Tenkodogo weather in March

In March, Tenkodogo sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.9 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 46% 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 Tenkodogo's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenkodogo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
46%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°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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103826
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How March really feels in Tenkodogo

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.

Tenkodogo 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° / 20°0011.44.6
Feb36° / 23°10.211.62.8
Mar38° / 26°40.911.91.1
Apr39° / 28°173.812.30.9
May36° / 27°37812.51.9
Jun34° / 25°5610.412.73.2
Jul31° / 24°11217.412.63.7
Aug30° / 23°20222.312.43.5
Sep31° / 23°11515.812.13.8
Oct34° / 24°387.511.73.3
Nov36° / 22°20.311.52.9
Dec34° / 20°0011.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27426
37327
47327
57129
67129
77030
86931
96832
106733
116733
126634
136436
146337
156139
166040
176040
185941
195842
205743
215743
225743
235644
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275545
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315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tenkodogo gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.9 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
11
21
31
41
51
61
72
82
92
103
113
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144
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315

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 71% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1885520
2866620
3866620
4856720
5836731
6817831
7817831
8807841
9797941
10787951
117771051
127671061
137671061
147471171
157371172
167371172
177081282
187081282
197081282
206881392
216881392
226891391
2366914101
24651014101
25631015111
26611016121
27581117131
28571117141
29531218152
30511219162
31481220182

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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
219calm
229calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
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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 6:22 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:226:07
211.86:226:07
311.86:216:08
411.86:216:08
511.86:206:08
611.86:196:08
711.86:196:08
811.86:186:08
911.86:186:08
1011.96:176:08
1111.96:176:08
1211.96:166:08
1311.96:156:09
1411.96:156:09
1511.96:146:09
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
3012.16:056:09
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 6.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.7 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
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tenkodogo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo?

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
4.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tenkodogo.

What to pack for Tenkodogo in March

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

In March, Tenkodogo sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo peaks around March 15 at about 13 (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 13Dec 11UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo 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 Tenkodogo?

Tenkodogo sits at 11.8°N, 0.4°W, 237 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Garango, 20 km away.

PouytengaZorgoBittouGomboussougouZabré

Topography around Tenkodogo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenkodogo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 305 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m.

The land around Tenkodogo is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, cropland (64%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
271 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Garango 20 km · Béguédo 39 km · Koupéla 44 km · Pouytenga 52 km · Zorgo 58 km · Bittou 59 km · Gomboussougou 59 km · Zabré 73 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 Tenkodogo (11.7844°, -0.3718°, elevation 237 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).