Plaque weather in March

In March, Plaque sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Plaque's 1st-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plaque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:15 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Plaque reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°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 Plaque

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.

Plaque weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°10.111.45.3
Feb34° / 21°10.211.64.2
Mar35° / 23°0011.93.5
Apr35° / 24°0012.33.4
May34° / 25°51.212.53.8
Jun32° / 26°8811.312.73.7
Jul30° / 25°33526.812.63.0
Aug29° / 25°43728.712.42.9
Sep30° / 25°30527.112.12.8
Oct32° / 25°13420.511.73.2
Nov32° / 24°214.111.54.4
Dec32° / 21°20.211.35.2

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 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28416
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68416
78416
88317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Plaque gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in March, the driest month. 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 muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11923262310
21822262311
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 7:23 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:237:08
211.87:237:08
311.87:227:09
411.87:227:09
511.87:217:09
611.87:217:09
711.87:207:09
811.87:197:09
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1011.97:187:09
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1211.97:177:09
1311.97:167:09
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2012.07:127:10
2112.07:117:10
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2312.07:107:10
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2612.07:087:10
2712.07:077:10
2812.17:077:10
2912.17:067:10
3012.17:057:10
3112.17:057:10

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 4.06 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
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Plaque

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Plaque?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Plaque. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Plaque in March

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

In March, Plaque sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Plaque in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in November at about 29°C and coldest in February near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Plaque 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 Plaque peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Plaque 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 Plaque is worst in February — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1884 µg/m³Aug 2116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May53Poor
Jun50Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov45Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Plaque?

Plaque sits at 11.9°N, 15.6°W, 33 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bairro Militar, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Plaque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plaque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m.

The land around Plaque is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) within 3 km, water (36%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
61 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Bairro Militar 1.0 km · Luanda 2.0 km · Quelele 3.0 km · Missira 3.0 km · Santa-Luzia 3.0 km · Bissau 3.0 km · Sintra-Nema 3.0 km · Belem 4.0 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 Plaque (11.8833°, -15.6167°, elevation 33 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).