Climate averages 1991–2020
M'Sila weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 11th 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 M'Sila: daytime highs average 18.8°C and nights cool to about 6.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 11th 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 El Achir (40 km away). In March its highs average 14.6°C, 4.1°C cooler than M'Sila, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, M'Sila ranks 13th of 55 for the warmest March highs and joint 16th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; M'Sila is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 25 mm to 28 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
M'Sila climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C3.3°C | 3.3°C | 23 | 5.0 | 10.010 h |
| February | 14.4°C3.9°C | 3.9°C | 19 | 4.6 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 18.8°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 25 | 5.0 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.6°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 28 | 5.0 | 13.113 h |
| May | 27.9°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 21 | 4.0 | 14.014 h |
| June | 33.8°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 8.7 | 2.4 | 14.515 h |
| July | 37.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 4.9 | 1.7 | 14.314 h |
| August | 36.7°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 7.7 | 2.5 | 13.514 h |
| September | 30.4°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 23 | 4.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.5°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 23 | 4.3 | 11.311 h |
| November | 17.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 24 | 4.5 | 10.310 h |
| December | 13.0°C4.4°C | 4.4°C | 20 | 4.8 | 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
- El Achir in MarchAlgeria · 40 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 3.4°C · 41 mm rain
- Bordj Bou Arreridj in MarchAlgeria · 45 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 41 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in MarchAlgeria · 65 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Barika in MarchAlgeria · 83 kmHigh 18.5°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Sétif in MarchAlgeria · 95 kmHigh 13.8°C · Low 3.2°C · 61 mm rain
- El Eulma in MarchAlgeria · 115 kmHigh 14.7°C · Low 4.0°C · 58 mm rain
- Tizi Ouzou in MarchAlgeria · 120 kmHigh 17.5°C · Low 7.1°C · 88 mm rain
- Béjaïa in MarchAlgeria · 126 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.5°C · 76 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 M'Sila) is explained once on the M'Sila year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.