Benoy weather in March

In March, Benoy sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Benoy's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Benoy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Benoy is place in Logone Occidental, Chad.

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 39°C through the month.

A typical March day in Benoy reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13823
23823
33823
43823
53823
63823
73823
83824
93824
103824
113824
123824
133924
143924
153925
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173925
183925
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203925
213925
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263926
273926
283926
293926
303926
313926

How March really feels in Benoy

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
7 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.

Benoy weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 17°0011.54.4
Feb36° / 20°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°20.411.90.9
Apr38° / 27°225.612.21.0
May35° / 26°711212.42.2
Jun32° / 24°11416.412.53.3
Jul30° / 22°21125.712.53.2
Aug29° / 22°27127.412.33.2
Sep30° / 22°16822.812.13.3
Oct32° / 23°611211.83.7
Nov34° / 21°20.511.63.7
Dec33° / 17°0011.54.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36238
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
105941
115941
125842
135743
145644
155545
165545
175446
185446
195446
205347
215347
225347
235446
245446
255446
265446
275446
285446
295446
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Benoy gets around 2 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
91
101
111
121
131
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
242
253
263
273
283
293
304
314

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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192620
292620
391720
491720
589830
688840
787940
885951
9831061
10831061
11811072
12791182
13781192
147512103
157412113
167212124
177212124
187013134
196913144
206713155
216713155
226613165
236513175
246413185
256413185
266114205
276114214
285915224
295815234
305416255
315316265

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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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 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 6:14 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 6:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:146:02
211.86:136:02
311.86:136:02
411.86:126:03
511.86:126:03
611.96:116:03
711.96:116:03
811.96:106:03
911.96:106:03
1011.96:096:03
1111.96:096:03
1211.96:086:03
1311.96:086:03
1411.96:076:03
1511.96:076:03
1611.96:066:03
1711.96:066:02
1812.06:056:02
1912.06:056:02
2012.06:046:02
2112.06:036:02
2212.06:036:02
2312.06:026:02
2412.06:026:02
2512.06:016:02
2612.06:016:02
2712.06:006:02
2812.05:596:02
2912.05:596:02
3012.15:586:02
3112.15:586:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.94 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.94 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
96.9Intense
106.9Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Benoy

In seasonPeak

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

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

Benoy sees seasonal dust haze (March–April), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Benoy?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Benoy.

What to pack for Benoy in March

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

In March, Benoy sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Benoy 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 Benoy peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 19UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Benoy 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 Benoy is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1355 µg/m³Jul 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr33Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec48Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Benoy?

Benoy sits at 9.0°N, 16.3°E, 417 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Béré, 42 km away.

Topography around Benoy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Benoy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 422 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m.

The land around Benoy is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
210 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Béré 42 km · Goré 43 km · Bébédja 44 km · Laï 46 km · Moundou 53 km · Kelo 67 km · Doba 69 km · Déressia 87 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Benoy (8.9833°, 16.3199°, elevation 417 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).