Medjez el Bab weather in March

In March, Medjez el Bab sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 49 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Medjez el Bab's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Medjez el Bab's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 49 mm; 8.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:40 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 8th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Medjez el Bab reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°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)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

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

How March really feels in Medjez el Bab

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Medjez el Bab weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 7°	47	9.4	9.8	4.7
Feb	15° / 7°	49	9.1	10.6	4.8
Mar	18° / 8°	49	8.8	11.7	6.1
Apr	21° / 11°	46	8.3	12.9	6.9
May	26° / 15°	30	6	13.9	7.6
Jun	31° / 19°	13	3.1	14.5	5.6
Jul	34° / 21°	3	0.7	14.2	4.0
Aug	34° / 22°	11	3	13.4	3.8
Sep	30° / 19°	37	6.7	12.2	5.6
Oct	26° / 16°	38	7.2	11.1	7.3
Nov	20° / 11°	42	8.3	10	6.7
Dec	16° / 8°	44	8.6	9.5	5.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	61	61	61	61	61	60
Cloudier (%)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	40

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Medjez el Bab gets around 49 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 32% 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 (%)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	27	28	29	29	30	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	27
27	28
28	29
29	29
30	30
31	30

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.

	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	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:36 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)	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:01	7:00	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:41	6:40	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:32	6:31	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:23	6:22	6:20	6:19	6:17
Sunset (PM)	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.1	7:01	6:08
2	11.2	7:00	6:09
3	11.2	6:58	6:10
4	11.2	6:57	6:11
5	11.3	6:56	6:12
6	11.3	6:54	6:13
7	11.4	6:53	6:14
8	11.4	6:52	6:15
9	11.4	6:50	6:16
10	11.5	6:49	6:17
11	11.5	6:47	6:18
12	11.6	6:46	6:19
13	11.6	6:44	6:20
14	11.6	6:43	6:21
15	11.7	6:41	6:22
16	11.7	6:40	6:23
17	11.8	6:38	6:23
18	11.8	6:37	6:24
19	11.8	6:35	6:25
20	11.9	6:34	6:26
21	11.9	6:32	6:27
22	11.9	6:31	6:28
23	12.0	6:29	6:29
24	12.0	6:28	6:30
25	12.1	6:26	6:31
26	12.1	6:25	6:31
27	12.2	6:23	6:32
28	12.2	6:22	6:33
29	12.2	6:20	6:34
30	12.3	6:19	6:35
31	12.3	6:17	6:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.9	Moderate
2	3.9	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.1	Bright
7	4.1	Bright
8	4.2	Bright
9	4.2	Bright
10	4.3	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.7	Bright
18	4.7	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.9	Bright
22	4.9	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	5.0	Bright
26	5.0	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.1	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Medjez el Bab

In seasonPeak

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

Medjez el Bab sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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Is March a good time to visit Medjez el Bab?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Medjez el Bab for sightseeing.

What to pack for Medjez el Bab in March

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

In March, Medjez el Bab sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Medjez el Bab in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Medjez el Bab peaks around July 17 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	4	6	4	7	8	10	8	7	5	3	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	4	Moderate
May	7	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	5	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	2	Low

Air quality in Medjez el Bab 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 Medjez el Bab is worst in December — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (July, 27 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)	45	46	41	39	33	29	27	30	36	42	47	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	39	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	30	Moderate
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	42	Poor
Nov	47	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Medjez el Bab?

Medjez el Bab sits at 36.6°N, 9.6°E, 51 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Tebourba, 28 km away.

Topography around Medjez el Bab

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Medjez el Bab has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,329 m.

The land around Medjez el Bab is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

cropland 67%

16 km

621 m

cropland 65%

80 km

1,329 m

cropland 46%

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← February Medjez el Bab year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tebourba 28 km · Jedeïda 34 km · La Mornaghia 38 km · Tabursuq 39 km · Béja 39 km · El Fahs 40 km · Oued Lill 43 km · Mateur 44 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

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 Medjez el Bab (36.6496°, 9.6123°, elevation 51 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	17	8
2	17	8
3	17	8
4	17	8
5	17	8
6	17	8
7	17	8
8	17	8
9	17	8
10	17	8
11	17	8
12	17	8
13	18	8
14	18	8
15	18	8
16	18	8
17	18	8
18	18	9
19	18	9
20	18	9
21	18	9
22	19	9
23	19	9
24	19	9
25	19	9
26	19	9
27	19	9
28	19	9
29	19	9
30	19	9
31	19	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	27
27	28
28	29
29	29
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	27
27	28
28	29
29	29
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	60	40
2	60	40
3	60	40
4	60	40
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	60	40
9	60	40
10	60	40
11	60	40
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	62	38
17	62	38
18	62	38
19	63	37
20	63	37
21	63	37
22	63	37
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	61	39
27	61	39
28	61	39
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	60	40

	Rain chance (%)
1	32
2	32
3	32
4	32
5	32
6	32
7	32
8	32
9	32
10	31
11	31
12	30
13	29
14	29
15	28
16	27
17	26
18	26
19	25
20	25
21	25
22	25
23	25
24	26
25	26
26	27
27	28
28	29
29	29
30	30
31	30

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	99	1
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	99	1
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	98	2
23	98	2
24	97	3
25	97	3
26	97	3
27	97	3
28	97	3
29	96	4
30	96	4
31	96	4