Shendi weather in March

In March, Shendi sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shendi's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shendi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
12%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Shendi is human settlement 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 34°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Shendi reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Shendi

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.

Shendi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°0011.17.2
Feb32° / 17°0011.45.6
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.2
Apr39° / 24°0012.40.7
May41° / 27°20.712.80.0
Jun41° / 28°10.4130.0
Jul39° / 28°113.412.90.5
Aug38° / 27°153.712.60.9
Sep40° / 28°51.412.10.3
Oct39° / 26°20.511.61.0
Nov34° / 22°0011.23.9
Dec31° / 18°00116.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 89% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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

Any precipitation

Shendi 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 18 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:106:49
211.77:096:49
311.77:096:49
411.77:086:50
511.77:076:50
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711.77:066:50
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1911.96:576:53
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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 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shendi

In seasonPeak

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

Shendi sees seasonal dust haze (May–September), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
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Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Shendi?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shendi in March

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

In March, Shendi sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shendi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shendi peaks around April 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highVery highApr 14UV 12Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Shendi 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 Shendi is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 32 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Oct 1732 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May45Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct32Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Shendi?

Shendi sits at 16.7°N, 33.4°E, 366 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ad-Damir, 116 km away.

Ad-DamirAtbaraKhartoum NorthOmdurmanBerberKhartoumEl BaugaAl Hilāliyya

Topography around Shendi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shendi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 361 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m.

The land around Shendi is covered by bare terrain (47%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, bare terrain (72%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (93%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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84 m
80 km
228 m
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March weather nearby: Ad-Damir 116 km · Atbara 127 km · Khartoum North 151 km · Omdurman 155 km · Berber 159 km · Khartoum 159 km · El Bauga 182 km · Al Hilāliyya 196 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 Shendi (16.6915°, 33.4341°, elevation 366 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).