Boujdour weather in March

In March, Boujdour sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Boujdour's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boujdour's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:13 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
28%
5th clearest
Wind
25 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical March day in Boujdour reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Boujdour weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16°71.310.57.8
Feb19° / 16°61.511.17.8
Mar19° / 17°40.911.88.0
Apr19° / 17°10.212.68.0
May20° / 18°00.113.38.2
Jun21° / 19°0013.68.7
Jul22° / 20°0013.58.9
Aug22° / 21°00.112.99.1
Sep23° / 21°40.512.29.0
Oct23° / 21°6111.48.7
Nov22° / 19°51.210.78.3
Dec20° / 17°91.410.48.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
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88416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Boujdour gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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54
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145487
244497
343497
443508
542508
642508
741518
840528
939538
1039529
1138539
1237549
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29266014
30256114
31246115

Wind in March

Winds average 25 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 24 km/h on the calmest days to 26 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
126breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:29 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:296:54
211.47:286:54
311.57:276:55
411.57:266:56
511.57:256:56
611.57:246:57
711.67:236:57
811.67:226:58
911.67:216:58
1011.77:206:59
1111.77:196:59
1211.77:187:00
1311.77:177:00
1411.87:157:01
1511.87:147:01
1611.87:137:02
1711.87:127:02
1811.97:117:03
1911.97:107:03
2011.97:097:04
2111.97:087:04
2212.07:077:05
2312.07:067:05
2412.07:057:06
2512.07:037:06
2612.17:027:07
2712.17:017:07
2812.17:007:08
2912.26:597:08
3012.26:587:09
3112.26:577:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boujdour

In seasonPeak

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

Boujdour sees seasonal dust haze (June–September), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Boujdour?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Boujdour in March

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

In March, Boujdour sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Boujdour in March

The nearest coast averages about 18°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 14 km away) is warmest in October at about 22°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 11 to Dec 19 — about 6.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar18Cool
Apr18Cool
May19Cool
Jun20Refreshing
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct22Refreshing
Nov22Refreshing
Dec20Refreshing

UV index in Boujdour in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boujdour peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar9Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Boujdour 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 Boujdour is worst in December — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateDec 2332 µg/m³May 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Boujdour?

Boujdour sits at 26.1°N, 14.5°W, 28 m above sea level, in Western Sahara. The nearest listed city is El Marsa, 151 km away.

El MarsaLaayounePlaya del InglesMaspalomasCarrizalAgüimesIngenioSanta Lucía

Topography around Boujdour

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boujdour has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 23 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Boujdour is covered by bare terrain (52%) and water (34%) within 3 km, water (54%) and bare terrain (45%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (61%) and water (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
182 m
artificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: El Marsa 151 km · Laayoune 171 km · Playa del Ingles 211 km · Maspalomas 212 km · Carrizal 218 km · Agüimes 219 km · Ingenio 220 km · Santa Lucía 224 km

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Boujdour (26.1307°, -14.4851°, elevation 28 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).