Kompienga weather in March

In March, Kompienga sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Kompienga's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kompienga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kompienga reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43826
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How March really feels in Kompienga

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
14 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.

Kompienga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°00.111.43.6
Feb37° / 24°20.511.62.0
Mar39° / 27°71.511.90.7
Apr38° / 28°306.212.20.9
May36° / 27°5110.712.51.9
Jun34° / 25°6411.112.63.1
Jul31° / 24°12917.812.63.6
Aug30° / 24°20823.612.43.4
Sep31° / 23°14316.812.13.8
Oct33° / 24°478.511.83.4
Nov36° / 22°30.611.52.5
Dec35° / 21°0011.43.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
26931
36931
46832
56733
66634
76535
86436
96337
106337
116238
126139
135941
145842
155743
165644
175644
185644
195545
205545
215545
225545
235545
245446
255446
265347
275347
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kompienga gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
54
64
74
84
94
104
115
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135
145
155
166
176
186
196
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216
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288
298
309
319

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 28% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17378111
27179121
37079131
468810131
567810141
665810152
763811162
862811163
961811173
1059812183
1157812194
1257812194
1354813205
1453813215
1553813215
1650814226
1749814226
1848914236
1947915237
2045915247
2144915247
22431016257
23411016267
24391016278
25371016288
26361016309
273410153210
283210153310
29309153511
30289143712
31269143813

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:17 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:176:03
211.86:176:04
311.86:166:04
411.86:166:04
511.86:156:04
611.86:156:04
711.86:146:04
811.86:146:04
911.96:136:04
1011.96:136:04
1111.96:126:04
1211.96:116:04
1311.96:116:04
1411.96:106:04
1511.96:106:04
1611.96:096:04
1711.96:086:04
1811.96:086:05
1912.06:076:05
2012.06:076:05
2112.06:066:05
2212.06:056:05
2312.06:056:05
2412.06:046:05
2512.06:036:05
2612.06:036:05
2712.06:026:05
2812.16:026:05
2912.16:016:05
3012.16:006:05
3112.16:006:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.59 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
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146.6Intense
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246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kompienga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kompienga sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kompienga?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kompienga.

What to pack for Kompienga in March

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

In March, Kompienga sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kompienga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kompienga peaks around September 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highSep 13UV 12Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kompienga 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 Kompienga is worst in November — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 20110 µg/m³Aug 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr45Poor
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov115Unhealthy
Dec87Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kompienga?

Kompienga sits at 11.1°N, 0.7°E, 159 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Matéri, 57 km away.

MatériDapaongCoblyNatiaboaniSinkasséCinkanséTanguiétaMango

Topography around Kompienga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kompienga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 175 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m.

The land around Kompienga is covered by cropland (44%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (47%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
391 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Matéri 57 km · Dapaong 61 km · Cobly 72 km · Natiaboani 73 km · Sinkassé 78 km · Cinkansé 78 km · Tanguiéta 78 km · Mango 85 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 Kompienga (11.0817°, 0.7237°, elevation 159 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).