Siliana weather in March

In March, Siliana sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 8.9 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 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Siliana's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siliana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
50%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 17°C by the end.

A typical March day in Siliana reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6156
7156
8156
9156
10156
11156
12166
13166
14166
15166
16166
17166
18166
19166
20177
21177
22177
23177
24177
25177
26177
27177
28177
29187
30187
31187

How March really feels in Siliana

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.

Siliana 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 457.90.59.83.6
Feb13° / 388.20.510.63.9
Mar16° / 528.90.111.75.3
Apr20° / 508.70.112.96.5
May24° / 13°397.1013.97.6
Jun30° / 17°244.5014.46.3
Jul33° / 20°92.9014.24.5
Aug33° / 20°214.8013.44.3
Sep28° / 17°467.7012.26.4
Oct24° / 13°386.9011.17.5
Nov18° / 366.2010.16.3
Dec14° / 3870.29.64.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
35842
45743
55644
65644
75644
85644
95644
105644
115644
125644
135743
145743
155941
165941
176040
186040
196139
206139
216238
226238
236238
246238
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
305941
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Siliana gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 8.9 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 precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1292
2292
3302
4302
5311
6311
7311
8311
9311
10311
11311
12310
13310
14300
15290
16280
17280
18270
19270
20260
21260
22260
23270
24270
25270
26280
27290
28290
29300
30300
31310

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:02 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:026:10
211.27:006:11
311.26:596:12
411.36:586:13
511.36:566:14
611.36:556:15
711.46:546:16
811.46:526:16
911.46:516:17
1011.56:496:18
1111.56:486:19
1211.66:466:20
1311.66:456:21
1411.66:446:22
1511.76:426:23
1611.76:416:24
1711.86:396:25
1811.86:386:25
1911.86:366:26
2011.96:356:27
2111.96:336:28
2212.06:326:29
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:276:31
2612.16:266:32
2712.16:246:33
2812.26:236:34
2912.26:216:35
3012.36:206:36
3112.36:186:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.34 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.7Bright
144.8Bright
154.8Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Siliana

In seasonPeak

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

Siliana sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Siliana?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
0.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Siliana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Siliana in March

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

In March, Siliana sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Siliana 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 Siliana peaks around July 16 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highVery highHighModerateJul 16UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May8Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Siliana 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 Siliana is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1724 µg/m³Dec 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Siliana?

Siliana sits at 36.1°N, 9.4°E, 428 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Tabursuq, 43 km away.

DahmaniEl FahsEl KefMedjez el BabJendoubaBéjaTajerouine

Topography around Siliana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siliana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 431 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,360 m.

The land around Siliana is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
723 m
80 km
1,360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tabursuq 43 km · Dahmani 51 km · El Fahs 58 km · El Kef 61 km · Medjez el Bab 66 km · Jendouba 70 km · Béja 73 km · Tajerouine 77 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 Siliana (36.085°, 9.3708°, elevation 428 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).