Pita weather in March

In March, Pita sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.7 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 34°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 Pita's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:02 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
41%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Pita is human settlement in Guinea.

Density
6/km²
people per km²

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 Pita reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°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)
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How March really feels in Pita

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.

Pita 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
Jan31° / 16°20.711.46.1
Feb32° / 18°30.611.64.9
Mar34° / 19°81.711.94.0
Apr33° / 20°415.812.23.7
May30° / 20°2121912.53.7
Jun27° / 20°35128.112.63.5
Jul26° / 19°44030.512.63.4
Aug25° / 19°48030.612.43.4
Sep27° / 19°3842912.13.5
Oct28° / 19°2192411.83.9
Nov30° / 17°334.811.55.8
Dec30° / 16°30.511.46.3

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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
47822
57822
67723
77723
87624
97624
107426
117426
127327
137228
147228
157129
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pita gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.7 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
153
163
174
184
195
206
216
227
237
248
258
269
279
289
2910
3010
3111

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1771562
2761572
3761572
4741682
5741682
6741682
7731692
8721792
97117102
107018102
116919102
126720112
136621112
146422122
156323122
166124132
176025132
185727142
195428153
205229163
215129173
224730194
234531204
244231215
254032235
263832246
273533256
283333277
293133287
302933298
312833308

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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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 7:10 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:106:56
211.87:096:56
311.87:096:56
411.87:086:56
511.87:086:56
611.87:076:56
711.87:076:57
811.87:066:57
911.97:066:57
1011.97:056:57
1111.97:046:57
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1311.97:036:57
1411.97:036:57
1511.97:026:57
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1811.97:006:57
1912.07:006:57
2012.06:596:57
2112.06:586:57
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2512.06:566:57
2612.06:556:57
2712.06:556:57
2812.06:546:57
2912.16:536:57
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 6.72 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.72 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
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.7Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pita

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Pita?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pita for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pita in March

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

In March, Pita sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pita in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pita peaks around March 18 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 18UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pita 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 Pita is worst in April — around 176 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 14.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyModeratePoorApr 17162 µg/m³Aug 1513 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar53Poor
Apr176Very unhealthy
May70Unhealthy
Jun27Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Pita?

Pita sits at 11.1°N, 12.4°W, 973 m above sea level, in Guinea. The nearest listed city is Labé, 31 km away.

TéliméléMamouDonghol-SigonKolentéTouguéArfa MoussaïaKindia

Topography around Pita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m around an average of 959 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,305 m.

The land around Pita is covered by grassland (42%), trees (30%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
219 m
16 km
809 m
80 km
1,305 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Labé 31 km · Télimélé 72 km · Mamou 83 km · Donghol-Sigon 85 km · Kolenté 86 km · Tougué 91 km · Arfa Moussaïa 117 km · Kindia 123 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 Pita (11.0592°, -12.395°, elevation 973 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).