Bonoua weather in March

In March, Bonoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 107 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Bonoua's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Bonoua is city of côte d'ivoire.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bonoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 30°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 Bonoua

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.

Bonoua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 25°5815.511.75.0
Feb29° / 26°6917.911.84.2
Mar30° / 26°10723.4123.6
Apr29° / 26°13024.912.13.3
May29° / 25°23028.912.23.1
Jun27° / 25°25727.812.33.6
Jul26° / 24°13622.612.34.5
Aug26° / 24°7619.312.25.0
Sep26° / 24°10421.7124.6
Oct28° / 24°13027.211.93.8
Nov29° / 25°11126.311.83.5
Dec29° / 25°7921.911.74.2

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 (%)
14357
24258
34258
44258
54258
64159
74159
84159
94060
103961
113862
123763
133664
143466
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bonoua gets around 107 mm of rain over 23.4 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 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2077
2177
2276
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2675
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2875
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3076
3176

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1595
2595
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7595
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19397
20397
21397
22397
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26496
27496
28496
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30496
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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511calm
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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 6:31 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:316:24
211.96:316:24
311.96:306:24
411.96:306:24
511.96:306:24
611.96:296:24
711.96:296:24
811.96:286:24
911.96:286:24
1011.96:286:24
1111.96:276:24
1211.96:276:23
1311.96:266:23
1412.06:266:23
1512.06:266:23
1612.06:256:23
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1812.06:246:23
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2012.06:236:22
2112.06:236:22
2212.06:226:22
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2612.06:216:21
2712.06:206:21
2812.06:206:21
2912.06:196:21
3012.06:196:21
3112.06:186:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bonoua

In seasonPeak

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

Bonoua's rainy season runs April–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bonoua sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bonoua?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonoua.

What to pack for Bonoua in March

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

In March, Bonoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Bonoua in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 km away) is warmest in April at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Bonoua 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 Bonoua peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 12UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bonoua 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 Bonoua is worst in January — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1671 µg/m³Aug 2422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr40Poor
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bonoua?

Bonoua sits at 5.3°N, 3.6°W, 30 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Grand-Bassam, 17 km away.

KoumassiMarcoryAbidjanAboisso

Topography around Bonoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m.

The land around Bonoua is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Grand-Bassam 17 km · Ahigbé Koffikro 28 km · Adiaké 32 km · Bingerville 33 km · Koumassi 41 km · Marcory 44 km · Abidjan 46 km · Aboisso 48 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 Bonoua (5.2725°, -3.5962°, elevation 30 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).