El Daein weather in March

In March, El Daein sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 El Daein's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Daein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:28 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
32%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

El Daein is capital of East Darfur in 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 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Daein reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°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)
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23622
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How March really feels in El Daein

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.

El Daein 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.45.6
Feb34° / 20°0011.63.8
Mar37° / 23°10.311.91.8
Apr39° / 25°30.712.20.5
May39° / 26°265.512.50.9
Jun36° / 26°4710.512.72.1
Jul33° / 24°9115.512.63.2
Aug32° / 23°11016.312.43.6
Sep33° / 24°7713.412.13.2
Oct35° / 24°286.311.72.6
Nov35° / 22°00.111.53.3
Dec32° / 19°0011.35.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57624
67624
77624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Daein gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
499010
599010
699010
799010
898110
998110
1098110
1198110
1298110
1397120
1497120
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1696220
1795221
1895221
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2695221
2795221
2895221
2995221
3095221
3194231

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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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 7:36 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:367:22
211.87:357:22
311.87:357:22
411.87:347:22
511.87:347:22
611.87:337:22
711.87:337:22
811.87:327:22
911.87:327:22
1011.97:317:22
1111.97:317:23
1211.97:307:23
1311.97:297:23
1411.97:297:23
1511.97:287:23
1611.97:287:23
1711.97:277:23
1811.97:267:23
1912.07:267:23
2012.07:257:23
2112.07:247:23
2212.07:247:23
2312.07:237:23
2412.07:227:23
2512.07:227:23
2612.07:217:23
2712.07:217:23
2812.17:207:23
2912.17:197:23
3012.17:197:23
3112.17:187:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.26 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
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167.2Intense
177.3Intense
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217.3Intense
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247.4Intense
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277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Daein

In seasonPeak

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

El Daein sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit El Daein?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in El Daein.

What to pack for El Daein in March

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

In March, El Daein sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Daein 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 El Daein peaks around March 12 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 highMar 12UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in El Daein 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 El Daein is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1654 µg/m³Aug 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr44Poor
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Daein?

El Daein sits at 11.5°N, 26.1°E, 478 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Gereida, 109 km away.

GereidaSh'īarīahBurāmNyalaGhubayshTullusAl MijladBabanūsah

Topography around El Daein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Daein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7 m around an average of 475 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m.

The land around El Daein is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
7 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
118 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Gereida 109 km · Sh'īarīah 124 km · Burām 125 km · Nyala 150 km · Ghubaysh 154 km · Tullus 179 km · Al Mijlad 182 km · Babanūsah 183 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 El Daein (11.4619°, 26.1258°, elevation 478 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).