Manga weather in March

In March, Manga sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 3 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% 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 Manga's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Manga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Manga 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Manga 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 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23724
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43724
53724
63824
73825
83825
93825
103825
113825
123825
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273927
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303927
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How March really feels in Manga

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.

Manga 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.44.8
Feb36° / 22°10.211.62.9
Mar38° / 25°3111.91.2
Apr38° / 28°183.912.30.9
May37° / 27°368.612.51.7
Jun34° / 25°5911.512.73.0
Jul31° / 24°1281912.63.5
Aug30° / 23°21123.612.43.4
Sep31° / 23°11815.512.13.9
Oct34° / 24°387.111.73.3
Nov35° / 21°20.311.52.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57327
67228
77129
87030
96832
106733
116634
126535
136337
146238
156139
165941
175842
185743
195743
205644
215644
225545
235545
245446
255446
265446
275347
285347
295347
305347
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Manga gets around 3 mm of rain over 1 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 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
62
72
82
92
103
113
123
133
143
154
164
174
184
194
204
214
224
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244
255
265
275
285
296
306
316

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1876520
2866620
3856720
4847720
5827830
6827830
7808831
8788941
9788941
10778951
117591051
127491061
137391161
147291171
157291171
1670101281
1769101281
1869101281
1968101291
2067101391
21651113101
22651113101
23631114111
24621115111
25601116121
26591116131
27571217131
28551218141
29531219151
30511220161
31471321181

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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:256:10
211.86:246:10
311.86:246:10
411.86:236:11
511.86:236:11
611.86:226:11
711.86:226:11
811.86:216:11
911.86:216:11
1011.96:206:11
1111.96:196:11
1211.96:196:11
1311.96:186:11
1411.96:186:11
1511.96:176:11
1611.96:166:12
1711.96:166:12
1811.96:156:12
1912.06:146:12
2012.06:146:12
2112.06:136:12
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:116:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.06:096:12
2812.16:096:12
2912.16:086:12
3012.16:076:12
3112.16:076:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.69 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.69 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
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Manga

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Manga?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Manga.

What to pack for Manga in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Manga 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 Manga peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 9 (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 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

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

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1876 µg/m³Aug 1115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May29Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Manga?

Manga sits at 11.7°N, 1.1°W, 284 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Béguédo, 39 km away.

KombissiriGarangoZabréMogtédoTenkodogo

Topography around Manga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Manga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m.

The land around Manga is covered by cropland (60%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
33 m
16 km
97 m
80 km
259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Béguédo 39 km · Gomboussougou 42 km · Kombissiri 53 km · 56 km · Garango 58 km · Zabré 72 km · Mogtédo 73 km · Tenkodogo 77 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 Manga (11.665°, -1.0698°, elevation 284 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).