Kas weather in March

In March, Kas sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Kas's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:35 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
30%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Kas is town in South 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kas reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

10°20°30°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13419
23419
33419
43419
53419
63419
73420
83420
93420
103420
113420
123420
133420
143420
153520
163520
173520
183520
193521
203521
213521
223521
233521
243521
253521
263521
273521
283521
293521
303521
313522

How March really feels in Kas

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.

Kas 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
Jan30° / 14°0011.36.6
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.1
Mar35° / 20°10.111.93.6
Apr36° / 23°3112.32.5
May36° / 23°235.212.62.3
Jun34° / 22°6013.312.72.8
Jul30° / 21°16324.712.73.4
Aug29° / 20°17123.912.43.9
Sep31° / 20°7814.912.14.2
Oct33° / 20°173.811.74.2
Nov32° / 18°0011.45.2
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
48020
58119
68119
78020
88020
98020
108020
118020
128020
137921
147822
157921
168020
178020
188020
198119
208119
218119
228119
238119
248119
258119
268119
278119
288020
298020
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kas gets around 1 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 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
191
201
211
221
231
240
250
260
270
280
290
300
310

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
119910
129910
139910
149910
159910
169910
179811
189811
199811
209910
219910
229910
239910
249910
259910
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

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.

05101520151015202531
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
1314light breeze
1414light breeze
1514light breeze
1614light breeze
1714light breeze
1814light breeze
1914light breeze
2014light breeze
2114light breeze
2214light breeze
2314light breeze
2414light breeze
2514light breeze
2614light breeze
2714light breeze
2814light breeze
2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light 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 7:44 AM to 7:25 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:447:28
211.87:437:28
311.87:437:29
411.87:427:29
511.87:427:29
611.87:417:29
711.87:417:29
811.87:407:29
911.87:397:29
1011.87:397:29
1111.97:387:30
1211.97:387:30
1311.97:377:30
1411.97:367:30
1511.97:367:30
1611.97:357:30
1711.97:347:30
1811.97:347:30
1911.97:337:30
2012.07:327:30
2112.07:327:30
2212.07:317:30
2312.07:307:30
2412.07:307:30
2512.07:297:30
2612.07:287:30
2712.07:287:30
2812.17:277:30
2912.17:267:31
3012.17:267:31
3112.17:257:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

02468151015202531
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.3Intense
157.3Intense
167.3Intense
177.3Intense
187.3Intense
197.4Intense
207.4Intense
217.4Intense
227.4Intense
237.4Intense
247.5Intense
257.5Intense
267.5Intense
277.5Intense
287.5Intense
297.5Intense
307.6Intense
317.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kas

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kas sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), 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 Kas?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kas in March

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

In March, Kas sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

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 Kas peaks around August 18 at about 13 (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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kas 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 Kas is worst in March — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 2053 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar54Poor
Apr48Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kas?

Kas sits at 12.5°N, 24.3°E, 944 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Nyala, 83 km away.

KabkābīyahSh'īarīahRahad al BardiTullusGereidaEl Fasher

Topography around Kas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 943 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,332 m.

The land around Kas is covered by grassland (57%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, grassland (82%) within 16 km, and grassland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
2,332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nyala 83 km · Zalinjay 99 km · Kabkābīyah 129 km · Sh'īarīah 141 km · Rahad al Bardi 141 km · Tullus 160 km · Gereida 166 km · El Fasher 170 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 Kas (12.5097°, 24.2852°, elevation 944 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).