Wad Medani weather in March

In March, Wad Medani sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 Wad Medani's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wad Medani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
17%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Wad Medani is city in Gezira State, 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 Wad Medani reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 15°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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How March really feels in Wad Medani

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
7 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.

Wad Medani weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°00.111.24.8
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.2
Mar38° / 24°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 27°10.212.30.0
May42° / 28°113.412.70.0
Jun40° / 28°164.812.80.2
Jul37° / 26°5411.712.81.7
Aug35° / 25°6712.412.52.5
Sep37° / 26°286.312.11.8
Oct38° / 26°103.211.71.1
Nov37° / 24°00.211.32.2
Dec34° / 20°0011.24.1

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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 8%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wad Medani 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 14 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light 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 7:08 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:086:50
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311.77:076:51
411.77:066:51
511.87:066:51
611.87:056:51
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1511.96:596:52
1611.96:596:53
1711.96:586:53
1811.96:576:53
1911.96:566:53
2012.06:566:53
2112.06:556:53
2212.06:546:53
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2412.06:536:53
2512.06:526:54
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2712.16:516:54
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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 7.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.63 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.13 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 Wad Medani

In seasonPeak

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

Wad Medani sees seasonal dust haze (April–August), heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Wad Medani?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wad Medani.

What to pack for Wad Medani in March

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

In March, Wad Medani sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Wad Medani 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 Wad Medani peaks around March 23 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 highMar 23UV 13Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Wad Medani 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 Wad Medani is worst in March — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1844 µg/m³Aug 1021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr41Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wad Medani?

Wad Medani sits at 14.4°N, 33.5°E, 410 m above sea level, in Sudan. The nearest listed city is Rufā‘a, 43 km away.

Maiurno

Topography around Wad Medani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wad Medani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 407 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m.

The land around Wad Medani is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
29 m
80 km
223 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Rufā‘a 43 km · Al Hasaheisa 46 km · Kināna 55 km · Al Manāqil 60 km · Al Hilāliyya 67 km · Al-Fāw 70 km · Sennar 93 km · Maiurno 111 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 Wad Medani (14.4012°, 33.5199°, elevation 410 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).