Kouka weather in March

In March, Kouka sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°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 56% 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 Kouka's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kouka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kouka is place in Centre-Nord Region, 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 Kouka reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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23621
33622
43622
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How March really feels in Kouka

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.

Kouka 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°0011.36.1
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 23°10.211.91.7
Apr40° / 27°41.512.30.3
May39° / 28°113.912.60.6
Jun36° / 27°337.812.81.9
Jul33° / 25°9916.712.72.9
Aug31° / 24°15319.212.43.4
Sep33° / 24°7313.212.13.2
Oct36° / 24°16411.72.3
Nov35° / 20°00.111.43.0
Dec32° / 17°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 29%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57822
67822
77624
87525
97525
107426
117327
127327
137129
147030
157030
166931
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196733
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216634
226634
236634
246634
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276436
286436
296436
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kouka 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
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40
50
60
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80
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101
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141
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261
272
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302
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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
298200
398200
498200
598200
698200
796310
896310
996310
1096310
1196310
1296310
1395311
1493421
1593421
1693421
1793421
1893421
1993421
2093421
2194321
2294321
2394321
2493331
2593331
2693331
2791342
2890442
2989452
3089452
3187562

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:11
211.76:286:11
311.76:276:12
411.86:266:12
511.86:266:12
611.86:256:12
711.86:256:12
811.86:246:12
911.86:236:13
1011.86:236:13
1111.86:226:13
1211.96:226:13
1311.96:216:13
1411.96:206:13
1511.96:206:13
1611.96:196:13
1711.96:186:13
1811.96:186:14
1911.96:176:14
2012.06:166:14
2112.06:156:14
2212.06:156:14
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:136:14
2512.06:136:14
2612.06:126:14
2712.06:116:14
2812.16:116:14
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 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.9 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.8 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
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106.7Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kouka

In seasonPeak

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

Kouka 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 Kouka?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kouka.

What to pack for Kouka in March

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

In March, Kouka sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kouka 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 Kouka peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kouka 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 Kouka 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 Kouka?

Kouka sits at 13.4°N, 1.6°W, 317 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Kongoussi, 15 km away.

TitaoKayaDjiboGourcyYakoOuahigouya

Topography around Kouka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kouka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 322 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 248 m.

The land around Kouka is covered by grassland (47%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (42%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
248 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kongoussi 15 km · Bourzanga 28 km · Titao 61 km · Kaya 69 km · Djibo 74 km · Gourcy 84 km · Yako 88 km · Ouahigouya 88 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 Kouka (13.4345°, -1.6136°, elevation 317 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).