Thala weather in March

In March, Thala sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 37 mm of precipitation across 7.2 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Thala's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thala's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 5°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 37 mm; 7.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:43 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 10th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; 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 15°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Thala reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°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.

	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)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

How March really feels in Thala

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.

Thala 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 3°	31	5.6	0.8	9.9	3.6
Feb	13° / 3°	25	6	0.5	10.7	4.1
Mar	16° / 5°	37	7.2	0.4	11.7	5.6
Apr	20° / 8°	39	7.3	0.1	12.9	6.9
May	25° / 12°	31	6.4	0	13.9	7.6
Jun	30° / 16°	21	4.5	0	14.4	5.8
Jul	34° / 19°	9	3.2	0	14.2	3.9
Aug	33° / 19°	18	4.4	0	13.3	4.0
Sep	28° / 16°	42	8	0	12.2	6.3
Oct	23° / 12°	32	6.1	0	11.1	7.6
Nov	17° / 7°	27	4.6	0.1	10.1	6.3
Dec	13° / 4°	25	4.7	0.4	9.6	4.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 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 (%)	59	59	59	58	58	57	57	57	58	58	58	59	59	60	60	61	62	63	63	64	64	64	65	65	65	65	64	64	63	63	62
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	43	42	42	42	41	41	40	40	39	38	37	37	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	36	36	37	37	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Thala gets around 37 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	23
Snow chance (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	25	3
5	25	3
6	25	3
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	2
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	23	1
17	23	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	22	0
21	21	0
22	21	0
23	21	0
24	21	0
25	22	0
26	22	0
27	22	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0
31	23	0

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.

	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	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in March

Winds average 11 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.

	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	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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
8	12	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:39 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)	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:03	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:46	6:45	6:43	6:42	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:13	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	7:04	6:13
2	11.2	7:03	6:14
3	11.2	7:01	6:15
4	11.3	7:00	6:16
5	11.3	6:59	6:17
6	11.3	6:57	6:18
7	11.4	6:56	6:19
8	11.4	6:55	6:20
9	11.5	6:53	6:21
10	11.5	6:52	6:21
11	11.5	6:50	6:22
12	11.6	6:49	6:23
13	11.6	6:48	6:24
14	11.6	6:46	6:25
15	11.7	6:45	6:26
16	11.7	6:43	6:27
17	11.8	6:42	6:27
18	11.8	6:40	6:28
19	11.8	6:39	6:29
20	11.9	6:38	6:30
21	11.9	6:36	6:31
22	12.0	6:35	6:32
23	12.0	6:33	6:33
24	12.0	6:32	6:33
25	12.1	6:30	6:34
26	12.1	6:29	6:35
27	12.1	6:27	6:36
28	12.2	6:26	6:37
29	12.2	6:24	6:38
30	12.3	6:23	6:38
31	12.3	6:21	6:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.5 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.06 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)	4.4	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7
Level	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	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.4	Bright
2	4.4	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.8	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.9	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	5.0	Bright
15	5.0	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.6	Bright
29	5.6	Bright
30	5.6	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Thala

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dust

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Thala?

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

5.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

1.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Thala for sightseeing.

What to pack for Thala in March

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

In March, Thala sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Thala 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 Thala 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	5	6	6	8	9	10	9	8	6	4	2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	5	Moderate
Mar	6	High
Apr	6	High
May	8	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	2	Moderate

Air quality in Thala 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 Thala is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	19	20	23	26	24	24	22	23	24	24	21	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	19	Moderate
Feb	20	Moderate
Mar	23	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	24	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	24	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Thala?

Thala sits at 35.6°N, 8.7°E, 962 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Tajerouine, 37 km away.

Topography around Thala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thala has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 960 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 804 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m.

The land around Thala is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

368 m

grassland 49%

16 km

804 m

cropland 52%

80 km

1,438 m

grassland 44%

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← February Thala year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tajerouine 37 km · Dahmani 44 km · Kasserine 47 km · Tébessa 53 km · Sufetula 56 km · Ouenza 65 km · Hammamet 66 km · El Kef 67 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 Thala (35.5724°, 8.6703°, elevation 962 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	15	4
2	15	4
3	15	4
4	15	4
5	15	4
6	15	4
7	15	4
8	15	4
9	15	4
10	15	5
11	16	5
12	16	5
13	16	5
14	16	5
15	16	5
16	16	5
17	16	5
18	17	5
19	17	5
20	17	5
21	17	5
22	17	5
23	17	6
24	17	6
25	17	6
26	18	6
27	18	6
28	18	6
29	18	6
30	18	6
31	18	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	25	3
5	25	3
6	25	3
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	2
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	23	1
17	23	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	22	0
21	21	0
22	21	0
23	21	0
24	21	0
25	22	0
26	22	0
27	22	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0
31	23	0

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	25	3
5	25	3
6	25	3
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	2
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	23	1
17	23	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	22	0
21	21	0
22	21	0
23	21	0
24	21	0
25	22	0
26	22	0
27	22	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0
31	23	0

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	58	42
5	58	42
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	59	41
13	59	41
14	60	40
15	60	40
16	61	39
17	62	38
18	63	37
19	63	37
20	64	36
21	64	36
22	64	36
23	65	35
24	65	35
25	65	35
26	65	35
27	64	36
28	64	36
29	63	37
30	63	37
31	62	38

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	24	3
2	24	3
3	24	3
4	25	3
5	25	3
6	25	3
7	25	2
8	25	2
9	25	2
10	25	2
11	25	2
12	25	1
13	25	1
14	24	1
15	24	1
16	23	1
17	23	1
18	22	1
19	22	1
20	22	0
21	21	0
22	21	0
23	21	0
24	21	0
25	22	0
26	22	0
27	22	0
28	23	0
29	23	0
30	23	0
31	23	0

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