El Hamma weather in March

In March, El Hamma sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 15 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is El Hamma's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Hamma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:38 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
35%
11th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in El Hamma reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°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 El Hamma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

El Hamma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 142.7106.6
Feb18° / 102.310.77.5
Mar21° / 11°152.511.78.2
Apr25° / 14°112.112.88.6
May29° / 18°51.113.77.3
Jun33° / 22°10.314.25.0
Jul36° / 24°00143.1
Aug36° / 25°20.313.33.0
Sep32° / 23°131.912.24.8
Oct28° / 19°142.411.17.3
Nov22° / 13°132.310.28.3
Dec18° / 142.99.87.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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

Any precipitation

El Hamma gets around 15 mm of rain over 2.5 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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28
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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 97% 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 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:586:10
211.26:576:11
311.36:556:12
411.36:546:13
511.36:536:14
611.46:526:15
711.46:506:15
811.56:496:16
911.56:486:17
1011.56:466:18
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1411.76:416:21
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1611.76:386:23
1711.86:376:23
1811.86:366:24
1911.86:346:25
2011.96:336:26
2111.96:316:27
2212.06:306:27
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:276:29
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:246:30
2712.16:236:31
2812.26:226:32
2912.26:206:33
3012.26:196:33
3112.36:176:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 7.74 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Hamma

In seasonPeak

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

El Hamma 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 El Hamma?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit El Hamma for general sightseeing.

What to pack for El Hamma in March

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

In March, El Hamma sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near El Hamma in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 30 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 14°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 7 to Nov 24 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb14Bracing
Mar15Cool
Apr18Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in El Hamma in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in El Hamma peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr5High
May7High
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in El Hamma 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 El Hamma is worst in April — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorApr 1558 µg/m³Aug 1731 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Unhealthy
Feb46Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr59Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is El Hamma?

El Hamma sits at 33.9°N, 9.8°E, 64 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Métouia, 20 km away.

MarethKebili

Topography around El Hamma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Hamma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 65 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 317 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around El Hamma is covered by bare terrain (52%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
88 m
16 km
317 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Métouia 20 km · Chenini Nahal 24 km · Rhennouch 25 km · Gabes 28 km · Teboulbou 30 km · Matmata 42 km · Mareth 54 km · Kebili 79 km

Tunisia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,657
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
65%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
4.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
16.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 498
Religion
Muslim 99%

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 El Hamma (33.8915°, 9.7963°, elevation 64 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).