Dikodougou weather in March

In March, Dikodougou sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 57 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Dikodougou's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikodougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:35 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Dikodougou is commune in the North 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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Dikodougou reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

15°20°25°30°35°40°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13622
23623
33623
43623
53623
63623
73623
83623
93623
103623
113623
123623
133623
143623
153623
163624
173624
183524
193524
203524
213524
223524
233524
243524
253524
263524
273524
283524
293524
303524
313524

How March really feels in Dikodougou

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.

Dikodougou weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°91.511.54.2
Feb35° / 21°183.211.73.0
Mar35° / 23°579.811.92.3
Apr34° / 24°8915.112.22.4
May33° / 24°10416.312.42.9
Jun31° / 23°11418.112.53.4
Jul30° / 22°17023.812.53.5
Aug29° / 22°21925.612.33.4
Sep30° / 22°18424.412.13.2
Oct32° / 22°10017.211.83.5
Nov33° / 21°265.811.63.9
Dec33° / 19°50.911.54.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36436
46436
56337
66238
76238
86040
95941
105842
115644
125545
135347
145248
155050
165050
174852
184753
194753
204555
214456
224357
234357
244258
254159
264060
274060
284159
294159
304159
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dikodougou gets around 57 mm of rain over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
320
421
522
623
724
825
926
1027
1128
1229
1330
1431
1532
1632
1733
1834
1935
2035
2136
2237
2337
2438
2538
2639
2740
2841
2941
3042
3143

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1259133913
2249134015
3238124016
4228124017
5218124019
6208114021
7198114022
8187114024
9177114025
10167113926
11157113928
12147113929
13137113930
14127114031
15116114032
16106114033
1786114134
1875114135
1965114236
2054114237
2144114239
2243114340
2333104341
2422104343
252294345
261284246
271174248
281174150
291164052
301153855
310143758

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
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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 6:42 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:31
211.86:426:31
311.86:416:31
411.86:416:31
511.86:406:31
611.96:406:31
711.96:396:31
811.96:396:31
911.96:386:31
1011.96:386:31
1111.96:376:31
1211.96:376:31
1311.96:366:31
1411.96:366:31
1511.96:356:31
1611.96:356:31
1711.96:346:31
1812.06:346:31
1912.06:336:31
2012.06:326:31
2112.06:326:31
2212.06:316:31
2312.06:316:31
2412.06:306:30
2512.06:306:30
2612.06:296:30
2712.06:286:30
2812.06:286:30
2912.06:276:30
3012.16:276:30
3112.16:266:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.16 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dikodougou

In seasonPeak

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

Dikodougou's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dikodougou sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dikodougou?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikodougou.

What to pack for Dikodougou in March

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

In March, Dikodougou sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Dikodougou in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dikodougou peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dikodougou 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 Dikodougou is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1458 µg/m³Aug 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr38Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep14Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dikodougou?

Dikodougou sits at 9.1°N, 5.8°W, 409 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tortiya, 35 km away.

KorhogoDianraTafiréNiakaramandougouFerkessédougouBoundialiM’Bengué

Topography around Dikodougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dikodougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m around an average of 404 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m.

The land around Dikodougou is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (27%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
152 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
383 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Tortiya 35 km · Korhogo 46 km · Dianra 55 km · Tafiré 67 km · Niakaramandougou 70 km · Ferkessédougou 86 km · Boundiali 93 km · M’Bengué 105 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 Dikodougou (9.0676°, -5.7722°, elevation 409 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).