March Weather in El Ksiba MoroccoDaily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 62°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 51°F or exceeding 78°F. Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 41°F to 45°F, rarely falling below 34°F or exceeding 52°F. For reference, on July 24, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in El Ksiba typically range from 69°F to 95°F, while on January 20, the coldest day of the year, they range from 38°F to 57°F. The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day. Auburn, United States (5,986 miles away) and Agua Dulce, United States (6,062 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to El Ksiba (view comparison). CloudsThe month of March in El Ksiba experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 38% throughout the month. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 40% on March 4. The clearest day of the month is March 31, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 63% of the time. For reference, on October 31, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 43%, while on July 15, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 93%. PrecipitationA wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In El Ksiba, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 21% throughout. For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 23% on November 24, and its lowest chance is 3% on July 16. RainfallTo show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day. The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in El Ksiba is gradually decreasing, starting the month at 2.4 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.9 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 2.0 inches, when it rarely exceeds 4.8 inches or falls below 0.2 inches. SunOver the course of March in El Ksiba, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 0 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 2 minutes, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 14 minutes, 3 seconds. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 30 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 31 minutes of daylight. The latest sunrise of the month in El Ksiba is 7:51 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 38 minutes earlier at 6:13 AM on March 31. The latest sunset is 7:27 PM on March 9 and the earliest sunset is 59 minutes earlier at 6:28 PM on March 10. Daylight saving time (DST) starts at 2:00 AM on March 10, 2024, shifting sunrise and sunset to be an hour later. For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:16 AM and sets 14 hours, 18 minutes later, at 8:34 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:22 AM and sets 10 hours, 1 minute later, at 6:22 PM. The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation. MoonThe figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.
HumidityWe base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night. The chance that a given day will be muggy in El Ksiba is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout. For reference, on August 20, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time. WindThis section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages. The average hourly wind speed in El Ksiba is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 6.1 miles per hour throughout. For reference, on July 26, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.4 miles per hour, while on January 12, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 5.3 miles per hour. The hourly average wind direction in El Ksiba throughout March is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 39% on March 30. Growing SeasonDefinitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere). The growing season in El Ksiba typically lasts for 9.5 months (293 days), from around March 1 to around December 19, rarely starting after April 21, or ending before November 20. The month of March in El Ksiba is more likely than not fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season rapidly increasing from 50% to 77% over the course of the month. Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F. The average accumulated growing degree days in El Ksiba are gradually increasing during March, increasing by 178°F, from 165°F to 344°F, over the course of the month. Solar EnergyThis section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation. The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in El Ksiba is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 5.1 kWh to 6.3 kWh, over the course of the month. TopographyFor the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of El Ksiba are 32.573 deg latitude, -6.019 deg longitude, and 3,540 ft elevation. The topography within 2 miles of El Ksiba contains large variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 2,487 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,484 feet. Within 10 miles contains large variations in elevation (5,823 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,462 feet). The area within 2 miles of El Ksiba is covered by cropland (51%), shrubs (21%), trees (17%), and grassland (12%), within 10 miles by cropland (64%) and trees (10%), and within 50 miles by cropland (45%) and grassland (13%). Data SourcesThis report illustrates the typical weather in El Ksiba, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016. Temperature and Dew PointThere are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in El Ksiba. For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and El Ksiba according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations. The estimated value at El Ksiba is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, in addition to a contribution from the MERRA-2 reconstruction, corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of El Ksiba. The station weights are proportional to the inverse of the distance between El Ksiba and a given station. The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from El Ksiba to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 5%. The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:
To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of El Ksiba and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data. Other DataAll data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus. All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid. Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database . Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com . Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors. DisclaimerThe information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site. We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands. We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader. Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page. |