Banikoara weather in March

In March, Banikoara sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Banikoara's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banikoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Banikoara is commune of Benin.

Density
9/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 39°C through the month.

A typical March day in Banikoara reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Banikoara

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
14 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.

Banikoara 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
Jan34° / 20°00.111.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.4
Mar39° / 26°51.111.90.7
Apr39° / 27°235.812.20.6
May36° / 26°6312.712.51.7
Jun33° / 25°8314.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°15820.712.63.4
Aug29° / 23°23924.412.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14117.812.13.8
Oct34° / 23°396.711.73.5
Nov36° / 21°10.211.52.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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46832
56733
66733
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106337
116238
126139
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Banikoara gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1856630
2847630
3847630
4828730
5818740
6789841
7789841
87710841
97610851
107510951
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127311961
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1470121071
1570121071
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23631411102
24611412112
25601413112
26581414122
27561514132
28541515142
29521417152
30501418163
31481419163

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:116:56
211.87:106:57
311.87:106:57
411.87:096:57
511.87:096:57
611.87:086:57
711.87:076:57
811.87:076:57
911.87:066:57
1011.97:066:57
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1912.07:006:58
2012.07:006:58
2112.06:596:58
2212.06:586:58
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2612.06:566:58
2712.06:556:58
2812.16:556:58
2912.16:546:58
3012.16:536:58
3112.16:536:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Banikoara

In seasonPeak

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

Banikoara's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banikoara sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Banikoara?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banikoara.

What to pack for Banikoara in March

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

In March, Banikoara sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Banikoara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Banikoara peaks around September 11 at about 12 (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 highSep 11UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Banikoara 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 Banikoara is worst in November — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2387 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banikoara?

Banikoara sits at 11.3°N, 2.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kandi, 58 km away.

KandiKérouNamponkoréSinendéDiapagaMalanvilleBembèrèkèTobré

Topography around Banikoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banikoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Banikoara is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Kandi 58 km · Kérou 64 km · Namponkoré 87 km · Sinendé 106 km · Diapaga 111 km · Malanville 121 km · Bembèrèkè 122 km · Tobré 127 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 Banikoara (11.2985°, 2.4386°, elevation 312 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).