Climate averages 1991–2020
Chlef weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the joint 9th 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 Chlef: daytime highs average 19.7°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 52 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Khemis Miliana (80 km away). In March its highs average 18.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Chlef, with 62 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Chlef ranks 10th of 55 for the warmest March highs and joint 33rd of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Chlef is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 22.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 52 mm to 50 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
Chlef climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.5°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 55 | 8.8 | 10.010 h |
| February | 16.6°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 52 | 8.4 | 10.811 h |
| March, selected | 19.7°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 52 | 8.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.4°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 50 | 8.2 | 13.113 h |
| May | 26.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 35 | 5.4 | 14.114 h |
| June | 31.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 7.0 | 1.5 | 14.615 h |
| July | 36.1°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.414 h |
| August | 36.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 6.4 | 1.1 | 13.514 h |
| September | 31.1°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 23 | 4.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.3°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 37 | 6.1 | 11.311 h |
| November | 19.8°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 64 | 9.4 | 10.310 h |
| December | 16.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 49 | 8.0 | 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
- Khemis Miliana in MarchAlgeria · 80 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 7.5°C · 62 mm rain
- Relizane in MarchAlgeria · 85 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 8.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Tiaret in MarchAlgeria · 88 kmHigh 14.9°C · Low 4.1°C · 54 mm rain
- Sougueur in MarchAlgeria · 110 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 47 mm rain
- Mostaganem in MarchAlgeria · 115 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.6°C · 42 mm rain
- Médéa in MarchAlgeria · 128 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.3°C · 63 mm rain
- Mascara in MarchAlgeria · 138 kmHigh 17.9°C · Low 6.2°C · 52 mm rain
- Blida in MarchAlgeria · 138 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 8.4°C · 70 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 Chlef) is explained once on the Chlef year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.