When to go · Tamanrasset
Tamanrasset in March
Great month. Inside Tamanrasset's best window: Oct–Mar.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 9°C (48°F)48°F (9°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 1
- Crowds
- Low
- Algeria overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Algeria overall
Verdict
Inside Tamanrasset's best window: Oct–Mar.
Is another month better than March?
No other month rates higher than March for Tamanrasset in this guide.
Weather in March
- TamanrassetHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 9 °C (48 °F), rain on about 1 dayHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 48 °F (9 °C), rain on about 1 day
- Central Sahara, Algeria · Djanet, Tamanrasset, Tassili, Hoggarbest weather
Tour season October–April; the Hoggar plateau at Assekrem (2,780 m) freezes at night.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Algeria overall
- Low
- Prices · Algeria overall
- Medium
Algeria overall: Spring on the coast; last good desert weeks. Eid al-Fitr about 10 Mar 2027 (check).
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tamanrasset, side by side.
Verdict
Mar: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Mar: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Night low
Mar: 9 °C (48 °F)48 °F (9 °C)
Jan: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
Mar: 1
Jan: 1
Crowds
Mar: Low
Jan: Low
Prices
Mar: Medium
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Mar: 2
Jan: 0
March: Inside Tamanrasset's best window: Oct–Mar.
January: Inside Tamanrasset's best window: Oct–Mar.
Tamanrasset: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings