Nyala weather in March

In March, Nyala sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Nyala's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:33 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
32%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Nyala is capital of state of South Darfur in the south-west of 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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nyala reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 39°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 Nyala

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.

Nyala 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° / 17°0011.46.6
Feb33° / 19°0011.64.8
Mar36° / 22°10.211.92.7
Apr38° / 24°20.412.31.3
May38° / 25°194.712.51.2
Jun36° / 25°4411.312.72.0
Jul32° / 23°10018.612.63.1
Aug31° / 23°10918.512.43.6
Sep33° / 23°7213.612.13.3
Oct35° / 23°204.611.72.8
Nov34° / 21°0011.44.3
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nyala gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
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917light breeze
1017light 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 7:41 AM to 7:23 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:417:26
211.87:417:26
311.87:407:26
411.87:407:27
511.87:397:27
611.87:397:27
711.87:387:27
811.87:377:27
911.87:377:27
1011.87:367:27
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1211.97:357:27
1311.97:347:27
1411.97:347:28
1511.97:337:28
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1711.97:327:28
1811.97:317:28
1912.07:317:28
2012.07:307:28
2112.07:297:28
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2312.07:287:28
2412.07:277:28
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2612.07:267:28
2712.07:257:28
2812.17:257:28
2912.17:247:28
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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 7.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
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37.1Intense
47.1Intense
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67.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nyala

In seasonPeak

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

Nyala sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Nyala?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nyala in March

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

In March, Nyala sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyala 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 Nyala peaks around August 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nyala 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 Nyala is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.2× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1857 µg/m³Aug 2218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May37Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nyala?

Nyala sits at 12.0°N, 24.9°E, 661 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Kas, 83 km away.

TullusBurāmRahad al BardiEl DaeinZalinjay

Topography around Nyala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m around an average of 664 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Nyala is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
40 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kas 83 km · Sh'īarīah 88 km · Gereida 91 km · Tullus 113 km · Burām 136 km · Rahad al Bardi 137 km · El Daein 150 km · Zalinjay 181 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 Nyala (12.0489°, 24.8807°, elevation 661 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).