Burām weather in March

In March, Burām sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Burām's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burām's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:31 AM – 7:27 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Burām is city in South Darfur State, 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 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Burām reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°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)
13721
23722
33722
43722
53722
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103822
113822
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How March really feels in Burām

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Burām 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
Jan33° / 18°0011.44.9
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.2
Mar38° / 23°20.511.91.3
Apr39° / 24°71.612.20.4
May38° / 25°397.312.51.0
Jun35° / 25°8114.612.62.4
Jul32° / 23°12618.512.63.3
Aug30° / 23°1502012.43.6
Sep31° / 23°10417.112.13.5
Oct34° / 23°469.611.83.0
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.1
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37426
47525
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
107327
117228
127228
137228
147129
157228
167228
177228
187327
197327
207327
217426
227426
237426
247426
257426
267426
277525
287525
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Burām gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
142
152
163
173
183
193
203
213
222
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242
252
262
272
282
292
302
312

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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199010
299010
399010
498110
598110
698110
797111
897111
996121
1096121
1195221
1295221
1395221
1494231
1594231
1693232
1793232
1893232
1993232
2094222
2194222
2295221
2395221
2495221
2595221
2693331
2793331
2892332
2992332
3091342
3189452

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
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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2913light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:39 AM to 7:22 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:397:26
211.87:397:26
311.87:387:26
411.87:387:26
511.87:377:26
611.87:377:26
711.87:367:26
811.87:367:26
911.97:357:27
1011.97:357:27
1111.97:347:27
1211.97:347:27
1311.97:337:27
1411.97:327:27
1511.97:327:27
1611.97:317:27
1711.97:317:27
1811.97:307:27
1912.07:297:27
2012.07:297:27
2112.07:287:27
2212.07:287:27
2312.07:277:27
2412.07:267:27
2512.07:267:27
2612.07:257:27
2712.07:247:27
2812.07:247:27
2912.17:237:27
3012.17:237:27
3112.17:227:27

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 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
237.3Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Burām

In seasonPeak

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

Burām's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Burām sees seasonal dust haze (March–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Burām?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Burām.

What to pack for Burām in March

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

In March, Burām sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Burām 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 Burām peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highAug 15UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Burām 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 Burām is worst in March — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1650 µg/m³Aug 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb41Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr38Poor
May24Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Burām?

Burām sits at 10.9°N, 25.2°E, 476 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gereida, 46 km away.

El DaeinNyalaRahad al BardiSh'īarīahKafia KingiKas

Topography around Burām

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burām has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 474 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Burām is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
23 m
80 km
165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Gereida 46 km · Tullus 73 km · El Daein 125 km · Nyala 136 km · Rahad al Bardi 148 km · Sh'īarīah 182 km · Kafia Kingi 194 km · Kas 207 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 Burām (10.8583°, 25.1592°, elevation 476 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).