Tougan weather in March

In March, Tougan sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 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 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Tougan's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tougan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Tougan 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tougan 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 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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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23722
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53723
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How March really feels in Tougan

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
4 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.

Tougan 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°00.111.35.4
Feb35° / 20°0011.63.5
Mar38° / 24°10.411.91.3
Apr40° / 27°82.412.30.3
May39° / 28°205.912.60.7
Jun36° / 26°469.612.82.1
Jul32° / 24°12417.512.73.1
Aug31° / 23°19821.612.43.4
Sep32° / 24°10014.412.13.5
Oct35° / 24°235.111.72.7
Nov36° / 21°00.111.42.9
Dec33° / 18°0011.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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
47723
57624
67525
77426
87327
97327
107228
117129
127030
136931
146931
156832
166832
176733
186733
196634
206733
216634
226634
236634
246535
256535
266535
276535
286337
296337
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tougan gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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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50
61
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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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195410
295410
394510
494510
594510
692620
792620
892620
990730
1090730
1189731
1289731
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1488741
1588741
1688741
1787751
1887751
1987751
2087751
2187751
2287751
2387751
2487751
2586851
2685852
2784862
2883962
2981973
30801073
31791083

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 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
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
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1011calm
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319calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:346:17
211.76:336:17
311.86:336:18
411.86:326:18
511.86:316:18
611.86:316:18
711.86:306:18
811.86:306:18
911.86:296:19
1011.86:296:19
1111.86:286:19
1211.96:276:19
1311.96:276:19
1411.96:266:19
1511.96:256:19
1611.96:256:19
1711.96:246:19
1811.96:236:19
1911.96:236:19
2012.06:226:20
2112.06:216:20
2212.06:216:20
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:196:20
2512.06:196:20
2612.06:186:20
2712.06:176:20
2812.16:166:20
2912.16:166:20
3012.16:156:20
3112.16:146:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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296.9Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tougan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tougan 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 Tougan?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tougan.

What to pack for Tougan in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tougan 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 Tougan peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tougan 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 Tougan is worst in February — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2268 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan57Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec50Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tougan?

Tougan sits at 13.1°N, 3.1°W, 300 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Toma, 40 km away.

GourcyDédougouYakoOuahigouyaNounaPaRéo

Topography around Tougan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tougan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 296 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m.

The land around Tougan is covered by grassland (41%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%), shrubs (35%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
239 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Toma 40 km · Gourcy 78 km · Dédougou 80 km · Yako 89 km · Ouahigouya 90 km · Nouna 94 km · Pa 106 km · Réo 106 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 Tougan (13.0724°, -3.0694°, elevation 300 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).