Climate averages 1991–2020
Messaad 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 Messaad: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 6.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 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 Djelfa (62 km away). In March its highs average 15.4°C, 3.2°C cooler than Messaad, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 55 cities listed in Algeria, Messaad ranks joint 18th of 55 for the warmest March highs and 9th of 55 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 55 cities is 17.9°C; Messaad is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 22.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 18 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
Messaad climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.6°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 14 | 3.1 | 10.210 h |
| February | 14.5°C3.2°C | 3.2°C | 12 | 2.7 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 18.6°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 14 | 3.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.5°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 18 | 3.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 27.7°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 14 | 2.6 | 13.914 h |
| June | 33.2°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 8.2 | 2.2 | 14.414 h |
| July | 37.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 3.5 | 0.9 | 14.214 h |
| August | 36.0°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.4 | 2.7 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.2°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 25 | 4.5 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.1°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 18 | 3.3 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.3°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 13 | 2.7 | 10.410 h |
| December | 13.3°C3.5°C | 3.5°C | 13 | 2.5 | 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
- Djelfa in MarchAlgeria · 62 kmHigh 15.4°C · Low 3.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Laghouat in MarchAlgeria · 71 kmHigh 19.3°C · Low 6.1°C · 12 mm rain
- Hassi Bahbah in MarchAlgeria · 111 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 5.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Aflou in MarchAlgeria · 129 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 3.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Bou Saâda in MarchAlgeria · 132 kmHigh 18.7°C · Low 6.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Aïn Oussera in MarchAlgeria · 154 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 5.1°C · 24 mm rain
- Ghardaïa in MarchAlgeria · 186 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 7.0 mm rain
- M'Sila in MarchAlgeria · 197 kmHigh 18.8°C · Low 6.9°C · 25 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 Messaad) is explained once on the Messaad year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.