Xitole weather in March

In March, Xitole sees average daytime highs of 38°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 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 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Xitole's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xitole's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:11 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

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 Xitole 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)
13822
23822
33822
43822
53822
63822
73822
83822
93823
103823
113823
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313824

How March really feels in Xitole

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
8 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.

Xitole 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° / 20°0011.43.6
Feb36° / 21°00.111.62.3
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.3
Apr38° / 24°0012.31.1
May37° / 25°14312.51.7
Jun33° / 25°12216.212.72.8
Jul30° / 24°34228.312.62.7
Aug30° / 24°43129.412.42.7
Sep31° / 24°30627.312.12.6
Oct32° / 24°14821.711.72.9
Nov33° / 23°234.811.53.9
Dec34° / 20°20.311.34.0

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 (%)
18515
28416
38416
48416
58416
68416
78317
88317
98317
108218
118119
128119
138119
148119
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207921
218020
228020
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268020
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298119
308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Xitole 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 humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1282230200
2272230210
3262230220
4262130220
5252130230
6252130230
7252131240
8242131240
9242131241
10232031241
11232032241
12222032251
13212033251
14211934251
15201934251
16191935261
17181835271
18181836271
19171836282
20151836292
21141736302
22131737312
23121737332
24101736352
2591636362
2681636382
2771535402
2861535422
2961434432
3051434452
3151333463

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
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 7:20 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:207:05
211.87:197:05
311.87:197:05
411.87:187:06
511.87:187:06
611.87:177:06
711.87:177:06
811.87:167:06
911.87:167:06
1011.97:157:06
1111.97:147:06
1211.97:147:06
1311.97:137:06
1411.97:137:06
1511.97:127:06
1611.97:117:06
1711.97:117:07
1811.97:107:07
1912.07:097:07
2012.07:097:07
2112.07:087:07
2212.07:087:07
2312.07:077:07
2412.07:067:07
2512.07:067:07
2612.07:057:07
2712.07:047:07
2812.17:047:07
2912.17:037:07
3012.17:027:07
3112.17:027:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.98 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
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296.9Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Xitole

In seasonPeak

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

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

Xitole 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 Xitole?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Xitole.

What to pack for Xitole in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xitole 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 Xitole peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (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 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Xitole 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 Xitole is worst in February — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1980 µg/m³Aug 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan56Unhealthy
Feb81Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May53Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul21Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Xitole?

Xitole sits at 11.7°N, 14.8°W, 32 m above sea level, in Guinea-Bissau. The nearest listed city is Bafatá, 51 km away.

BafatáReino de AntulaSanta-LuziaSintra-NemaBissauReino de BandimBelemLuanda

Topography around Xitole

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xitole has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m.

The land around Xitole is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
68 m
80 km
262 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Bafatá 51 km · Reino de Antula 85 km · Santa-Luzia 86 km · Sintra-Nema 86 km · Bissau 86 km · Reino de Bandim 86 km · Belem 87 km · Luanda 87 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 Xitole (11.7333°, -14.8167°, elevation 32 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).