Al Manāqil weather in March

In March, Al Manāqil sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°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 Manāqil's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al Manāqil's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Al Manāqil is place in Al Jazirah, 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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al Manāqil reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Al Manāqil

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
7 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 Manāqil weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.412.30.0
May41° / 28°133.812.70.0
Jun40° / 28°16512.80.3
Jul36° / 26°531112.81.8
Aug35° / 25°6512.312.52.4
Sep37° / 26°308.912.11.8
Oct38° / 26°144.511.71.0
Nov37° / 24°00.111.32.1
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

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 (%)
19010
2919
3919
4919
5919
6919
7919
8919
9928
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
16937
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18937
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21937
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24928
25928
26928
27928
28928
29919
30919
31919

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al Manāqil 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 0% 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
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31000
41000
51000
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71000
81000
91000
101000
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15991
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21991
22991
23991
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261000
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281000
291000
301000
31991

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
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815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light 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 7:10 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:106:52
211.77:106:53
311.77:096:53
411.77:096:53
511.87:086:53
611.87:076:53
711.87:076:53
811.87:066:54
911.87:056:54
1011.87:056:54
1111.87:046:54
1211.87:036:54
1311.97:036:54
1411.97:026:54
1511.97:016:55
1611.97:016:55
1711.97:006:55
1811.96:596:55
1911.96:596:55
2012.06:586:55
2112.06:576:55
2212.06:566:55
2312.06:566:55
2412.06:556:56
2512.06:546:56
2612.06:536:56
2712.16:536:56
2812.16:526:56
2912.16:516:56
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3112.16:506:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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127.0Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al Manāqil

In seasonPeak

None of Al Manāqil'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 Manāqil sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Mar
Apr
May
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Aug
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Al Manāqil?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Al Manāqil in March

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

In March, Al Manāqil sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Al Manāqil 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 Manāqil is worst in March — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1120 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar50Poor
Apr46Poor
May35Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Al Manāqil?

Al Manāqil sits at 14.2°N, 33.0°E, 413 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kināna, 30 km away.

Topography around Al Manāqil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al Manāqil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m.

The land around Al Manāqil is covered by cropland (34%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
266 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kināna 30 km · Wad Medani 60 km · Al Hasaheisa 65 km · Rufā‘a 70 km · Ad Douiem 78 km · Al Hilāliyya 82 km · Al-Quṭaynah 94 km · Al Qiţena 96 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 Manāqil (14.2459°, 32.9891°, elevation 413 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).