Kabkābīyah weather in March

In March, Kabkābīyah sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Kabkābīyah's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabkābīyah's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:36 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
27%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kabkābīyah is town in North Darfur, 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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kabkābīyah reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Kabkābīyah

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.

Kabkābīyah weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.3
Feb31° / 16°0011.55.7
Mar34° / 19°00.111.94.0
Apr36° / 21°10.512.32.7
May36° / 22°112.812.62.3
Jun35° / 22°427.912.82.8
Jul31° / 20°1792012.73.7
Aug29° / 19°25725.312.53.8
Sep31° / 19°7611.712.14.4
Oct32° / 19°71.711.74.8
Nov31° / 17°0011.46.2
Dec29° / 14°0011.27.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 16%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kabkābīyah gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 7:45 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:457:28
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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 7.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kabkābīyah

In seasonPeak

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

Kabkābīyah's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kabkābīyah sees seasonal dust haze (March–September), heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Kabkābīyah?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kabkābīyah for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kabkābīyah in March

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

In March, Kabkābīyah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kabkābīyah in March

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Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabkābīyah peaks around February 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highFeb 21UV 12Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kabkābīyah 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 Kabkābīyah is worst in March — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1957 µg/m³Aug 2222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb44Poor
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May42Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kabkābīyah?

Kabkābīyah sits at 13.7°N, 24.1°E, 1,089 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kutum, 88 km away.

ZalinjayKasEl FasherMellit'ĀrdamatāEl Geneina FortAl-Junaynah

Topography around Kabkābīyah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabkābīyah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 1,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,142 m.

The land around Kabkābīyah is covered by grassland (65%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
337 m
80 km
2,142 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kutum 88 km · Zalinjay 106 km · Kas 129 km · El Fasher 137 km · Mellit 167 km · 'Ārdamatā 174 km · El Geneina Fort 177 km · Al-Junaynah 178 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 Kabkābīyah (13.65°, 24.0833°, elevation 1,089 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).