New Halfa weather in March

In March, New Halfa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 86% 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 New Halfa's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see New Halfa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:50 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
16%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
7.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

New Halfa is town of the state of Kassala, 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 New Halfa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°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 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in New Halfa

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
6 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.

New Halfa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°00.111.24.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.1
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.2
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May42° / 28°82.712.70.0
Jun40° / 28°154.812.90.1
Jul37° / 26°7515.212.81.5
Aug35° / 25°941712.52.2
Sep37° / 26°338.212.11.4
Oct39° / 26°82.811.70.7
Nov37° / 24°10.211.31.9
Dec35° / 20°0011.13.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 6%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5946
6946
7946
8946
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
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18955
19955
20946
21946
22946
23946
24937
25937
26937
27937
28937
29937
30937
31937

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

New Halfa 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19280
29280
39280
49280
59280
69280
79370
89370
99370
109370
119271
129271
139271
149271
159271
169361
179361
189361
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209451
219451
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239640
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259640
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640
319550

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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913light breeze
1013light 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 7:01 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:016:41
211.77:006:41
311.76:596:42
411.76:596:42
511.76:586:42
611.76:576:42
711.86:576:42
811.86:566:43
911.86:556:43
1011.86:556:43
1111.86:546:43
1211.86:536:43
1311.86:536:44
1411.96:526:44
1511.96:516:44
1611.96:506:44
1711.96:506:44
1811.96:496:44
1911.96:486:44
2012.06:486:45
2112.06:476:45
2212.06:466:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:45
2512.06:446:45
2612.06:436:45
2712.16:426:46
2812.16:416:46
2912.16:416:46
3012.16:406:46
3112.16:396:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.04 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.8Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for New Halfa

In seasonPeak

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

New Halfa sees seasonal dust haze (May–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit New Halfa?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in New Halfa.

What to pack for New Halfa in March

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

In March, New Halfa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in New Halfa 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 New Halfa peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in New Halfa 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 New Halfa is worst in March — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1536 µg/m³Oct 1717 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb34Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr33Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is New Halfa?

New Halfa sits at 15.3°N, 35.6°E, 452 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Khashm al Qirbah, 53 km away.

Al-FashaqahAl QadarifHimoraMay CaderaAdebayeAbala

Topography around New Halfa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around New Halfa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 452 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 m.

The land around New Halfa is covered by cropland (56%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (35%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
246 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Khashm al Qirbah 53 km · Kassala 87 km · Al-Fashaqah 108 km · Al Qadarif 146 km · Himora 157 km · May Cadera 174 km · Adebaye 177 km · Abala 194 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 New Halfa (15.3302°, 35.5985°, elevation 452 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).