Kongoussi weather in March

In March, Kongoussi sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Kongoussi's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kongoussi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Kongoussi is city 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kongoussi 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 34°C and 40°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 Kongoussi

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
2 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.

Kongoussi 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.9
Feb34° / 20°0011.63.9
Mar38° / 24°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 27°51.612.30.3
May39° / 28°134.312.60.7
Jun36° / 26°378.612.82.1
Jul33° / 24°10316.612.73.0
Aug31° / 24°16520.312.43.3
Sep33° / 24°8013.612.13.3
Oct36° / 24°184.611.72.4
Nov36° / 20°00.111.42.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37822
47822
57723
67723
77624
87525
97525
107426
117228
127228
137129
147129
156931
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206634
216634
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316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kongoussi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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40
50
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312

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
398200
498200
597210
696310
796310
896310
995311
1095311
1194321
1294321
1393421
1493421
1592431
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2391441
2491441
2591441
2690442
2789452
2888552
2987562
3086572
3185582

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
211calm
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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 6:28 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:11
211.76:276:11
311.76:276:11
411.86:266:12
511.86:256:12
611.86:256:12
711.86:246:12
811.86:246:12
911.86:236:12
1011.86:226:12
1111.86:226:13
1211.96:216:13
1311.96:216:13
1411.96:206:13
1511.96:196:13
1611.96:196:13
1711.96:186:13
1811.96:176:13
1911.96:176:13
2012.06:166:13
2112.06:156:13
2212.06:146:14
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2412.06:136:14
2512.06:126:14
2612.06:126:14
2712.06:116:14
2812.16:106:14
2912.16:106:14
3012.16:096:14
3112.16:086:14

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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in April 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
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kongoussi

In seasonPeak

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

Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kongoussi.

What to pack for Kongoussi in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kongoussi 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 Kongoussi is worst in March — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1177 µg/m³Aug 1716 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kongoussi?

Kongoussi sits at 13.3°N, 1.5°W, 330 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kouka, 15 km away.

KayaKorsimoroTitaoPissilaBousséYalgo

Topography around Kongoussi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kongoussi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m.

The land around Kongoussi is covered by cropland (23%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
251 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kouka 15 km · Bourzanga 39 km · Kaya 56 km · Korsimoro 75 km · Titao 76 km · Pissila 79 km · Boussé 84 km · Yalgo 86 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 Kongoussi (13.3258°, -1.5347°, elevation 330 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).