Skanes weather in March

In March, Skanes sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 38 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Skanes's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Skanes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
9th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:35 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
43%
7th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Skanes is Tunisian town.

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 18°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Skanes reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Skanes

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.

Skanes weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 335.39.96.0
Feb17° / 10°275.310.66.3
Mar19° / 11°38611.77.0
Apr22° / 14°245.312.97.6
May25° / 17°153.213.98.3
Jun29° / 21°61.514.46.9
Jul32° / 23°10.314.25.3
Aug33° / 24°91.413.44.8
Sep30° / 22°475.412.26.0
Oct26° / 19°456.811.17.4
Nov22° / 14°335.210.17.5
Dec18° / 11°335.69.66.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56832
66733
76733
86733
96832
106733
116832
126832
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Skanes gets around 38 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
420
520
620
721
821
921
1022
1122
1222
1322
1421
1521
1620
1720
1819
1919
2018
2118
2218
2318
2418
2519
2619
2720
2820
2920
3021
3121

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6982
7982
8982
9982
10982
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19964
20955
21955
22955
23946
24946
25937
26937
27928
28928
29919
30919
319010

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
315light breeze
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815light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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 6:56 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:566:05
211.26:546:05
311.26:536:06
411.36:526:07
511.36:506:08
611.36:496:09
711.46:486:10
811.46:466:11
911.56:456:12
1011.56:436:13
1111.56:426:14
1211.66:416:15
1311.66:396:15
1411.66:386:16
1511.76:366:17
1611.76:356:18
1711.86:336:19
1811.86:326:20
1911.86:316:21
2011.96:296:22
2111.96:286:22
2212.06:266:23
2312.06:256:24
2412.06:236:25
2512.16:226:26
2612.16:206:27
2712.16:196:27
2812.26:176:28
2912.26:166:29
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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 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Skanes

In seasonPeak

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

Skanes sees seasonal dust haze (April–June), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Skanes?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Skanes in March

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

In March, Skanes sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Skanes 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 13 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 29 to Nov 27 — about 6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr16Cool
May19Cool
Jun22Refreshing
Jul25Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct24Refreshing
Nov21Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Skanes 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 Skanes peaks around July 16 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 2 (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
Jan2Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Skanes 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 Skanes is worst in March — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1128 µg/m³Jul 2118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Skanes?

Skanes sits at 35.8°N, 10.8°E, 29 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Monastir, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Skanes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Skanes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m.

The land around Skanes is covered by water (53%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, water (63%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and water (39%), cropland (27%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
96 m
80 km
714 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Monastir 3.0 km · Sahline 8.0 km · Bembla et Mnara 8.0 km · Maatmeur 10 km · Ouardenine 13 km · Ouerdanine 14 km · Zaouiet Sousse 15 km · Sousse 15 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 Skanes (35.7749°, 10.7946°, elevation 29 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).