Tozeur weather in March

In March, Tozeur sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Tozeur's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tozeur's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
32%
11th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tozeur reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Tozeur

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.

Tozeur weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 102.2107.1
Feb19° / 81.710.77.9
Mar23° / 12°10211.78.6
Apr28° / 16°101.912.87.8
May33° / 20°4113.74.8
Jun37° / 25°10.314.21.7
Jul40° / 27°00.1140.0
Aug40° / 27°20.513.30.3
Sep35° / 24°101.712.23.1
Oct30° / 19°92.111.16.5
Nov23° / 12°132.110.28.5
Dec18° / 91.89.87.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tozeur gets around 10 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
97
107
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
910000
1010000
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light 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 7:04 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:17
211.27:036:18
311.37:026:19
411.37:016:19
511.37:006:20
611.46:586:21
711.46:576:22
811.56:566:23
911.56:546:24
1011.56:536:24
1111.66:526:25
1211.66:506:26
1311.66:496:27
1411.76:486:28
1511.76:466:28
1611.76:456:29
1711.86:446:30
1811.86:426:31
1911.86:416:32
2011.96:396:32
2111.96:386:33
2212.06:376:34
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:346:35
2512.16:326:36
2612.16:316:37
2712.16:306:38
2812.26:286:39
2912.26:276:39
3012.26:256:40
3112.36:246:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.94 kWh/m² to a high of 7.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tozeur

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Tozeur?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Tozeur for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tozeur in March

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

In March, Tozeur sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tozeur 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 Tozeur peaks around June 19 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 19UV 10Dec 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr6High
May7Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tozeur 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 Tozeur is worst in April — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (December, 33 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateApr 1961 µg/m³Dec 1234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb38Poor
Mar48Poor
Apr62Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul43Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct36Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tozeur?

Tozeur sits at 33.9°N, 8.1°E, 51 m above sea level, in Tunisia. The nearest listed city is Nefta, 24 km away.

MetlaouiAr RudayyifMoularèsKebiliEl KsarGafsaBir el Ater

Topography around Tozeur

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tozeur has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,159 m.

The land around Tozeur is covered by trees (39%), bare terrain (36%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (90%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
1,159 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nefta 24 km · Metlaoui 51 km · Ar Rudayyif 52 km · Moularès 64 km · Kebili 81 km · El Ksar 82 km · Gafsa 82 km · Bir el Ater 92 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 Tozeur (33.9197°, 8.1335°, 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).