Al-Fashaqah weather in March

In March, Al-Fashaqah sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Al-Fashaqah's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Fashaqah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al-Fashaqah reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Al-Fashaqah

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
19 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.

Al-Fashaqah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 19°0011.23.7
Feb37° / 20°0011.52.3
Mar39° / 23°0011.90.6
Apr41° / 26°20.712.30.0
May41° / 28°143.812.70.0
Jun39° / 27°307.412.80.6
Jul35° / 24°10016.712.82.2
Aug33° / 23°1201812.53.0
Sep35° / 24°459.512.12.5
Oct38° / 25°143.711.71.4
Nov38° / 24°10.411.31.7
Dec35° / 21°0011.23.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2928
3928
4928
5928
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21928
22928
23928
24928
25928
26919
27919
28919
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al-Fashaqah 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 1% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49550
59550
69550
79550
89550
99550
109550
119550
129550
139550
149541
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179541
189541
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219631
229631
239721
249721
259721
269721
279721
289721
299811
309811
319721

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
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:596:41
211.76:586:41
311.76:586:41
411.76:576:41
511.86:566:42
611.86:566:42
711.86:556:42
811.86:556:42
911.86:546:42
1011.86:536:42
1111.86:536:43
1211.86:526:43
1311.96:516:43
1411.96:516:43
1511.96:506:43
1611.96:496:43
1711.96:486:43
1811.96:486:43
1911.96:476:44
2012.06:466:44
2112.06:466:44
2212.06:456:44
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:436:44
2512.06:436:44
2612.06:426:44
2712.16:416:44
2812.16:416:44
2912.16:406:45
3012.16:396:45
3112.16:386:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.03 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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86.9Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al-Fashaqah

In seasonPeak

None of Al-Fashaqah's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Al-Fashaqah sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Al-Fashaqah?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Fashaqah.

What to pack for Al-Fashaqah in March

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

In March, Al-Fashaqah sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al-Fashaqah 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 Al-Fashaqah peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al-Fashaqah 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 Al-Fashaqah is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2328 µg/m³Nov 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al-Fashaqah?

Al-Fashaqah sits at 14.4°N, 35.9°E, 497 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khashm al Qirbah, 64 km away.

New Halfa

Topography around Al-Fashaqah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Fashaqah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 495 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Al-Fashaqah is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (26%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Khashm al Qirbah 64 km · Al Qadarif 66 km · Himora 80 km · May Cadera 84 km · Ābderafī 97 km · Doka 99 km · Adebaye 99 km · New Halfa 108 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 Al-Fashaqah (14.3973°, 35.8667°, elevation 497 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).