Koupéla weather in March

In March, Koupéla sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Koupéla's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koupéla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Koupéla 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Koupéla reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°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 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23723
33724
43724
53724
63824
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103824
113824
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303926
313926

How March really feels in Koupéla

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
5 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.

Koupéla 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
Jan32° / 19°0011.45.1
Feb35° / 22°10.211.63.1
Mar38° / 25°30.611.91.1
Apr39° / 27°112.812.30.6
May37° / 27°287.612.61.4
Jun34° / 26°469.512.72.8
Jul32° / 24°10415.512.63.5
Aug30° / 23°19021.112.43.5
Sep32° / 24°10114.412.13.7
Oct35° / 24°306.711.73.0
Nov36° / 21°10.311.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37525
47426
57327
67129
77129
86931
96931
106733
116634
126535
136337
146238
156139
166139
176040
185941
195941
205941
215842
225842
235842
245743
255743
265743
275743
285842
295842
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Koupéla gets around 3 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 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
193
203
213
223
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243
253
263
273
283
293
304
314

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1953110
2943210
3934210
4934210
5934210
6915310
7915310
8905410
9885421
10876421
11866521
12866521
13856621
14837631
15827731
16827731
17818731
18798841
19798841
20798841
21808840
22789940
23789940
247691050
257691050
2674101150
2773101160
2871101261
2968111371
3066111481
3164111591

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
210calm
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510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:22 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:07
211.86:226:07
311.86:216:07
411.86:216:07
511.86:206:08
611.86:206:08
711.86:196:08
811.86:186:08
911.86:186:08
1011.86:176:08
1111.96:176:08
1211.96:166:08
1311.96:156:08
1411.96:156:08
1511.96:146:08
1611.96:146:09
1711.96:136:09
1811.96:126:09
1912.06:126:09
2012.06:116:09
2112.06:106:09
2212.06:106:09
2312.06:096:09
2412.06:086:09
2512.06:086:09
2612.06:076:09
2712.06:066:09
2812.16:066:09
2912.16:056:09
3012.16:046:09
3112.16:046:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.76 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.76 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
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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126.7Intense
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146.7Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Koupéla

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koupéla sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Koupéla?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koupéla.

What to pack for Koupéla in March

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

In March, Koupéla sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koupéla 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 Koupéla peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koupéla 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 Koupéla is worst in February — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1875 µg/m³Aug 1214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koupéla?

Koupéla sits at 12.2°N, 0.4°W, 306 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Pouytenga, 11 km away.

MogtédoBoulsaBéguédoFada N'gourma

Topography around Koupéla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koupéla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m.

The land around Koupéla is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
200 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pouytenga 11 km · Zorgo 30 km · Tenkodogo 44 km · Garango 47 km · Mogtédo 54 km · Boulsa 59 km · Béguédo 61 km · Fada N'gourma 78 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 Koupéla (12.1786°, -0.351°, elevation 306 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).