Ndali weather in March

In March, Ndali sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 16 mm of rain across 3.3 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 32% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ndali's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
3.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Ndali is commune of Benin.

Density
6/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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ndali reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13623
23624
33624
43724
53724
63724
73724
83724
93724
103724
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How March really feels in Ndali

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.

Ndali 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° / 20°10.111.54.4
Feb35° / 22°40.911.72.9
Mar37° / 24°163.311.91.9
Apr36° / 25°5811.212.22.1
May33° / 24°1171812.42.7
Jun31° / 23°13419.512.63.4
Jul29° / 22°20424.912.53.4
Aug29° / 22°26726.812.33.3
Sep30° / 22°20523.912.13.2
Oct32° / 22°7512.711.83.5
Nov34° / 21°40.711.53.5
Dec34° / 20°10.111.44.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75842
85743
95644
105545
115446
125248
135248
145050
154951
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234852
244852
254852
264852
274753
284852
294852
304852
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ndali gets around 16 mm of rain over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
56
67
77
88
98
109
119
1210
1311
1411
1512
1612
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2414
2514
2614
2715
2816
2916
3017
3118

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1401418254
2381418264
3361418285
4351417295
5331317316
6321317326
7301217337
8291217358
9281117368
10271117379
112610163810
12259163911
13249164011
14238164112
15228164113
16218164213
17197174314
18187174314
19177174414
20167184414
21157184515
22147184615
23137184616
24127184716
25117184817
26107174818
2796174920
2886164921
2976155023
3065155024
3155145026

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 7:08 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:086:56
211.87:086:56
311.87:086:56
411.87:076:56
511.87:076:57
611.87:066:57
711.87:066:57
811.97:056:57
911.97:056:57
1011.97:046:57
1111.97:046:57
1211.97:036:57
1311.97:026:57
1411.97:026:57
1511.97:016:57
1611.97:016:57
1711.97:006:57
1812.07:006:57
1912.06:596:57
2012.06:586:57
2112.06:586:57
2212.06:576:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:57
2512.06:566:57
2612.06:556:56
2712.06:546:56
2812.06:546:56
2912.16:536:56
3012.16:536:56
3112.16:526:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ndali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ndali sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ndali?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndali.

What to pack for Ndali in March

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

In March, Ndali sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndali 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 Ndali peaks around April 12 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 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ndali 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 Ndali is worst in February — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1283 µg/m³Aug 1016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May25Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndali?

Ndali sits at 9.9°N, 2.7°E, 394 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Pèrèrè, 30 km away.

BembèrèkèNikkiParakouSinendéTobréKalaléPéhonko

Topography around Ndali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndali has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m.

The land around Ndali is covered by shrubs (36%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
291 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Pèrèrè 30 km · Bembèrèkè 41 km · Nikki 54 km · Parakou 59 km · Sinendé 66 km · Tobré 74 km · Kalalé 87 km · Péhonko 89 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 Ndali (9.8636°, 2.7209°, elevation 394 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).