Climate averages 1991–2020
Biskra weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Biskra: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 9.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Barika (68 km away). In March its highs average 18.5°C, 3.2°C cooler than Biskra, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Biskra ranks 7th of 55 for the warmest March highs and 10th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Biskra is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 25.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 15 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Biskra climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.6°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 13 | 2.3 | 10.110 h |
| February | 17.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 7.7 | 1.9 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 21.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 15 | 2.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 25.6°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 16 | 2.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 30.9°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 6.4 | 1.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 36.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 2.2 | 0.7 | 14.514 h |
| July | 39.2°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 38.4°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 4.0 | 0.9 | 13.513 h |
| September | 32.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 17 | 2.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 20.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 12 | 2.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 16.2°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 11 | 2.2 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Barika in MarchAlgeria · 68 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Batna in MarchAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 51 mm rain
- M'Sila in MarchAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Khenchela in MarchAlgeria · 144 kmHigh 14.3°C · Low 3.0°C · 38 mm rain
- El Eulma in MarchAlgeria · 145 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 4.0°C · 58 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in MarchAlgeria · 147 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Sétif in MarchAlgeria · 152 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 3.2°C · 61 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in MarchAlgeria · 162 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 41 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Biskra) is explained once on the Biskra year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.