Kankan weather in March

In March, Kankan sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 Kankan's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kankan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Kankan 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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kankan reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°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)
13622
23622
33623
43623
53623
63623
73723
83723
93723
103723
113723
123723
133724
143724
153724
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183724
193724
203724
213724
223724
233724
243724
253725
263725
273725
283725
293725
303725
313725

How March really feels in Kankan

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.

Kankan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 18°20.611.54.8
Feb35° / 21°30.611.73.2
Mar37° / 24°142.811.92.0
Apr36° / 25°469.412.21.9
May34° / 24°12617.112.52.5
Jun31° / 22°18522.112.63.2
Jul29° / 22°24525.112.53.4
Aug29° / 22°27926.412.33.4
Sep30° / 22°27525.812.13.1
Oct31° / 21°17621.911.83.3
Nov32° / 19°28411.54.4
Dec32° / 18°10.111.44.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47723
57624
67624
77624
87525
97525
107426
117327
127327
137228
147129
157129
167030
176931
186832
196733
206733
216535
226535
236436
246238
256238
266139
276139
286040
296040
306040
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kankan gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
55
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
137
147
157
167
178
188
199
209
2110
2211
2311
2412
2513
2613
2714
2815
2916
3017
3118

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
166101293
265101393
3641013103
4621014113
5611114113
6591115123
7581115133
8561116143
9551116153
10521217163
11511217173
12491317183
13471318192
14451418212
15431418222
16401518242
17381518263
18361619273
19331619283
20311719304
21281719315
22261719325
23241720336
24221720347
25201720358
26181720368
27171621379
281516213810
291415213911
301214214012
311113214113

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 8 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
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:57 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:576:44
211.86:566:44
311.86:566:44
411.86:566:44
511.86:556:44
611.86:556:44
711.86:546:44
811.96:536:45
911.96:536:45
1011.96:526:45
1111.96:526:45
1211.96:516:45
1311.96:516:45
1411.96:506:45
1511.96:506:45
1611.96:496:45
1711.96:486:45
1811.96:486:45
1912.06:476:45
2012.06:476:45
2112.06:466:45
2212.06:456:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:45
2512.06:446:45
2612.06:436:45
2712.06:426:45
2812.06:426:45
2912.16:416:45
3012.16:416:45
3112.16:406:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.52 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.52 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kankan

In seasonPeak

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

Kankan's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kankan sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Kankan?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kankan.

What to pack for Kankan in March

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

In March, Kankan sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kankan 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 Kankan peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highMar 17UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kankan 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 Kankan is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 1170 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May24Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kankan?

Kankan sits at 10.4°N, 9.3°W, 381 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Kouroussa, 70 km away.

KouroussaMandianaSiguiriDouakoAlbadériaKérouanéKintinianYanfolila

Topography around Kankan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kankan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 377 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Kankan is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, grassland (34%), shrubs (30%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
130 m
80 km
416 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kouroussa 70 km · Mandiana 72 km · Siguiri 116 km · Douako 120 km · Albadéria 127 km · Kérouané 128 km · Kintinian 135 km · Yanfolila 154 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 Kankan (10.3854°, -9.3057°, elevation 381 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).