Al-Quṭaynah weather in March

In March, Al-Quṭaynah sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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-Quṭaynah's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Al-Quṭaynah's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 36°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 7:04 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 4th clearest
Wind: 21 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

← February Al-Quṭaynah year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Al-Quṭaynah reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38
Avg low (°C)	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	22
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	38	23
30	38	23
31	38	23

How March really feels in Al-Quṭaynah

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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-Quṭaynah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 17°	0	0	11.2	6.6
Feb	33° / 19°	0	0	11.5	4.9
Mar	36° / 22°	0	0	11.9	2.5
Apr	40° / 25°	0	0.1	12.3	0.4
May	41° / 28°	5	1.7	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 28°	6	2	12.9	0.2
Jul	37° / 27°	29	6.1	12.8	1.8
Aug	35° / 26°	36	7.7	12.5	2.5
Sep	37° / 27°	16	4.5	12.1	1.6
Oct	38° / 26°	6	1.8	11.7	1.3
Nov	35° / 22°	0	0	11.3	3.5
Dec	31° / 18°	0	0	11.1	6.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	91	91	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	92
Cloudier (%)	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9
31	92	8

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Al-Quṭaynah 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 21 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	21	breezy
2	21	breezy
3	21	breezy
4	21	breezy
5	21	breezy
6	21	breezy
7	21	breezy
8	21	breezy
9	21	breezy
10	21	breezy
11	21	breezy
12	21	breezy
13	21	breezy
14	21	breezy
15	21	breezy
16	21	breezy
17	21	breezy
18	21	breezy
19	21	breezy
20	21	breezy
21	21	breezy
22	21	breezy
23	21	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	breezy
28	20	breezy
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze
31	20	light 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 7:13 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:13	7:13	7:12	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:13	6:55
2	11.7	7:13	6:55
3	11.7	7:12	6:55
4	11.7	7:12	6:56
5	11.7	7:11	6:56
6	11.8	7:10	6:56
7	11.8	7:10	6:56
8	11.8	7:09	6:56
9	11.8	7:08	6:56
10	11.8	7:08	6:57
11	11.8	7:07	6:57
12	11.8	7:06	6:57
13	11.9	7:06	6:57
14	11.9	7:05	6:57
15	11.9	7:04	6:57
16	11.9	7:04	6:58
17	11.9	7:03	6:58
18	11.9	7:02	6:58
19	11.9	7:01	6:58
20	12.0	7:01	6:58
21	12.0	7:00	6:58
22	12.0	6:59	6:58
23	12.0	6:59	6:58
24	12.0	6:58	6:58
25	12.0	6:57	6:59
26	12.0	6:56	6:59
27	12.1	6:56	6:59
28	12.1	6:55	6:59
29	12.1	6:54	6:59
30	12.1	6:53	6:59
31	12.1	6:53	6:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.9	Intense
3	6.9	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	7.0	Intense
7	7.0	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.1	Intense
12	7.1	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.2	Intense
15	7.2	Intense
16	7.2	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.3	Intense
20	7.3	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.4	Intense
24	7.4	Intense
25	7.4	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.5	Intense
28	7.5	Intense
29	7.5	Intense
30	7.5	Intense
31	7.5	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Al-Quṭaynah

In seasonPeak

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

Al-Quṭaynah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Al-Quṭaynah?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.2

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Al-Quṭaynah. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Al-Quṭaynah in March

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

In March, Al-Quṭaynah sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Al-Quṭaynah 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-Quṭaynah peaks around April 9 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	13	13	10	11	8	10	11	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Al-Quṭaynah 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-Quṭaynah is worst in March — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	65	63	67	57	49	34	25	23	30	44	46	56
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	49	Poor
Jun	34	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	56	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Al-Quṭaynah?

Al-Quṭaynah sits at 14.7°N, 32.3°E, 377 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Qiţena, 18 km away.

Topography around Al-Quṭaynah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Al-Quṭaynah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 384 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Al-Quṭaynah is covered by bare terrain (47%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (44%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (42%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

7 m

bare terrain 47%

16 km

36 m

bare terrain 44%

80 km

270 m

bare terrain 42%

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← February Al-Quṭaynah year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Al Qiţena 18 km · Ad Douiem 81 km · Al Manāqil 94 km · Khartoum 96 km · Omdurman 104 km · Al Hilāliyya 106 km · Khartoum North 106 km · Al Hasaheisa 111 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-Quṭaynah (14.7278°, 32.2693°, elevation 377 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	22
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	38	23
30	38	23
31	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	22
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	38	23
30	38	23
31	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	35	20
2	35	21
3	35	21
4	35	21
5	35	21
6	36	21
7	36	21
8	36	21
9	36	21
10	36	22
11	36	22
12	36	22
13	36	22
14	36	22
15	36	22
16	36	22
17	36	22
18	36	22
19	36	22
20	37	22
21	37	22
22	37	22
23	37	22
24	37	22
25	37	22
26	37	23
27	37	23
28	37	23
29	38	23
30	38	23
31	38	23

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	91	9
4	92	8
5	92	8
6	92	8
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	93	7
12	93	7
13	93	7
14	93	7
15	93	7
16	93	7
17	93	7
18	93	7
19	93	7
20	93	7
21	93	7
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	92	8
27	92	8
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	91	9
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100