Rufā‘a weather in March

In March, Rufā‘a sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°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 84% 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 Rufā‘a's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rufā‘a's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 38°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:59 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover: 16%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 15 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.3; out of 10

Rufā‘a is town in Sudan.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Rufā‘a reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	37	22
2	37	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	23
7	37	23
8	38	23
9	38	23
10	38	23
11	38	23
12	38	23
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	38	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	24
21	38	24
22	38	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	39	24
27	39	24
28	39	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	25

How March really feels in Rufā‘a

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

4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Rufā‘a 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 19°	0	0	11.2	5.1
Feb	35° / 20°	0	0	11.5	3.5
Mar	38° / 23°	0	0	11.9	1.3
Apr	41° / 27°	1	0.3	12.3	0.0
May	42° / 29°	10	2.8	12.7	0.0
Jun	40° / 29°	13	3.9	12.9	0.1
Jul	37° / 27°	50	11.3	12.8	1.4
Aug	36° / 26°	61	12.7	12.5	2.1
Sep	37° / 26°	27	6.6	12.1	1.5
Oct	39° / 27°	8	2.8	11.7	0.9
Nov	37° / 24°	0	0.1	11.3	2.3
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.1	4.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	91	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92
Cloudier (%)	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rufā‘a 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	15	light breeze
2	15	light breeze
3	15	light breeze
4	15	light breeze
5	15	light breeze
6	15	light breeze
7	15	light breeze
8	15	light breeze
9	15	light breeze
10	15	light breeze
11	15	light breeze
12	15	light breeze
13	15	light breeze
14	15	light breeze
15	15	light breeze
16	15	light breeze
17	15	light breeze
18	15	light breeze
19	15	light breeze
20	15	light breeze
21	15	light breeze
22	15	light breeze
23	15	light breeze
24	15	light breeze
25	15	light breeze
26	15	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	light breeze
29	14	light breeze
30	14	light breeze
31	14	light 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 7:09 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:09	7:08	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.7	7:09	6:50
2	11.7	7:08	6:51
3	11.7	7:08	6:51
4	11.7	7:07	6:51
5	11.7	7:07	6:51
6	11.8	7:06	6:52
7	11.8	7:05	6:52
8	11.8	7:05	6:52
9	11.8	7:04	6:52
10	11.8	7:03	6:52
11	11.8	7:03	6:52
12	11.8	7:02	6:53
13	11.9	7:01	6:53
14	11.9	7:01	6:53
15	11.9	7:00	6:53
16	11.9	6:59	6:53
17	11.9	6:59	6:53
18	11.9	6:58	6:53
19	11.9	6:57	6:53
20	12.0	6:56	6:54
21	12.0	6:56	6:54
22	12.0	6:55	6:54
23	12.0	6:54	6:54
24	12.0	6:53	6:54
25	12.0	6:53	6:54
26	12.0	6:52	6:54
27	12.1	6:51	6:54
28	12.1	6:50	6:54
29	12.1	6:50	6:55
30	12.1	6:49	6:55
31	12.1	6:48	6:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.62 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.8	Intense
2	6.8	Intense
3	6.8	Intense
4	6.9	Intense
5	6.9	Intense
6	6.9	Intense
7	6.9	Intense
8	7.0	Intense
9	7.0	Intense
10	7.0	Intense
11	7.0	Intense
12	7.0	Intense
13	7.1	Intense
14	7.1	Intense
15	7.1	Intense
16	7.1	Intense
17	7.2	Intense
18	7.2	Intense
19	7.2	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.3	Intense
22	7.3	Intense
23	7.3	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.4	Intense
27	7.4	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Rufā‘a

In seasonPeak

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

Rufā‘a sees seasonal dust haze (April–September), heaviest in June.

Dust

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Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Rufā‘a?

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

1.3

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rufā‘a.

What to pack for Rufā‘a in March

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

In March, Rufā‘a sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Rufā‘a 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 Rufā‘a peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	13	13	10	11	8	10	11	10	8	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Rufā‘a 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 Rufā‘a is worst in March — around 58 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	55	58	52	46	33	23	23	33	41	39	46
Level	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	55	Poor
Mar	58	Unhealthy
Apr	52	Poor
May	46	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	41	Poor
Nov	39	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Rufā‘a?

Rufā‘a sits at 14.8°N, 33.4°E, 399 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Al Hasaheisa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Rufā‘a

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rufā‘a has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 400 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Rufā‘a is covered by cropland (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (67%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

20 m

cropland 28%

16 km

46 m

cropland 60%

80 km

177 m

cropland 67%

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← February Rufā‘a year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Al Hasaheisa 7.0 km · Al Hilāliyya 25 km · Wad Medani 43 km · Al Manāqil 70 km · Kināna 83 km · Al-Fāw 106 km · Al Qiţena 108 km · Al-Quṭaynah 118 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 Rufā‘a (14.7597°, 33.3675°, elevation 399 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	37	22
2	37	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	23
7	37	23
8	38	23
9	38	23
10	38	23
11	38	23
12	38	23
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	38	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	24
21	38	24
22	38	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	39	24
27	39	24
28	39	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	37	22
2	37	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	23
7	37	23
8	38	23
9	38	23
10	38	23
11	38	23
12	38	23
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	38	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	24
21	38	24
22	38	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	39	24
27	39	24
28	39	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	37	22
2	37	22
3	37	22
4	37	22
5	37	22
6	37	23
7	37	23
8	38	23
9	38	23
10	38	23
11	38	23
12	38	23
13	38	23
14	38	23
15	38	23
16	38	23
17	38	23
18	38	23
19	38	23
20	38	24
21	38	24
22	38	24
23	39	24
24	39	24
25	39	24
26	39	24
27	39	24
28	39	24
29	39	24
30	39	24
31	39	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	91	9
2	91	9
3	92	8
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	93	7
9	94	6
10	94	6
11	94	6
12	94	6
13	94	6
14	95	5
15	95	5
16	95	5
17	95	5
18	95	5
19	95	5
20	95	5
21	94	6
22	93	7
23	93	7
24	93	7
25	93	7
26	93	7
27	93	7
28	92	8
29	92	8
30	92	8
31	92	8

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100