Al Ḩawātah weather in March

In March, Al Ḩawātah sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 Ḩawātah's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Ḩawātah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.2
out of 10

Al Ḩawātah is city of the state of Gedaref, 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 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Ḩawātah reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°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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314126

How March really feels in Al Ḩawātah

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
28 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 Ḩawātah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°0011.33.3
Feb37° / 22°0011.61.9
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.2
Apr41° / 27°30.812.30.0
May40° / 28°23612.60.1
Jun38° / 26°421012.81.0
Jul34° / 24°10718.412.72.4
Aug32° / 23°12919.312.43.2
Sep34° / 24°6211.912.13.0
Oct37° / 25°277.211.72.0
Nov38° / 24°10.211.41.7
Dec36° / 22°0011.22.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% 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 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
69010
79010
89010
9919
10919
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Ḩawātah gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
599100
699100
799100
899100
999100
1098110
1198110
1298110
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1897111
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2097111
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2297111
2397111
2497111
2597111
2697111
2797111
2898110
2998110
3098110
3197120

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
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3013light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:03 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:036:46
211.77:036:46
311.77:026:47
411.87:016:47
511.87:016:47
611.87:006:47
711.87:006:47
811.86:596:47
911.86:586:48
1011.86:586:48
1111.86:576:48
1211.96:576:48
1311.96:566:48
1411.96:556:48
1511.96:556:48
1611.96:546:48
1711.96:536:48
1811.96:536:49
1911.96:526:49
2012.06:516:49
2112.06:506:49
2212.06:506:49
2312.06:496:49
2412.06:486:49
2512.06:486:49
2612.06:476:49
2712.06:466:49
2812.16:466:49
2912.16:456:49
3012.16:446:49
3112.16:436:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.9Intense
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96.9Intense
106.9Intense
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127.0Intense
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217.1Intense
227.2Intense
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247.2Intense
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267.2Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Ḩawātah

In seasonPeak

None of Al Ḩawātah'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 Ḩawātah 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 Ḩawātah?

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

0.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al Ḩawātah.

What to pack for Al Ḩawātah in March

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

In March, Al Ḩawātah sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Ḩawātah 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 Ḩawātah peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 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 highMar 24UV 13Dec 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Ḩawātah 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 Ḩawātah is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2134 µg/m³Nov 1216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Al Ḩawātah?

Al Ḩawātah sits at 13.4°N, 34.6°E, 445 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Dindar, 59 km away.

MaiurnoAl QadarifSennar

Topography around Al Ḩawātah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Ḩawātah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m.

The land around Al Ḩawātah is covered by cropland (55%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
343 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Ad-Dindar 59 km · Singa 82 km · As Sūkī 82 km · Umm Shawkah 94 km · Al-Fāw 97 km · Maiurno 105 km · Al Qadarif 106 km · Sennar 117 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 Ḩawātah (13.4167°, 34.6333°, elevation 445 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).