Ziniaré weather in March

In March, Ziniaré sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 51% 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 Ziniaré's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ziniaré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
out of 10

Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°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 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13723
23723
33724
43724
53724
63724
73824
83824
93824
103824
113825
123825
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203926
213926
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273926
283926
293926
303926
313926

How March really feels in Ziniaré

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
5 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.

Ziniaré 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
Jan32° / 19°00.111.35.2
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.2
Mar38° / 25°20.611.91.2
Apr39° / 28°82.612.30.5
May38° / 28°225.712.61.3
Jun35° / 26°459.212.72.7
Jul32° / 24°11117.212.73.3
Aug31° / 24°18320.912.43.4
Sep32° / 24°9314.312.13.5
Oct35° / 24°255.211.72.9
Nov36° / 21°10.211.42.9
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27624
37525
47525
57426
67327
77228
87129
97129
106931
116832
126832
136733
146634
156535
166535
176337
186337
196337
206238
216139
226139
236139
246139
256040
266040
275941
285941
296040
305941
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ziniaré gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
112
122
132
142
152
162
173
183
193
203
213
223
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243
253
263
274
284
294
304
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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1954100
2954100
3944200
4944200
5934210
6924310
7924310
8914410
9914410
10904510
11885610
12875620
13865720
14865720
15856720
16846820
17827830
18827830
19818830
20818830
21818830
22809830
23809830
247810840
257810840
267711840
277511950
287412950
2971121061
3070131061
3168131171

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
1410calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 6:26 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:11
211.76:266:11
311.86:256:11
411.86:256:11
511.86:246:11
611.86:246:11
711.86:236:11
811.86:226:12
911.86:226:12
1011.86:216:12
1111.96:216:12
1211.96:206:12
1311.96:196:12
1411.96:196:12
1511.96:186:12
1611.96:176:12
1711.96:176:12
1811.96:166:12
1911.96:156:12
2012.06:156:12
2112.06:146:13
2212.06:136:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:116:13
2612.06:116:13
2712.06:106:13
2812.16:096:13
2912.16:096:13
3012.16:086:13
3112.16:076:13

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.19 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in March 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
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.7Intense
126.7Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.7Intense
166.7Intense
176.8Intense
186.8Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ziniaré

In seasonPeak

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

Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ziniaré.

What to pack for Ziniaré in March

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

In March, Ziniaré sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 15UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ziniaré 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 Ziniaré is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 1078 µg/m³Aug 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May36Poor
Jun28Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov43Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ziniaré?

Ziniaré sits at 12.6°N, 1.3°W, 303 m above sea level, in Burkina Faso. The nearest listed city is Nioko I, 26 km away.

ZinguédésséKombissiri

Topography around Ziniaré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ziniaré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 307 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m.

The land around Ziniaré is covered by cropland (44%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
270 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Nioko I 26 km · Saaba 27 km · Ouagadougou 35 km · Barogo 36 km · Korsimoro 37 km · Saonré 46 km · Zinguédéssé 49 km · Kombissiri 57 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 Ziniaré (12.5824°, -1.2975°, elevation 303 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).