Climate averages 1991–2020
Laghouat weather
in March.
A mild, very 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 Laghouat: daytime highs average 19.3°C and nights cool to about 6.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a very 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 Messaad (71 km away). In March its highs average 18.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Laghouat, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Laghouat ranks 11th of 55 for the warmest March highs and 8th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Laghouat is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 23.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 12 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
Laghouat climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.1°C1.6°C | 1.6°C | 11 | 2.6 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.1°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 11 | 2.5 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 19.3°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 12 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 16 | 2.9 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 12 | 2.5 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 6.6 | 1.3 | 14.414 h |
| July | 37.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 2.9 | 0.8 | 14.214 h |
| August | 36.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 7.1 | 2.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 31.0°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 22 | 3.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.6°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 19 | 3.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.8°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 11 | 2.6 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.7°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 12 | 2.0 | 10.010 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
- Messaad in MarchAlgeria · 71 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 6.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Aflou in MarchAlgeria · 78 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 3.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Djelfa in MarchAlgeria · 104 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Hassi Bahbah in MarchAlgeria · 142 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Ghardaïa in MarchAlgeria · 164 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 7.0 mm rain
- El Bayadh in MarchAlgeria · 171 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 24 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in MarchAlgeria · 184 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in MarchAlgeria · 197 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 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 Laghouat) is explained once on the Laghouat year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.