Kissidougou weather in March

In March, Kissidougou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.7 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 Kissidougou's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kissidougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
55%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Kissidougou is city in southern Guinea, capital of Kissidougou Prefecture.

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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kissidougou reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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)
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23523
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43523
53523
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123423
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303323
313323

How March really feels in Kissidougou

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.

Kissidougou 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
Jan33° / 19°91.911.54.6
Feb34° / 21°142.511.73.5
Mar34° / 23°639.711.93.0
Apr32° / 23°11116.512.23.1
May30° / 22°20523.812.43.1
Jun29° / 21°24626.612.53.2
Jul28° / 21°26527.312.53.6
Aug27° / 21°28527.512.33.7
Sep28° / 21°32327.812.13.2
Oct30° / 21°30627.711.83.1
Nov30° / 20°9210.811.64.6
Dec32° / 19°81.711.55.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36832
46832
56634
66634
76535
86436
96337
106139
116139
125941
135842
145644
155545
165446
175347
185149
195050
204852
214753
224654
234654
244555
254555
264456
274456
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kissidougou gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.7 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 30% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
117
217
318
419
520
621
721
822
923
1023
1124
1225
1325
1426
1527
1628
1730
1831
1933
2034
2136
2237
2339
2440
2541
2642
2743
2844
2944
3045
3146

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11917272711
21916272711
31816272812
41815272812
51714272913
61714262914
71613263014
81513263115
91512263215
101412253316
111312253417
121211243518
131111243618
141011233719
15910223820
16810213922
1779204123
1879194224
1968184226
2057174328
2147164329
2236164331
2336154334
2425144336
2525134238
2615124240
2714124142
2814114044
2914104046
3003103948
310393850

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
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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 6:59 AM to 6:43 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
311.86:586:48
411.86:586:48
511.86:586:48
611.96:576:48
711.96:576:48
811.96:566:48
911.96:566:48
1011.96:556:48
1111.96:556:48
1211.96:546:48
1311.96:546:48
1411.96:536:48
1511.96:526:48
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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
2412.06:476:48
2512.06:476:48
2612.06:466:48
2712.06:466:48
2812.06:456:48
2912.06:456:48
3012.16:446:47
3112.16:436:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kissidougou

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Kissidougou?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kissidougou.

What to pack for Kissidougou in March

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

In March, Kissidougou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kissidougou 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 Kissidougou peaks around August 23 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 highAug 23UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kissidougou 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 Kissidougou is worst in March — around 200 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 23.5× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 13192 µg/m³Aug 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar200Very unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May23Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep11Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kissidougou?

Kissidougou sits at 9.2°N, 10.1°W, 530 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Yende Millimou, 34 km away.

DouakoGueckedouFoya KamaraVoinjamaMacentaKoidu

Topography around Kissidougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kissidougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 521 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,129 m.

The land around Kissidougou is covered by grassland (39%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
1,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Yende Millimou 34 km · Albadéria 41 km · Douako 62 km · Gueckedou 69 km · Foya Kamara 92 km · Voinjama 93 km · Macenta 99 km · Koidu 113 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 Kissidougou (9.1848°, -10.0999°, elevation 530 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).