Kolenté weather in March

In March, Kolenté sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.4 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 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Kolenté's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kolenté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
38%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Kolenté reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13621
23621
33621
43622
53622
63622
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How March really feels in Kolenté

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.

Kolenté 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
Jan34° / 19°30.711.54.2
Feb35° / 20°20.611.73.1
Mar36° / 22°102.411.92.4
Apr36° / 23°396.512.22.4
May33° / 23°18019.812.52.7
Jun30° / 22°34127.912.62.9
Jul28° / 22°48029.812.53.2
Aug27° / 22°53830.512.33.3
Sep29° / 22°4562912.13.0
Oct30° / 22°26527.711.82.9
Nov32° / 21°619.911.54.2
Dec33° / 19°4111.44.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
87921
97921
107822
117822
127723
137723
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317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kolenté gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.4 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 7% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
125
135
145
155
166
176
187
198
208
219
2210
2310
2411
2511
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013
3114

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1133336153
2133237163
3123237163
4123237163
5113237173
6113137183
7103137183
8103138193
993038203
1083038213
1182939213
1272840223
1372741233
1462641243
1562542253
1652342263
1752243273
1842143284
1942043294
2041942305
2131842315
2231841326
2331740337
2421640348
2521539359
26214383710
27213373811
28113363911
29112354012
30111344113
31111334214

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 7:09 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:096:57
211.87:096:57
311.87:086:57
411.87:086:57
511.87:076:57
611.87:076:57
711.87:066:57
811.97:066:57
911.97:056:57
1011.97:056:57
1111.97:046:57
1211.97:046:57
1311.97:036:57
1411.97:036:57
1511.97:026:57
1611.97:026:57
1711.97:016:57
1811.97:006:57
1912.07:006:57
2012.06:596:57
2112.06:596:57
2212.06:586:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:576:57
2512.06:566:57
2612.06:566:57
2712.06:556:57
2812.06:546:57
2912.16:546:57
3012.16:536:57
3112.16:526:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.61 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.61 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
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146.6Intense
156.6Intense
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196.7Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.6Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kolenté

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kolenté sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kolenté?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kolenté.

What to pack for Kolenté in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kolenté 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 Kolenté peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kolenté 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 Kolenté is worst in April — around 223 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.2× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 16204 µg/m³Aug 1416 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr223Very unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun29Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kolenté?

Kolenté sits at 10.3°N, 12.4°W, 457 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Mamou, 39 km away.

KindiaPitaTéliméléLabéForécariahCoyahManéah

Topography around Kolenté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kolenté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 980 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,379 m.

The land around Kolenté is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
980 m
80 km
1,379 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mamou 39 km · Kindia 53 km · Pita 86 km · Télimélé 94 km · Labé 116 km · Forécariah 119 km · Coyah 122 km · Manéah 124 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 Kolenté (10.2858°, -12.437°, elevation 457 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).