Bouaké weather in March

In March, Bouaké sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 97 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 11.9 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 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Bouaké is city of côte d'ivoire.

Density
711/km²
people per km²
Founded
1899

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 Bouaké 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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33523
43523
53523
63523
73523
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How March really feels in Bouaké

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.

Bouaké 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° / 20°193.311.63.7
Feb35° / 22°44711.72.8
Mar34° / 24°9714.811.92.6
Apr33° / 24°12017.912.22.8
May32° / 23°12518.512.33.1
Jun30° / 23°13620.112.43.5
Jul29° / 22°14222.112.43.9
Aug29° / 22°1762412.33.7
Sep30° / 22°21726.1123.1
Oct31° / 22°13821.811.83.2
Nov32° / 22°5210.411.63.9
Dec33° / 21°143.511.64.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35050
44951
54852
64753
74555
84456
94456
104258
114258
124060
133862
143763
153664
163664
173466
183367
193367
203268
213169
223169
233169
243070
253070
262971
272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bouaké gets around 97 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
538
639
740
841
941
1042
1143
1244
1344
1446
1547
1648
1749
1850
1951
2052
2152
2253
2354
2454
2555
2655
2756
2856
2956
3057
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 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
143928551
243827571
332825611
432824621
532823631
632722651
732721661
822720681
922619701
1021619711
1121618721
1221517741
1311517751
1411416771
1511415781
1611315800
1711314810
1811213830
1911212831
2010111861
2110110871
220019891
230018901
240007921
250006931
260006931
270005941
280004951
290004951
300003961
310003961

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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48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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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 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 6:38 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:29
211.86:386:29
311.96:376:29
411.96:376:29
511.96:376:29
611.96:366:29
711.96:366:29
811.96:356:29
911.96:356:29
1011.96:346:29
1111.96:346:28
1211.96:336:28
1311.96:336:28
1411.96:326:28
1511.96:326:28
1611.96:316:28
1712.06:316:28
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:306:28
2012.06:296:28
2112.06:296:28
2212.06:286:28
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:276:27
2612.06:266:27
2712.06:266:27
2812.06:256:27
2912.06:246:27
3012.06:246:27
3112.16:236:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.62 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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45.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bouaké

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bouaké sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), 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 Bouaké?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bouaké.

What to pack for Bouaké in March

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

In March, Bouaké 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 Bouaké 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 Bouaké peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bouaké 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 Bouaké is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1995 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bouaké?

Bouaké sits at 7.7°N, 5.0°W, 339 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Sakassou, 39 km away.

KatiolaFronanBéoumiTiébissouM’BahiakroDabakalaYamoussoukro

Topography around Bouaké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bouaké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 530 m.

The land around Bouaké is covered by artificial surfaces (79%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
206 m
80 km
530 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sakassou 39 km · Katiola 50 km · Fronan 59 km · Béoumi 61 km · Tiébissou 63 km · M’Bahiakro 81 km · Dabakala 100 km · Yamoussoukro 101 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 Bouaké (7.6939°, -5.0303°, elevation 339 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).