Climate averages 1991–2020
Djelfa weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Djelfa: daytime highs average 15.4°C and nights cool to about 3.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 6 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 Hassi Bahbah (49 km away). In March its highs average 16.8°C, 1.4°C warmer than Djelfa, with 26 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Djelfa ranks 43rd of 55 for the warmest March highs and 19th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Djelfa is 2.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.8°C to 19.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 29 mm to 36 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
Djelfa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9°C0.8°C | 0.8°C | 29 | 6.0 | 10.110 h |
| February | 11.4°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 25 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 15.4°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 29 | 6.2 | 11.912 h |
| April | 19.2°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 36 | 6.0 | 13.013 h |
| May | 24.6°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 30 | 5.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.5°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 16 | 4.4 | 14.414 h |
| July | 34.7°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 8.5 | 2.9 | 14.214 h |
| August | 33.6°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 14 | 4.6 | 13.513 h |
| September | 27.5°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 36 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 21.5°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 32 | 5.2 | 11.311 h |
| November | 14.5°C5.3°C | 5.3°C | 21 | 4.7 | 10.410 h |
| December | 10.8°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 23 | 5.4 | 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
- Hassi Bahbah in MarchAlgeria · 49 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Messaad in MarchAlgeria · 62 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in MarchAlgeria · 92 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in MarchAlgeria · 102 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Laghouat in MarchAlgeria · 104 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Aflou in MarchAlgeria · 123 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 3.5°C · 23 mm rain
- M'Sila in MarchAlgeria · 163 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 25 mm rain
- Sougueur in MarchAlgeria · 171 kmHigh 15.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 47 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 Djelfa) is explained once on the Djelfa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.