Bognonzra weather in March

In March, Bognonzra sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 78 mm of rain across 14.7 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bognonzra's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bognonzra's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:35 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 Bognonzra reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°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 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Bognonzra

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.

Bognonzra 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
Jan34° / 21°173.811.63.7
Feb35° / 23°41711.82.8
Mar34° / 24°7814.7122.5
Apr33° / 24°9316.912.12.7
May32° / 24°1031912.32.9
Jun31° / 23°9818.412.43.6
Jul29° / 23°8616.812.44.3
Aug29° / 22°11118.312.24.2
Sep30° / 23°16723.9123.4
Oct31° / 23°9919.411.83.7
Nov31° / 23°399.811.74.2
Dec32° / 22°143.611.64.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44555
54357
64357
74258
84159
93961
103862
113862
123664
133565
143367
153268
163169
173070
182971
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202971
212872
222872
232872
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302674
312773

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bognonzra gets around 78 mm of rain over 14.7 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 47% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
135
236
337
438
539
640
741
841
942
1043
1143
1244
1345
1445
1546
1647
1748
1849
1950
2051
2151
2252
2353
2454
2554
2655
2755
2856
2956
3056
3157

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111324701
211323711
311322721
411221741
511220751
611219761
711218771
811218771
911217781
1011216791
1111215801
1201214821
1300113851
1400112861
1500111871
1600110881
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210015931
220014941
230013951
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250002962
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310001963

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
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58calm
68calm
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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 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:33
211.96:416:33
311.96:416:33
411.96:406:33
511.96:406:33
611.96:396:33
711.96:396:33
811.96:396:33
911.96:386:33
1011.96:386:33
1111.96:376:33
1211.96:376:32
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1612.06:356:32
1712.06:346:32
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1912.06:336:32
2012.06:336:32
2112.06:326:32
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2712.06:296:31
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2912.06:286:31
3012.06:286:30
3112.16:276:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.4Bright
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275.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bognonzra

In seasonPeak

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

Bognonzra 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 Bognonzra?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bognonzra.

What to pack for Bognonzra in March

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

In March, Bognonzra sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bognonzra 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 Bognonzra peaks around April 16 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highApr 16UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bognonzra 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 Bognonzra is worst in January — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 2163 µg/m³Sep 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar32Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bognonzra?

Bognonzra sits at 6.9°N, 6.0°W, 233 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bonon, 9.0 km away.

Bédiala

Topography around Bognonzra

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bognonzra has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 507 m.

The land around Bognonzra is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
507 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bonon 9.0 km · Bouaflé 25 km · Gonaté 31 km · Luénoufla 33 km · Zaliohouan 34 km · Sinfra 36 km · Gadouan 39 km · Bédiala 45 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 Bognonzra (6.9432°, -5.9673°, elevation 233 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).