Boromo weather in March

In March, Boromo sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Boromo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boromo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:24 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Boromo 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Boromo reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13724
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33724
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How March really feels in Boromo

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.

Boromo 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
Jan33° / 19°0011.44.5
Feb36° / 22°10.111.62.8
Mar38° / 25°41.211.91.1
Apr39° / 27°204.712.30.8
May37° / 27°4910.712.51.7
Jun34° / 25°6512.612.73.0
Jul31° / 24°13919.912.63.4
Aug30° / 23°22023.612.43.5
Sep31° / 23°1421812.13.7
Oct34° / 24°439.211.73.1
Nov36° / 21°20.311.52.7
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47228
57030
66931
76832
86733
96634
106436
116337
126337
136139
146040
155941
165842
175842
185743
195743
205644
215644
225644
235545
245545
255545
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Boromo gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
73
83
93
103
113
124
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174
184
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265
275
285
296
306
316

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1894610
2865720
3855820
4855820
5835930
68161030
78061040
87961140
97861150
107761250
117571260
127471360
137471360
147371370
157181470
167081471
177081471
186991471
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2165111581
2264111681
2363121681
2462121781
2561121791
2659131891
27571319101
28561320101
29521421112
30501422122
31481423142

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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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510calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:326:18
211.86:326:18
311.86:316:18
411.86:316:18
511.86:306:18
611.86:306:18
711.86:296:18
811.86:296:18
911.86:286:19
1011.96:276:19
1111.96:276:19
1211.96:266:19
1311.96:266:19
1411.96:256:19
1511.96:246:19
1611.96:246:19
1711.96:236:19
1811.96:236:19
1912.06:226:19
2012.06:216:19
2112.06:216:19
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:196:19
2412.06:196:19
2512.06:186:19
2612.06:176:19
2712.06:176:19
2812.16:166:19
2912.16:156:19
3012.16:156:19
3112.16:146:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
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216.6Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boromo

In seasonPeak

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

Boromo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Boromo?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boromo.

What to pack for Boromo in March

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

In March, Boromo sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boromo 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 Boromo peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boromo 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 Boromo is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1866 µg/m³Aug 1313 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May26Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Boromo?

Boromo sits at 11.7°N, 2.9°W, 263 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Fara Department, 30 km away.

TitaDanoHoundéRéoGaoKoudougou

Topography around Boromo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boromo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Boromo is covered by cropland (37%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), cropland (31%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
80 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Fara Department 30 km · Tita 49 km · Dano 68 km · Houndé 69 km · Réo 81 km · Gao 83 km · Koudougou 83 km · 84 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 Boromo (11.7454°, -2.9301°, elevation 263 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).