El Obeid weather in March

In March, El Obeid sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 El Obeid's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Obeid's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:12 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

El Obeid is city and capital of North Kurdufan, Sudan.

Founded
1821

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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Obeid reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 39°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 El Obeid

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 Obeid weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°0011.37.4
Feb32° / 18°0011.65.7
Mar35° / 21°0011.93.4
Apr38° / 24°10.412.31.3
May39° / 26°113.512.60.7
Jun37° / 26°246.212.81.5
Jul34° / 25°6213.312.72.7
Aug33° / 24°7514.612.43.3
Sep35° / 24°419.212.12.8
Oct36° / 24°102.411.72.4
Nov33° / 21°0011.44.6
Dec30° / 17°0011.27.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
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68713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Obeid 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light 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 7:21 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:217:04
211.77:207:04
311.77:207:04
411.87:197:05
511.87:187:05
611.87:187:05
711.87:177:05
811.87:177:05
911.87:167:05
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1211.97:147:06
1311.97:137:06
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1911.97:107:06
2012.07:097:06
2112.07:087:06
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2712.07:047:07
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.28 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
57.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Obeid

In seasonPeak

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

El Obeid sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit El Obeid?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Obeid in March

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

In March, El Obeid sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Obeid 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 Obeid peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 18UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in El Obeid 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 Obeid is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1556 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May36Poor
Jun25Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is El Obeid?

El Obeid sits at 13.2°N, 30.2°E, 573 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Bārah, 60 km away.

Umm RuwabaAbū ZabadDillingTandaltīAn NuhūdAbu Jibeha

Topography around El Obeid

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Obeid has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.

The land around El Obeid is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
308 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bārah 60 km · Ar Rahad 70 km · Umm Ruwaba 113 km · Abū Zabad 140 km · Dilling 140 km · Tandaltī 180 km · An Nuhūd 201 km · Abu Jibeha 221 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 Obeid (13.1842°, 30.2167°, elevation 573 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).