Missérété weather in March

In March, Missérété sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 73 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-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 16% 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 Missérété's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Missérété's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

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 Missérété 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 Missérété

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.

Missérété weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°298.411.75.5
Feb30° / 26°4011.111.84.6
Mar31° / 26°7317.5123.9
Apr30° / 26°981912.13.7
May30° / 25°17124.912.33.3
Jun28° / 25°22926.212.43.5
Jul27° / 24°14021.412.34.5
Aug27° / 24°9816.312.25.3
Sep28° / 24°14422.3124.3
Oct29° / 24°15525.411.93.6
Nov30° / 25°7518.711.74.1
Dec30° / 25°3710.511.65.3

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44753
54654
64753
74654
84654
94555
104456
114456
124357
134258
144060
153961
163862
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193664
203565
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313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Missérété gets around 73 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
252
353
454
554
655
755
856
956
1057
1157
1257
1358
1458
1559
1659
1759
1858
1958
2058
2158
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3157

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11792
21792
31792
41792
51792
61792
71792
81693
91693
101693
111693
121693
131693
141693
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260595
270595
280595
290595
300595
310595

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
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3114light breeze

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.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:076:59
211.97:076:59
311.97:066:59
411.97:066:59
511.97:056:59
611.97:056:59
711.97:056:59
811.97:046:59
911.97:046:59
1011.97:036:58
1111.97:036:58
1211.97:026:58
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1511.97:016:58
1612.07:016:58
1712.07:006:58
1812.07:006:58
1912.06:596:58
2012.06:596:57
2112.06:586:57
2212.06:586:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:576:57
2512.06:566:57
2612.06:566:57
2712.06:556:57
2812.06:556:56
2912.06:546:56
3012.06:546:56
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 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.41 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Missérété

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Missérété?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Missérété.

What to pack for Missérété in March

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

In March, Missérété sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Missérété 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 21 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 Missérété in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Missérété 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Missérété 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 Missérété is worst in January — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16100 µg/m³Aug 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan102Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Missérété?

Missérété sits at 6.6°N, 2.6°E, 34 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Avrankou, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Missérété

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Missérété has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m.

The land around Missérété is covered by trees (46%) and artificial surfaces (42%) within 3 km, trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
90 m
80 km
171 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Avrankou 7.0 km · Porto-Novo 7.0 km · Adjarra 9.0 km · Banigbé 16 km · Ekpé 19 km · Sakété 21 km · Semi 22 km · Ganvié 24 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 Missérété (6.5587°, 2.5906°, elevation 34 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).