Gayéri weather in March

In March, Gayéri sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.4 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 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Gayéri's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gayéri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

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 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gayéri 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 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13722
23723
33723
43723
53723
63823
73823
83823
93823
103824
113824
123824
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284025
294026
304026
314026

How March really feels in Gayéri

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.

Gayéri 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°0011.35.3
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.3
Mar38° / 24°30.411.91.0
Apr40° / 27°61.612.30.1
May39° / 28°226.912.60.8
Jun36° / 26°418.812.72.2
Jul33° / 25°9414.812.73.3
Aug31° / 24°15919.112.43.5
Sep33° / 24°8311.912.13.5
Oct36° / 24°174.511.72.2
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47624
57525
67426
77327
87327
97129
107030
117030
126832
136733
146634
156535
166436
176337
186238
196238
206238
216139
226139
236040
246139
256139
266040
276040
285941
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gayéri gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
71
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
161
171
181
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
283
293
303
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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1972100
2972100
3972100
4972100
5962200
6952210
7943210
8943210
9943210
10933310
11933310
12924310
13924310
14904420
15895420
16895420
17895420
18895420
19886420
20866431
21866431
22866431
23866431
24847531
25847531
26837541
27827641
28808651
29798751
30779851
31759961

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
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
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 6:19 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:196:03
211.76:196:03
311.86:186:04
411.86:186:04
511.86:176:04
611.86:166:04
711.86:166:04
811.86:156:04
911.86:156:04
1011.86:146:05
1111.96:136:05
1211.96:136:05
1311.96:126:05
1411.96:126:05
1511.96:116:05
1611.96:106:05
1711.96:106:05
1811.96:096:05
1911.96:086:05
2012.06:086:05
2112.06:076:05
2212.06:066:05
2312.06:066:05
2412.06:056:06
2512.06:046:06
2612.06:046:06
2712.06:036:06
2812.16:026:06
2912.16:026:06
3012.16:016:06
3112.16:006:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.78 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
56.6Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.8Intense
166.8Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gayéri

In seasonPeak

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

Gayéri sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Gayéri?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gayéri.

What to pack for Gayéri in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gayéri 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 Gayéri peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gayéri 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 Gayéri is worst in February — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1979 µg/m³Aug 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan68Unhealthy
Feb79Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gayéri?

Gayéri sits at 12.6°N, 0.5°E, 281 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Fada N'gourma, 67 km away.

Fada N'gourmaBogandéManiKoupélaNatiaboaniPouytengaBoulsaZorgo

Topography around Gayéri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gayéri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 280 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m.

The land around Gayéri is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
69 m
80 km
177 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Fada N'gourma 67 km · Bogandé 78 km · Mani 102 km · Koupéla 105 km · Natiaboani 106 km · Pouytenga 109 km · Boulsa 116 km · Zorgo 128 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 Gayéri (12.6482°, 0.4931°, elevation 281 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).