Bogandé weather in March

In March, Bogandé sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Bogandé's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bogandé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:13 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Bogandé is village in Burkina Faso.

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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bogandé 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 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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

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
9 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.

Bogandé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.4
Mar38° / 24°10.511.91.1
Apr40° / 28°51.312.30.1
May39° / 29°174.912.60.7
Jun36° / 27°378.212.72.2
Jul33° / 25°9414.912.73.1
Aug31° / 24°15718.812.43.4
Sep33° / 24°821212.13.4
Oct36° / 25°174.611.72.2
Nov36° / 21°0011.42.6
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27723
37723
47624
57525
67426
77327
87228
97228
107030
117030
126832
136832
146733
156634
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196436
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216436
226337
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316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bogandé gets around 1 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.

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Rain chance (%)
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40
51
61
71
81
91
101
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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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
298110
398110
498110
598110
697210
796220
895221
995221
1095221
1194321
1293331
1393331
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1592431
1692431
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1892431
1991531
2090532
2190532
2289542
2389542
2489542
2589542
2688552
2786563
2886563
2985573
3084583
3182693

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:06
211.76:216:06
311.86:216:06
411.86:206:06
511.86:206:06
611.86:196:06
711.86:196:07
811.86:186:07
911.86:176:07
1011.86:176:07
1111.86:166:07
1211.96:166:07
1311.96:156:07
1411.96:146:07
1511.96:146:07
1611.96:136:08
1711.96:126:08
1811.96:126:08
1911.96:116:08
2012.06:106:08
2112.06:106:08
2212.06:096:08
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:086:08
2512.06:076:08
2612.06:066:08
2712.06:056:08
2812.16:056:08
2912.16:046:08
3012.16:036:08
3112.16:036:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.7Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bogandé

In seasonPeak

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

Bogandé sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bogandé?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bogandé.

What to pack for Bogandé in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bogandé in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bogandé peaks around March 15 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bogandé 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 Bogandé is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2077 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov35Moderate
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bogandé?

Bogandé sits at 13.0°N, 0.1°W, 291 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Mani, 32 km away.

BoulsaPissilaYalgoGayériPouytengaKoupélaZorgo

Topography around Bogandé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bogandé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m.

The land around Bogandé is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (66%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
85 m
80 km
167 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Mani 32 km · Boulsa 58 km · Pissila 76 km · Yalgo 76 km · Gayéri 78 km · Pouytenga 86 km · Koupéla 92 km · Zorgo 96 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 Bogandé (12.9771°, -0.1466°, elevation 291 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).