Mani weather in March

In March, Mani sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Mani's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:13 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

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 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mani 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 35°C and 41°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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23723
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53723
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83823
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How March really feels in Mani

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
9 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.

Mani 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.35.5
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.311.91.1
Apr40° / 28°41.212.30.0
May39° / 29°144.312.60.5
Jun37° / 27°337.412.81.9
Jul34° / 25°8413.212.73.0
Aug32° / 24°14517.412.43.4
Sep33° / 25°691112.13.2
Oct37° / 25°143.811.71.9
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.5
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47624
57624
67525
77525
87426
97327
107327
117129
127129
137030
146931
156931
166832
176733
186733
196634
206634
216634
226634
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286634
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mani gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 (%)
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272
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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
299100
399100
499100
597210
697210
797210
896211
996211
1096211
1196211
1295311
1394321
1494321
1594321
1694321
1794321
1893421
1993421
2093421
2193421
2293421
2392422
2491432
2591432
2691432
2790442
2890442
2987553
3086563
3186563

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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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3111calm

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 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:226:06
211.76:226:06
311.76:216:06
411.86:216:06
511.86:206:06
611.86:206:07
711.86:196:07
811.86:186:07
911.86:186:07
1011.86:176:07
1111.86:176:07
1211.96:166:07
1311.96:156:07
1411.96:156:08
1511.96:146:08
1611.96:136:08
1711.96:136:08
1811.96:126:08
1911.96:116:08
2012.06:116:08
2112.06:106:08
2212.06:096:08
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:086:08
2512.06:076:08
2612.06:066:08
2712.06:066:09
2812.16:056:09
2912.16:046:09
3012.16:046:09
3112.16:036:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.79 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
76.7Intense
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286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mani

In seasonPeak

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

Mani sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Mani?

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

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

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mani.

What to pack for Mani in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mani in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mani peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mani 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 Mani is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2078 µg/m³Aug 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May38Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec55Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mani?

Mani sits at 13.3°N, 0.2°W, 264 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Bogandé, 32 km away.

PissilaBoulsaYalgoDoriKayaGayériKorsimoro

Topography around Mani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m.

The land around Mani is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
35 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
212 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bogandé 32 km · Pissila 67 km · Boulsa 77 km · Yalgo 78 km · Dori 88 km · Kaya 96 km · Gayéri 102 km · Korsimoro 104 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 Mani (13.2583°, -0.2131°, elevation 264 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).