Belleville weather in March

In March, Belleville sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 82 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Belleville's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Belleville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Belleville reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with 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 Belleville

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.

Belleville weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°173.711.75.2
Feb32° / 24°427.811.84.0
Mar32° / 24°8216.3123.4
Apr31° / 24°10119.212.13.2
May30° / 24°13722.912.33.2
Jun29° / 23°13922.812.43.7
Jul28° / 23°1052012.34.5
Aug28° / 23°12820.212.24.6
Sep29° / 23°17425.6123.5
Oct30° / 23°14224.111.93.5
Nov30° / 23°5714.611.74.4
Dec30° / 23°194.711.65.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 74%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53466
63466
73367
83268
93268
103169
112971
122872
132674
142674
152575
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202179
212179
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Belleville gets around 82 mm of rain over 16.3 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 52% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
442
543
644
745
846
946
1047
1148
1248
1349
1450
1551
1652
1753
1854
1955
2056
2157
2258
2358
2459
2559
2660
2760
2861
2961
3061
3161

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12908
22908
32899
42899
52899
62899
72899
81909
91909
101909
111909
121909
1318910
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2908317
3008218
3108218

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
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:37
211.96:446:37
311.96:446:37
411.96:446:37
511.96:436:37
611.96:436:37
711.96:426:37
811.96:426:37
911.96:426:37
1011.96:416:37
1111.96:416:37
1211.96:406:36
1311.96:406:36
1411.96:396:36
1512.06:396:36
1612.06:396:36
1712.06:386:36
1812.06:386:36
1912.06:376:36
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:366:35
2212.06:366:35
2312.06:356:35
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2512.06:346:35
2612.06:346:35
2712.06:336:35
2812.06:336:34
2912.06:326:34
3012.06:326:34
3112.06:316:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 5.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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295.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Belleville

In seasonPeak

None of Belleville's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Belleville sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Belleville?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Belleville.

What to pack for Belleville in March

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

In March, Belleville sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Belleville in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Belleville peaks around April 15 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Belleville 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 Belleville is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2248 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Belleville?

Belleville sits at 6.2°N, 6.9°W, 197 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Loboville, 9.0 km away.

AbokaGrand-ZattryYabayoGbapleuKranzadougou

Topography around Belleville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Belleville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 179 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Belleville is covered by trees (66%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
47 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Loboville 9.0 km · Buyo 15 km · Petitgoa I 22 km · Aboka 41 km · Grand-Zattry 41 km · Yabayo 43 km · Gbapleu 44 km · Kranzadougou 47 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

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 Belleville (6.1802°, -6.9053°, elevation 197 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).