Pissila weather in March

In March, Pissila sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Pissila's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pissila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Pissila 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pissila reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°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
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43621
53721
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How March really feels in Pissila

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
2 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.

Pissila 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° / 16°0011.36.0
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.0
Mar38° / 23°10.311.91.5
Apr40° / 26°41.512.30.3
May39° / 28°134.212.60.7
Jun36° / 26°35812.82.1
Jul33° / 25°9114.412.73.2
Aug31° / 24°14618.712.43.5
Sep33° / 24°7311.712.13.4
Oct36° / 24°143.711.72.2
Nov36° / 19°00.111.42.8
Dec32° / 16°0011.25.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27822
37822
47624
57624
67525
77426
87327
97327
107228
117228
127129
137030
146931
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216634
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316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pissila 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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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 92% 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
697210
796211
895311
995311
1095311
1195311
1293421
1393421
1493421
1593421
1693421
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1891531
1991531
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2391531
2491531
2591531
2689542
2789542
2888552
2987652
3086662
3184673

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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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 6:25 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:256:08
211.76:246:08
311.76:246:09
411.86:236:09
511.86:236:09
611.86:226:09
711.86:216:09
811.86:216:09
911.86:206:09
1011.86:206:10
1111.86:196:10
1211.96:186:10
1311.96:186:10
1411.96:176:10
1511.96:166:10
1611.96:166:10
1711.96:156:10
1811.96:146:10
1911.96:146:10
2012.06:136:11
2112.06:126:11
2212.06:126:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:106:11
2512.06:106:11
2612.06:096:11
2712.06:086:11
2812.16:076:11
2912.16:076:11
3012.16:066:11
3112.16:056:11

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 5.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.89 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
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
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276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pissila

In seasonPeak

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

Pissila 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 Pissila?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pissila.

What to pack for Pissila in March

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

In March, Pissila sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pissila 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 Pissila peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pissila 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 Pissila is worst in February — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2277 µg/m³Aug 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pissila?

Pissila sits at 13.2°N, 0.8°W, 312 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Yalgo, 26 km away.

BoulsaManiBarogoBogandéKongoussi

Topography around Pissila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pissila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m.

The land around Pissila is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (52%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (60%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
267 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Yalgo 26 km · Kaya 30 km · Korsimoro 46 km · Boulsa 62 km · Mani 67 km · Barogo 70 km · Bogandé 76 km · Kongoussi 79 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 Pissila (13.1642°, -0.8225°, elevation 312 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).