Bembèrèkè weather in March

In March, Bembèrèkè sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Bembèrèkè's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bembèrèkè's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Bembèrèkè is city in Benin.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bembèrèkè reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13723
23724
33724
43724
53724
63724
73724
83724
93724
103724
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313825

How March really feels in Bembèrèkè

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.

Bembèrèkè 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
Jan33° / 19°10.111.54.6
Feb35° / 22°20.411.73.0
Mar37° / 25°81.811.91.6
Apr37° / 25°387.212.21.7
May34° / 24°9315.812.52.4
Jun32° / 23°11918.512.63.1
Jul30° / 22°19223.812.53.3
Aug29° / 22°26526.212.33.2
Sep31° / 22°1842212.13.2
Oct33° / 22°579.711.83.5
Nov35° / 21°10.211.53.5
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46139
56139
65941
75941
85842
95842
105743
115545
125545
135347
145347
155149
165149
175050
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195050
205050
214951
225050
235050
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314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bembèrèkè gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
64
74
84
94
105
115
125
135
146
156
167
177
187
197
207
218
228
238
248
258
268
279
2810
2910
3011
3111

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1551315152
2521316172
3511316182
4491317192
5471317202
6461318212
7441318223
8431319223
9411320233
10401320244
11381321244
12371321254
13361322264
14341322265
15331322275
16321323275
17311323285
18301323286
19291424286
20281424296
21271424306
22261424316
23251424326
24241324336
25231323357
26211223367
27201223388
28191122399
291711224010
301610224111
31159214312

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

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
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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179calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:09 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:096:56
211.87:086:56
311.87:086:56
411.87:086:56
511.87:076:57
611.87:076:57
711.87:066:57
811.97:066:57
911.97:056:57
1011.97:046:57
1111.97:046:57
1211.97:036:57
1311.97:036:57
1411.97:026:57
1511.97:026:57
1611.97:016:57
1711.97:016:57
1811.97:006:57
1912.06:596:57
2012.06:596:57
2112.06:586:57
2212.06:586:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:57
2512.06:566:57
2612.06:556:57
2712.06:556:57
2812.06:546:57
2912.16:536:57
3012.16:536:57
3112.16:526:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.39 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bembèrèkè

In seasonPeak

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

Bembèrèkè's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bembèrèkè 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 Bembèrèkè?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bembèrèkè.

What to pack for Bembèrèkè in March

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

In March, Bembèrèkè sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bembèrèkè in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bembèrèkè peaks around April 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bembèrèkè 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 Bembèrèkè is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1387 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr46Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bembèrèkè?

Bembèrèkè sits at 10.2°N, 2.7°E, 445 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Sinendé, 34 km away.

NdaliTobréPèrèrèNikkiPéhonkoKalaléKérou

Topography around Bembèrèkè

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bembèrèkè has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 321 m.

The land around Bembèrèkè is covered by trees (30%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
321 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Sinendé 34 km · Ndali 41 km · Tobré 58 km · Pèrèrè 59 km · Nikki 68 km · Péhonko 72 km · Kalalé 79 km · Kérou 90 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 Bembèrèkè (10.2283°, 2.6633°, elevation 445 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).