Dabola weather in March

In March, Dabola sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Dabola's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dabola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
39%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Dabola is city in Guinea.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Dabola reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 37°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 Dabola

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.

Dabola weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.511.45.3
Feb34° / 20°10.311.63.9
Mar36° / 22°41.111.92.6
Apr36° / 24°214.312.22.2
May34° / 23°8514.812.52.7
Jun31° / 22°19124.312.63.1
Jul29° / 21°25526.412.63.4
Aug28° / 21°28527.412.43.4
Sep29° / 21°24726.512.13.2
Oct31° / 21°13020.211.83.6
Nov32° / 19°163.311.54.8
Dec32° / 18°10.211.45.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
47921
57921
67921
77723
87723
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117525
127426
137327
147327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dabola gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
42
52
62
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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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
171141041
271141041
371141041
470151041
569151141
668151151
767161151
865171251
964171351
1063181351
1162191450
1261191550
1359201650
1457211660
1555221760
1653221870
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1848242090
19452421100
20432421110
21402522130
22382523140
23362623150
24332624160
25312625170
26292626180
27272627190
28252628201
29242530211
30222531211
31212431221

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:046:51
211.87:046:51
311.87:036:51
411.87:036:51
511.87:026:51
611.87:026:51
711.87:016:52
811.87:016:52
911.97:006:52
1011.97:006:52
1111.96:596:52
1211.96:596:52
1311.96:586:52
1411.96:576:52
1511.96:576:52
1611.96:566:52
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1811.96:556:52
1912.06:546:52
2012.06:546:52
2112.06:536:52
2212.06:536:52
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:516:52
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2612.06:506:52
2712.06:506:52
2812.06:496:52
2912.16:486:52
3012.16:486:52
3112.16:476:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.7 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.7 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
86.7Intense
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276.7Intense
286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dabola

In seasonPeak

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

Dabola's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Dabola?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dabola in March

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

In March, Dabola sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dabola 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 Dabola peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dabola 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 Dabola is worst in April — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 1396 µg/m³Aug 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dabola?

Dabola sits at 10.7°N, 11.1°W, 434 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Dogomet, 19 km away.

DinguirayeFaranahTouguéMamou

Topography around Dabola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabola has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m around an average of 442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 621 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 708 m.

The land around Dabola is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
338 m
16 km
621 m
80 km
708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Dogomet 19 km · Bissikrima 22 km · Arfa Moussaïa 28 km · Banko 43 km · Dinguiraye 75 km · Faranah 88 km · Tougué 99 km · Mamou 115 km

Guinea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / K
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,877
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 85%Christian 13%none 1%animist 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 Dabola (10.7433°, -11.1078°, elevation 434 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).