Bonoufla weather in March

In March, Bonoufla sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 83 mm of rain across 13.8 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 13% 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 Bonoufla's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bonoufla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
68%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Bonoufla is village in Sassandra-Marahoué, Ivory Coast.

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 Bonoufla reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°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 Bonoufla

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.

Bonoufla 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°183.411.63.9
Feb35° / 23°426.811.82.9
Mar34° / 24°8313.8122.7
Apr33° / 23°9916.412.22.9
May32° / 23°10718.312.33.1
Jun30° / 23°10718.712.43.6
Jul29° / 22°10419.412.44.1
Aug29° / 22°14120.912.24.0
Sep30° / 22°18725.3123.3
Oct30° / 22°11520.311.83.6
Nov31° / 22°4510.611.74.3
Dec32° / 21°163.811.64.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
24951
34951
44753
54753
64654
74555
84357
94258
104159
113961
123862
133664
143565
153367
163268
173169
183070
193070
202872
212773
222773
232773
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312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bonoufla gets around 83 mm of rain over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
333
434
535
636
737
838
939
1040
1140
1241
1342
1443
1544
1645
1746
1847
1948
2049
2149
2250
2350
2451
2551
2652
2752
2852
2953
3053
3153

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 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112523681
212422701
312421711
411420731
511419741
611418751
711417761
811416771
911415781
1011414791
1111313811
1200312841
1300312850
1400311860
1500210880
1600210880
170029890
180028900
190017920
200017920
210016921
220015931
230014941
240014941
250013951
260013951
270012961
280002971
290002962
300001972
310001972

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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118calm
128calm
138calm
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168calm
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188calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:446:35
211.96:436:35
311.96:436:35
411.96:426:35
511.96:426:35
611.96:426:35
711.96:416:35
811.96:416:35
911.96:406:35
1011.96:406:35
1111.96:396:34
1211.96:396:34
1311.96:386:34
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1612.06:376:34
1712.06:376:34
1812.06:366:34
1912.06:366:34
2012.06:356:34
2112.06:356:34
2212.06:346:33
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:336:33
2512.06:326:33
2612.06:326:33
2712.06:316:33
2812.06:316:33
2912.06:306:33
3012.06:306:33
3112.16:296:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.54 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.54 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bonoufla

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bonoufla sees seasonal dust haze (April), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bonoufla?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bonoufla.

What to pack for Bonoufla in March

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

In March, Bonoufla sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bonoufla 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 Bonoufla peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bonoufla 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 Bonoufla is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 959 µg/m³Aug 2212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar33Moderate
Apr35Poor
May21Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bonoufla?

Bonoufla sits at 7.1°N, 6.5°W, 238 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Baoutifla, 12 km away.

Topography around Bonoufla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bonoufla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 241 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 642 m.

The land around Bonoufla is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Baoutifla 12 km · Bédiala 19 km · Zaïbo 26 km · Luénoufla 26 km · Boboniessoko 27 km · Vavoua 28 km · Daloa 28 km · Gonaté 36 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 Bonoufla (7.1291°, -6.4742°, elevation 238 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).