Abomey weather in March

In March, Abomey sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 55 mm of rain across 12.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Abomey's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abomey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
12.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:03 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Abomey is commune and city in Zou Department, Benin.

Density
830/km²
people per km²
Founded
1600

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Abomey reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Abomey

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abomey weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°102.811.63.7
Feb35° / 25°245.611.82.8
Mar34° / 25°5512.7122.5
Apr33° / 25°8916.712.22.7
May32° / 24°1322212.32.8
Jun30° / 23°15424.212.43.1
Jul29° / 23°14223.912.43.6
Aug29° / 23°15321.912.23.9
Sep30° / 23°16023.6123.4
Oct31° / 23°10519.111.83.5
Nov33° / 24°267.511.73.9
Dec34° / 24°92.311.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44654
54654
64555
74555
84555
94357
104258
114159
123961
133862
143664
153664
163565
173367
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193367
203367
213367
223367
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303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Abomey gets around 55 mm of rain over 12.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
438
539
640
741
841
942
1042
1143
1243
1344
1444
1544
1644
1744
1843
1943
2042
2142
2241
2341
2441
2541
2642
2742
2843
2943
3044
3145

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111267515
211257615
301257616
401257616
501157617
601157617
701157518
801157518
901157419
1001157419
1101147420
1201047520
1301047421
1401047322
1501047322
1601037323
1700037324
1800037225
1900037225
2000027226
2100027127
2200027028
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2400026830
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2900016534
3000016435
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:107:01
211.97:097:01
311.97:097:01
411.97:097:01
511.97:087:01
611.97:087:01
711.97:077:01
811.97:077:01
911.97:067:01
1011.97:067:01
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1211.97:057:01
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1411.97:047:00
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1812.07:027:00
1912.07:027:00
2012.07:017:00
2112.07:017:00
2212.07:007:00
2312.07:007:00
2412.06:596:59
2512.06:596:59
2612.06:586:59
2712.06:586:59
2812.06:576:59
2912.06:566:59
3012.06:566:59
3112.16:556:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Abomey

In seasonPeak

In March, Abomey sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abomey's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abomey sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Abomey?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abomey.

What to pack for Abomey in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Abomey sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abomey in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abomey peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Abomey in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abomey is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1796 µg/m³Aug 1323 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr42Poor
May28Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abomey?

Abomey sits at 7.2°N, 2.0°E, 228 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Bohicon, 8.0 km away.

CovéDjakotoméAplahoué

Topography around Abomey

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abomey.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abomey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 221 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Abomey is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bohicon 8.0 km · Djidja 19 km · Kpozoun 25 km · Klouékanmè 28 km · Toviklin 37 km · Cové 39 km · Djakotomé 44 km · Aplahoué 44 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abomey (7.1829°, 1.9912°, elevation 228 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).