Orodara weather in March

In March, Orodara sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 Orodara's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Orodara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
48%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Orodara is village 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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Orodara reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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33523
43523
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How March really feels in Orodara

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.

Orodara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°10.411.45.6
Feb34° / 21°30.811.63.8
Mar36° / 24°133.111.92.5
Apr35° / 25°519.912.22.3
May33° / 24°8315.312.52.9
Jun31° / 23°9616.912.63.7
Jul29° / 22°1912412.63.7
Aug28° / 22°26326.512.43.5
Sep29° / 22°17022.612.13.7
Oct31° / 22°781511.84.0
Nov33° / 21°61.211.54.6
Dec32° / 19°00.211.45.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 40%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47129
57129
67030
76832
86832
96634
106436
116436
126238
136139
146139
155941
165842
175842
185743
195644
205545
215545
225446
235347
245248
255149
265149
275050
284951
294852
304951
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Orodara gets around 13 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
57
67
78
88
99
109
119
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1310
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3016
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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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
17671250
27571260
37271371
47171381
56971491
668714101
766715111
865715121
964716121
1063716131
1161816141
1260816151
1358817161
1458817161
1556917171
1654918181
1754918181
18511019191
19501020191
20491021201
21471021211
22451122211
23441123221
24421124231
25401125241
26381125251
27361126261
28331127281
29311127292
30291127312
31271027332

Wind in March

Winds average 9 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
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
229calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:406:26
211.86:396:26
311.86:396:26
411.86:386:26
511.86:386:26
611.86:376:27
711.86:376:27
811.86:366:27
911.96:366:27
1011.96:356:27
1111.96:356:27
1211.96:346:27
1311.96:336:27
1411.96:336:27
1511.96:326:27
1611.96:326:27
1711.96:316:27
1811.96:306:27
1912.06:306:27
2012.06:296:27
2112.06:296:27
2212.06:286:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:266:27
2612.06:256:27
2712.06:256:27
2812.06:246:27
2912.16:236:27
3012.16:236:27
3112.16:226:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
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206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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236.5Intense
246.5Intense
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266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Orodara

In seasonPeak

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

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

Orodara sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Orodara?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orodara.

What to pack for Orodara in March

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

In March, Orodara sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Orodara 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 Orodara peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Orodara 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 Orodara is worst in February — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1854 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb55Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr41Poor
May23Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Orodara?

Orodara sits at 11.0°N, 4.9°W, 532 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Karankasso, 40 km away.

Bobo-DioulassoFinnkoloNiangolokoSikassoZégouaKaouara

Topography around Orodara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orodara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 544 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Orodara is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
295 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Karankasso 40 km · Banfora 42 km · Bobo-Dioulasso 72 km · Finnkolo 72 km · Niangoloko 78 km · Sikasso 90 km · Zégoua 97 km · Kaouara 103 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 Orodara (10.9811°, -4.9188°, elevation 532 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).