Farafenni weather in March

In March, Farafenni sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 Farafenni's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Farafenni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:15 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Farafenni is city.

Density
354/km²
people per km²

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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Farafenni reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°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 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Farafenni

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.

Farafenni weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°10.211.34.6
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.4
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.2
Apr37° / 22°0012.31.7
May37° / 24°10.312.61.9
Jun36° / 25°284.812.82.5
Jul33° / 25°16017.512.73.0
Aug31° / 24°26424.312.52.8
Sep32° / 24°19219.312.13.0
Oct34° / 24°518.111.73.3
Nov35° / 22°30.711.43.3
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
38020
48020
58020
68020
78020
88020
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308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Farafenni gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1791740
2781840
3781840
4771850
5761950
6761950
7742060
8742060
9722170
10722170
11702271
12692281
13682381
14672391
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166524101
176325102
186126112
196026122
205927122
215628133
225429143
235230153
244931164
254632174
264433185
274135195
283936205
293736215
303537226
313338236

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
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511calm
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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 7:24 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:247:07
211.77:247:07
311.77:237:07
411.87:227:08
511.87:227:08
611.87:217:08
711.87:217:08
811.87:207:08
911.87:197:08
1011.87:197:09
1111.87:187:09
1211.97:187:09
1311.97:177:09
1411.97:167:09
1511.97:167:09
1611.97:157:09
1711.97:147:09
1811.97:147:09
1911.97:137:10
2012.07:127:10
2112.07:117:10
2212.07:117:10
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:097:10
2512.07:097:10
2612.07:087:10
2712.07:077:10
2812.17:067:10
2912.17:067:10
3012.17:057:10
3112.17:047:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.22 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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287.1Intense
297.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Farafenni

In seasonPeak

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

Farafenni sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

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

Farafenni sees seasonal dust haze (February–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Farafenni?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Farafenni.

What to pack for Farafenni in March

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

In March, Farafenni sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Farafenni 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 Farafenni peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Farafenni 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 Farafenni is worst in February — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1697 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb99Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Farafenni?

Farafenni sits at 13.6°N, 15.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Gambia. The nearest listed city is Soma, 16 km away.

Nioro du RipNema KunkuLamin

Topography around Farafenni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Farafenni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 15 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m.

The land around Farafenni is covered by cropland (51%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
60 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Soma 16 km · Nioro du Rip 30 km · Nema Kunku 47 km · Kaffrine 60 km · Kahone 81 km · Kaolack 83 km · Guinguinéo 87 km · Lamin 93 km

Gambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 25% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$919
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
48%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%Christian 4%other or none 0%

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 Farafenni (13.5667°, -15.6°, elevation 15 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).