Kosti weather in March

In March, Kosti sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 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 Kosti's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kosti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
23%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Kosti is major city 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kosti reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°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 Kosti

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
7 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Kosti weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.34.7
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.0
Apr41° / 26°20.512.30.0
May40° / 28°154.112.60.1
Jun38° / 27°236.312.81.1
Jul35° / 25°6812.412.72.5
Aug33° / 24°7313.412.43.2
Sep35° / 25°399.612.12.6
Oct37° / 25°175.511.71.7
Nov37° / 23°00.111.42.3
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.2

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kosti 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 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light 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 7:11 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:116:54
211.77:106:54
311.77:106:55
411.87:096:55
511.87:096:55
611.87:086:55
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2012.06:596:57
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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 7.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.16 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 Kosti

In seasonPeak

None of Kosti's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kosti sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in April.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
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Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kosti?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kosti.

What to pack for Kosti in March

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

In March, Kosti sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kosti 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 Kosti 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kosti 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 Kosti is worst in March — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1745 µg/m³Aug 1418 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr41Poor
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kosti?

Kosti sits at 13.2°N, 32.7°E, 387 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rabak, 9.0 km away.

SennarKinānaMaiurnoUmm Shawkah

Topography around Kosti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kosti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m.

The land around Kosti is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and cropland (59%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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80 km
295 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Rabak 9.0 km · Al Jazeera Aba 18 km · Tandaltī 88 km · Ad Douiem 101 km · Sennar 108 km · Kināna 112 km · Maiurno 112 km · Umm Shawkah 121 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 Kosti (13.1629°, 32.6635°, elevation 387 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).