Aribinda weather in March

In March, Aribinda sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aribinda's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aribinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aribinda reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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

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
5 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.

Aribinda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 20°00.111.54.0
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°20.612.30.0
May40° / 29°72.412.70.1
Jun38° / 28°205.712.81.2
Jul35° / 26°7712.612.82.5
Aug33° / 25°12815.712.53.3
Sep35° / 25°488.512.12.8
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.7
Nov36° / 22°0011.32.7
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
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48020
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67822
77723
87723
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107525
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Aribinda gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
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2796211
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2995221
3094321
3194321

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
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:08
211.76:256:08
311.76:256:08
411.76:246:08
511.86:236:09
611.86:236:09
711.86:226:09
811.86:216:09
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1011.86:206:09
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1311.96:186:10
1411.96:176:10
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1611.96:166:10
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1911.96:146:10
2012.06:136:11
2112.06:136:11
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2612.06:096:11
2712.16:086:11
2812.16:076:11
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3012.16:066:12
3112.16:056:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Aribinda

In seasonPeak

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

Aribinda sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Aribinda?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aribinda.

What to pack for Aribinda in March

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

In March, Aribinda sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Aribinda 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 Aribinda peaks around August 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeExtremeVery highAug 21UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Aribinda 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 Aribinda is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2279 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aribinda?

Aribinda sits at 14.2°N, 0.9°W, 341 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Djibo, 83 km away.

DjiboDoriBourzangaPissilaKoukaKongoussiManiKaya

Topography around Aribinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aribinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 333 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m.

The land around Aribinda is covered by grassland (74%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, grassland (76%) within 16 km, and grassland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
241 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Djibo 83 km · Dori 92 km · Bourzanga 96 km · Pissila 119 km · Kouka 120 km · Kongoussi 124 km · Mani 129 km · Kaya 129 km

Burkina Faso travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,148
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
31
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 64%Roman Catholic 20%Animiste 9%Protestant 6%

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 Aribinda (14.2296°, -0.8654°, elevation 341 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).