Gueckedou weather in March

In March, Gueckedou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 79 mm of rain across 12.3 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Gueckedou's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gueckedou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Gueckedou is town in southern 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gueckedou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13323
23323
33323
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303223
313223

How March really feels in Gueckedou

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.

Gueckedou 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° / 20°152.611.65.0
Feb33° / 22°28511.73.9
Mar33° / 23°7912.311.93.5
Apr31° / 23°12218.512.23.4
May30° / 22°22625.712.43.1
Jun28° / 22°27827.612.53.3
Jul27° / 21°29028.312.43.6
Aug27° / 21°33028.212.33.6
Sep28° / 21°35128.412.13.3
Oct29° / 21°28229.411.83.1
Nov29° / 21°12416.511.64.5
Dec30° / 20°183.611.55.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46139
55941
65941
75842
85644
95545
105446
115347
125149
134951
144753
154753
164555
174456
184357
194159
204060
213961
223862
233763
243565
253565
263367
273367
283367
293367
303367
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gueckedou gets around 79 mm of rain over 12.3 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 39% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
226
326
427
528
629
729
830
931
1032
1133
1234
1335
1436
1538
1639
1741
1842
1944
2045
2146
2247
2348
2449
2550
2650
2751
2851
2952
3052
3152

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146194131
245184131
345184132
434184133
534174134
634174135
734174136
834164137
923164138
1023154139
1123154040
1213144041
1313143943
1413133845
1513123747
1613123649
1702113552
1802103454
190293356
200283258
210173161
220173062
230162964
240152866
250152767
260152569
270142471
280042373
290032374
300032275
310032176

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
157calm
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187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:59 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:596:48
211.86:596:48
311.86:586:49
411.86:586:49
511.96:576:49
611.96:576:49
711.96:566:49
811.96:566:49
911.96:566:49
1011.96:556:49
1111.96:556:49
1211.96:546:49
1311.96:546:49
1411.96:536:49
1511.96:526:48
1611.96:526:48
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1812.06:516:48
1912.06:506:48
2012.06:506:48
2112.06:496:48
2212.06:496:48
2312.06:486:48
2412.06:486:48
2512.06:476:48
2612.06:466:48
2712.06:466:48
2812.06:456:48
2912.06:456:48
3012.16:446:47
3112.16:446:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gueckedou

In seasonPeak

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

Gueckedou's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gueckedou sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Gueckedou?

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
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gueckedou.

What to pack for Gueckedou in March

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

In March, Gueckedou sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highSep 11UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gueckedou 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 Gueckedou is worst in March — around 143 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 15.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 17136 µg/m³Aug 209 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb83Unhealthy
Mar143Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May25Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec43Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gueckedou?

Gueckedou sits at 8.6°N, 10.1°W, 430 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Foya Kamara, 24 km away.

VoinjamaKissidougouMacentaKoiduAlbadériaSegbwema

Topography around Gueckedou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gueckedou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 445 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,231 m.

The land around Gueckedou is covered by trees (40%), grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
340 m
80 km
1,231 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Foya Kamara 24 km · Yende Millimou 36 km · Voinjama 45 km · Kissidougou 69 km · Macenta 73 km · Koidu 93 km · Albadéria 109 km · Segbwema 110 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 Gueckedou (8.5674°, -10.1336°, elevation 430 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).