Malanville weather in March

In March, Malanville sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Malanville's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malanville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
45%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.4
out of 10

Malanville is commune of Benin.

Density
21/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Malanville reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°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 about 1°C cooler than April.

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

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
22 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.

Malanville 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.5
Feb36° / 22°00.211.62.4
Mar39° / 25°20.511.90.4
Apr40° / 28°102.512.30.0
May38° / 28°398.612.50.9
Jun35° / 26°7212.712.72.4
Jul32° / 24°14118.912.63.2
Aug30° / 24°22322.212.43.4
Sep31° / 24°1031412.13.8
Oct35° / 24°244.311.73.1
Nov36° / 21°0011.52.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
46931
56931
66931
76832
86733
96634
106535
116436
126337
136238
146238
156139
166139
176040
186040
196040
206139
216139
226139
236139
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256139
266139
276139
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Malanville gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
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162
172
182
192
202
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313

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1904420
2904420
3895420
4895420
5895420
6885520
7876520
8866521
9866521
10856621
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12837631
13827731
14827731
15827731
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17807841
18807841
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20797851
21787951
22778951
23778951
24769960
2574101060
2673101070
2771111170
2867121281
2966121291
30631313101
31601414111

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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
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 7:07 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:076:52
211.87:076:52
311.87:066:53
411.87:066:53
511.87:056:53
611.87:056:53
711.87:046:53
811.87:036:53
911.87:036:53
1011.97:026:53
1111.97:026:53
1211.97:016:53
1311.97:006:54
1411.97:006:54
1511.96:596:54
1611.96:596:54
1711.96:586:54
1811.96:576:54
1912.06:576:54
2012.06:566:54
2112.06:556:54
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:536:54
2512.06:536:54
2612.06:526:54
2712.06:516:54
2812.16:516:54
2912.16:506:54
3012.16:496:54
3112.16:496:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.77 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
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246.9Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Malanville

In seasonPeak

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

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

Malanville sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Malanville?

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

0.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Malanville.

What to pack for Malanville in March

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

In March, Malanville sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malanville 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 Malanville peaks around August 19 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Malanville 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 Malanville is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1694 µg/m³Aug 1117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan83Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct40Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Malanville?

Malanville sits at 11.9°N, 3.4°E, 164 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Gaya, 7.0 km away.

KandiBirnin KebbiSégbanaBanikoara

Topography around Malanville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malanville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 161 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m.

The land around Malanville is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (34%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
204 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Gaya 7.0 km · Kamba 30 km · Kandi 95 km · Birnin Kebbi 110 km · Ségbana 110 km · Jega 115 km · Banikoara 121 km · Dosso 133 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 Malanville (11.8682°, 3.3833°, elevation 164 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).