Kutum weather in March

In March, Kutum sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 Kutum's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kutum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:34 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
24%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Kutum is town in the Sudanese state of North Darfur.

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 30°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kutum reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°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 Kutum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 8 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
8
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.

Kutum weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°0011.39.0
Feb29° / 13°0011.57.8
Mar31° / 16°0011.95.7
Apr34° / 20°00.112.34.1
May35° / 22°41.212.63.2
Jun35° / 22°92.612.83.1
Jul32° / 21°771312.83.9
Aug30° / 20°12618.112.54.3
Sep33° / 21°244.912.14.3
Oct32° / 20°30.911.75.1
Nov29° / 15°0011.37.6
Dec26° / 11°0011.29.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 14%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kutum 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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 7:44 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:447:26
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2112.07:307:29
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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 7.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.38 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 Kutum

In seasonPeak

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

Kutum sees seasonal dust haze (March–October), heaviest in May.

Dust
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May
Jun
Jul
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Sep
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Is March a good time to visit Kutum?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kutum in March

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

In March, Kutum sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kutum 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 Kutum peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kutum 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 Kutum is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1669 µg/m³Aug 2028 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul37Poor
Aug27Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct44Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kutum?

Kutum sits at 14.2°N, 24.7°E, 1,159 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kabkābīyah, 88 km away.

KasZalinjaySh'īarīahNyala'Ārdamatā

Topography around Kutum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kutum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 1,149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,570 m.

The land around Kutum is covered by grassland (46%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
164 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
1,570 m
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March weather nearby: Kabkābīyah 88 km · Mellit 96 km · El Fasher 97 km · Kas 192 km · Zalinjay 193 km · Sh'īarīah 219 km · Nyala 240 km · 'Ārdamatā 249 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 Kutum (14.2°, 24.6667°, elevation 1,159 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).