Avrankou weather in March

In March, Avrankou sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 83 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Avrankou's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Avrankou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:00 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Avrankou is commune and city in Ouémé Department, Benin.

Density
136/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Avrankou reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Avrankou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°339.711.75.2
Feb31° / 26°4312.211.84.4
Mar31° / 26°8319.2123.7
Apr30° / 26°11220.312.13.5
May30° / 25°19526.412.33.1
Jun28° / 25°25327.212.43.4
Jul27° / 24°1652312.34.3
Aug27° / 24°10818.212.25.0
Sep28° / 24°15923.4124.2
Oct29° / 24°17126.611.93.5
Nov30° / 25°8120.311.73.9
Dec30° / 25°3811.211.65.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% 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 (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74456
84357
94258
104159
114159
124060
133862
143763
153664
163466
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203367
213268
223367
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303565
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Avrankou gets around 83 mm of rain over 19.2 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 62% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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258
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460
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661
762
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1062
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1563
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1763
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1962
2062
2162
2262
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2461
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2762
2862
2962
3063
3163

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11990
21990
31990
41990
51891
61891
71891
81891
91891
101891
111792
121792
131792
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180892
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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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913light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:076:59
211.97:066:59
311.97:066:59
411.97:066:59
511.97:056:59
611.97:056:58
711.97:046:58
811.97:046:58
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1011.97:036:58
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1211.97:026:58
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1411.97:016:58
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1612.07:006:58
1712.07:006:58
1812.06:596:57
1912.06:596:57
2012.06:586:57
2112.06:586:57
2212.06:576:57
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2412.06:566:57
2512.06:566:57
2612.06:556:56
2712.06:556:56
2812.06:546:56
2912.06:546:56
3012.06:536:56
3112.06:536:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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285.3Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Avrankou

In seasonPeak

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

Avrankou's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Avrankou 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 Avrankou?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Avrankou.

What to pack for Avrankou in March

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

In March, Avrankou sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Avrankou in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Avrankou 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 Avrankou peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Avrankou 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 Avrankou is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Avrankou?

Avrankou sits at 6.6°N, 2.7°E, 28 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Adjarra, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Avrankou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Avrankou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Avrankou is covered by trees (67%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
86 m
80 km
171 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Adjarra 3.0 km · Missérété 7.0 km · Porto-Novo 8.0 km · Banigbé 12 km · Sakété 20 km · Semi 21 km · Ekpé 22 km · Badagry 30 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 Avrankou (6.5559°, 2.6512°, elevation 28 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).