3110calm

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 7:25 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:257:14
211.87:257:14
311.87:257:14
411.87:247:14
511.87:247:14
611.87:237:14
711.97:237:14
811.97:227:14
911.97:227:14
1011.97:217:14
1111.97:217:14
1211.97:207:14
1311.97:207:14
1411.97:197:14
1511.97:187:14
1611.97:187:14
1711.97:177:14
1812.07:177:14
1912.07:167:14
2012.07:167:14
2112.07:157:14
2212.07:147:14
2312.07:147:14
2412.07:137:14
2512.07:137:14
2612.07:127:14
2712.07:117:14
2812.07:117:13
2912.17:107:13
3012.17:107:13
3112.17:097:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.82 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Abyei

In seasonPeak

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

Abyei's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abyei sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Abyei?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abyei.

What to pack for Abyei in March

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

In March, Abyei sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Abyei 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 Abyei peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 10 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 16UV 13Dec 10UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abyei 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 Abyei is worst in November — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModeratePoorModerateNov 1941 µg/m³Aug 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar39Poor
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abyei?

Abyei sits at 9.6°N, 28.4°E, 400 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Winejok, 115 km away.

WinejokGogrialAweilKuacjokAl MijladBabanūsahKadugliWau

Topography around Abyei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abyei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 399 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m.

The land around Abyei is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and shrubs (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
27 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Winejok 115 km · Gogrial 124 km · Aweil 147 km · Kuacjok 152 km · Al Mijlad 177 km · Babanūsah 205 km · Kadugli 211 km · Wau 216 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 Abyei (9.5953°, 28.4349°, elevation 400 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).