Pobé weather in March

In March, Pobé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 71 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pobé's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pobé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:00 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Pobé is 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pobé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

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
31 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.

Pobé 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
Jan34° / 24°205.811.63.6
Feb34° / 25°328.411.82.9
Mar34° / 25°7116.2122.7
Apr33° / 25°1021912.12.8
May31° / 24°16525.412.32.7
Jun30° / 23°17726.212.43.0
Jul29° / 23°15123.812.43.6
Aug29° / 23°12821.312.23.9
Sep29° / 23°16025.1123.2
Oct31° / 23°14324.511.83.1
Nov32° / 24°5012.711.73.7
Dec33° / 24°195.211.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34258
44357
54258
64159
74159
84060
93961
103862
113664
123565
133367
143268
153169
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202674
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pobé gets around 71 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
245
347
448
549
650
751
852
952
1052
1153
1253
1353
1454
1554
1654
1754
1854
1953
2053
2153
2253
2353
2453
2553
2653
2754
2854
2954
3054
3155

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11144351
21144351
31144252
41134154
51034056
61033957
71033858
81023859
91023760
101023661
111023562
121013563
131013464
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
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188calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:076:58
211.97:076:58
311.97:066:58
411.97:066:58
511.97:056:58
611.97:056:58
711.97:056:58
811.97:046:58
911.97:046:58
1011.97:036:58
1111.97:036:58
1211.97:026:58
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1411.97:016:58
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1612.07:006:58
1712.07:006:57
1812.06:596:57
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
2712.06:556:56
2812.06:546:56
2912.06:546:56
3012.06:536:56
3112.16:536:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.43 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pobé

In seasonPeak

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

Pobé's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Pobé?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pobé.

What to pack for Pobé in March

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

In March, Pobé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Pobé 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 67 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 Pobé 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 Pobé peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 9UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pobé 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 Pobé is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 14137 µg/m³Aug 1238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May55Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec127Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pobé?

Pobé sits at 7.0°N, 2.7°E, 136 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Adjaouèrè, 7.0 km away.

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Topography around Pobé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pobé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 109 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Pobé is covered by trees (62%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
292 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Adjaouèrè 7.0 km · Ouinhi 23 km · Sakété 27 km · Banigbé 37 km · Ilaro 40 km · Kétou 43 km · Cové 45 km · 46 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 Pobé (6.9801°, 2.6649°, elevation 136 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).