Weather in Algiers in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Algiers in March
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +10°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +19°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 81% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +12°C to +25°C.
Is Algiers warm or cold in March?
Algiers is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +15°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +10°C to +12°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Algiers:
Water temperature in Algiers in March
Water in Algiers in March is Cold. It varies from +14°C to +17°C, with an average of +15°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +17°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Algiers in March?
Climate in Algiers in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +17°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +1°C | +3°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +29°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 66 mm | 63 mm | 56 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +15°C | +15°C | +17°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 75% | 74% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 9 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +15°C to +17°C during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 66 mm to 63 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 76% to 75%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in March, from 9 to 10.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in April as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Algiers is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Algiers?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Algiers in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+20°C) and the highest in 2011 (+24°C). The driest year was 2000 with only 292 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1982 with 852 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Algiers, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.