Gabú weather in March

In March, Gabú sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 68% 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 Gabú's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gabú's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:09 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Gabú is city in Guinea-Bissau.

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 Gabú reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°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)
13722
23722
33722
43722
53722
63722
73822
83822
93822
103822
113822
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303824
313824

How March really feels in Gabú

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.

Gabú weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°00.111.44.0
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.6
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.5
Apr38° / 25°00.112.31.1
May38° / 26°112.212.61.4
Jun34° / 25°8111.812.72.6
Jul31° / 24°25824.612.62.8
Aug30° / 24°3342812.42.7
Sep31° / 23°2532512.12.7
Oct33° / 24°10715.211.73.3
Nov33° / 21°122.311.44.0
Dec33° / 19°10.211.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48218
58218
68317
78317
88218
98218
108218
118119
128119
138119
148020
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278218
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308317
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gabú gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
11
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31
41
51
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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 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
154191980
253191990
352192090
4511920100
5511920100
6491920110
7491921110
8481921120
9471922120
10461922130
11451923130
12432023130
13422024130
14412025140
15392026141
16382127141
17372128141
18352129151
19332230151
20322230151
21302231161
22282332171
23262333181
24242334191
25222334200
26202335210
27192335220
28182336240
29172236250
30162236260
31152136270

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 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 7:18 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:187:02
211.87:177:03
311.87:177:03
411.87:167:03
511.87:167:03
611.87:157:03
711.87:157:03
811.87:147:03
911.87:137:03
1011.87:137:04
1111.97:127:04
1211.97:127:04
1311.97:117:04
1411.97:107:04
1511.97:107:04
1611.97:097:04
1711.97:087:04
1811.97:087:04
1912.07:077:04
2012.07:067:04
2112.07:067:04
2212.07:057:04
2312.07:057:04
2412.07:047:04
2512.07:037:04
2612.07:037:04
2712.07:027:04
2812.17:017:04
2912.17:007:05
3012.17:007:05
3112.16:597:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gabú

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Gabú?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gabú.

What to pack for Gabú in March

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

In March, Gabú sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gabú 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 Gabú peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gabú 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 Gabú is worst in May — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMay 1576 µg/m³Aug 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May80Unhealthy
Jun35Poor
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gabú?

Gabú sits at 12.3°N, 14.2°W, 64 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 49 km away.

BafatáXitoleKoumbiaWendou Borou

Topography around Gabú

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gabú has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 60 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m.

The land around Gabú is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bafatá 49 km · Diaoubé 71 km · Kamabi 89 km · Xitole 89 km · Koumbia 95 km · Vélingara 97 km · Wendou Borou 101 km · Koundara 103 km

Guinea-Bissau travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Safe drinking water
24%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 46%folk religions 31%Christian 19%other or unaffiliated 4%

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 Gabú (12.28°, -14.2222°, elevation 64 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).