Dédougou weather in March

In March, Dédougou sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Dédougou's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dédougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Dédougou is city.

Density
10/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dédougou reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13723
23723
33823
43824
53824
63824
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103824
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293926
304026
314027

How March really feels in Dédougou

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
10 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.

Dédougou 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° / 18°00.111.34.7
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.8
Mar39° / 25°20.611.90.9
Apr40° / 28°133.612.30.3
May38° / 28°338.412.60.9
Jun35° / 26°5511.812.72.3
Jul32° / 24°14318.412.73.2
Aug30° / 23°2112212.43.4
Sep32° / 23°11816.112.13.6
Oct35° / 24°33711.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.6
Dec34° / 19°0011.34.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47624
57525
67426
77327
87129
97129
107030
116832
126832
136733
146733
156535
166535
176436
186436
196238
206238
216238
226139
236139
246139
256139
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dédougou gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
213
223
233
243
253
263
274
284
294
305
315

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1925300
2916300
3916300
4906400
5896500
6896500
7867610
8867610
9857710
10857710
11857710
12847810
13837820
14837820
15837820
16837820
17837820
18837820
19828820
20828820
21828820
22818830
23819730
24809830
25809830
267910830
277710940
2875111040
2974111050
3072121150
3169121261

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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3110calm

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 6:35 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:19
211.86:346:19
311.86:346:20
411.86:336:20
511.86:336:20
611.86:326:20
711.86:326:20
811.86:316:20
911.86:306:20
1011.86:306:20
1111.96:296:21
1211.96:296:21
1311.96:286:21
1411.96:276:21
1511.96:276:21
1611.96:266:21
1711.96:256:21
1811.96:256:21
1911.96:246:21
2012.06:236:21
2112.06:236:21
2212.06:226:21
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:216:21
2512.06:206:21
2612.06:196:21
2712.06:196:21
2812.16:186:21
2912.16:176:22
3012.16:176:22
3112.16:166:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dédougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

Dédougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dédougou?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dédougou.

What to pack for Dédougou in March

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

In March, Dédougou sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dédougou 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 Dédougou peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highMar 18UV 13Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dédougou 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 Dédougou is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 964 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dédougou?

Dédougou sits at 12.5°N, 3.5°W, 302 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Nouna, 53 km away.

NounaPaTomaSolenzoTouganBoromoHoundéRéo

Topography around Dédougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dédougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 297 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m.

The land around Dédougou is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (44%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
79 m
80 km
318 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Nouna 53 km · Pa 58 km · Toma 69 km · Solenzo 75 km · Tougan 80 km · Boromo 99 km · Houndé 107 km · Réo 109 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 Dédougou (12.4636°, -3.4607°, elevation 302 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).