Umm Ruwaba weather in March

In March, Umm Ruwaba sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 73% 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 Umm Ruwaba's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Umm Ruwaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:07 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
24%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Umm Ruwaba 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 35°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical March day in Umm Ruwaba 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 40°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 Umm Ruwaba

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.

Umm Ruwaba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°0011.36.6
Feb33° / 19°0011.65.0
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.7
Apr39° / 25°20.512.30.8
May39° / 27°133.812.60.4
Jun38° / 27°257.112.71.3
Jul34° / 25°7014.112.72.6
Aug33° / 24°8314.512.43.3
Sep35° / 24°459.812.12.8
Oct37° / 25°133.711.72.0
Nov35° / 22°0011.43.8
Dec31° / 18°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Umm Ruwaba gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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

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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 7:16 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:167:00
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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 7.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.25 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 Umm Ruwaba

In seasonPeak

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

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

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Is March a good time to visit Umm Ruwaba?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Umm Ruwaba in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Umm Ruwaba in March

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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 Umm Ruwaba peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 17UV 13Dec 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Umm Ruwaba 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 Umm Ruwaba is worst in March — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1548 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar49Poor
Apr40Poor
May25Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Umm Ruwaba?

Umm Ruwaba sits at 12.9°N, 31.2°E, 457 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Ar Rahad, 65 km away.

El ObeidBārahAl Jazeera AbaKostiAbu JibehaRabak

Topography around Umm Ruwaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Umm Ruwaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 974 m.

The land around Umm Ruwaba is covered by grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (40%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
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80 km
974 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ar Rahad 65 km · Tandaltī 72 km · El Obeid 113 km · Bārah 127 km · Al Jazeera Aba 158 km · Kosti 159 km · Abu Jibeha 161 km · Rabak 168 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 Umm Ruwaba (12.9061°, 31.2158°, elevation 457 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).