Climate averages 1991–2020
Bou Saâda weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th 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 Bou Saâda: daytime highs average 18.7°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 23 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 7th 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 M'Sila (65 km away). In March its highs average 18.8°C, about as warm as Bou Saâda, with 25 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Bou Saâda ranks joint 14th of 55 for the warmest March highs and joint 11th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Bou Saâda is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 23 mm to 32 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
Bou Saâda climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 23 | 4.5 | 10.110 h |
| February | 14.4°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 16 | 3.9 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 18.7°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 23 | 4.5 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.5°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 32 | 5.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.7°C13.6°C | 13.6°C | 28 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| June | 33.6°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 11 | 2.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 37.6°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 7.8 | 3.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 36.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 13 | 4.5 | 13.513 h |
| September | 30.3°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 34 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.6°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 30 | 4.5 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 21 | 4.2 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C3.8°C | 3.8°C | 18 | 4.0 | 9.810 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
- M'Sila in MarchAlgeria · 65 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Djelfa in MarchAlgeria · 102 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 29 mm rain
- El Achir in MarchAlgeria · 104 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 3.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Hassi Bahbah in MarchAlgeria · 105 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in MarchAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Barika in MarchAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in MarchAlgeria · 118 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Messaad in MarchAlgeria · 132 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 14 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 Bou Saâda) is explained once on the Bou Saâda year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.