Duekoué weather in March

In March, Duekoué sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 89 mm of rain across 15.1 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Duekoué's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Duekoué's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Duekoué is place in Montagnes, 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Duekoué reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
13324
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How March really feels in Duekoué

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.

Duekoué 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
Jan32° / 22°183.611.74.7
Feb33° / 23°43711.83.5
Mar33° / 24°8915.1123.1
Apr32° / 24°10417.812.13.1
May31° / 24°1262112.33.1
Jun30° / 23°13622.512.43.5
Jul28° / 22°12521.512.44.1
Aug28° / 22°15323.212.24.1
Sep29° / 23°20126.5123.2
Oct30° / 23°13523.911.93.4
Nov30° / 23°5613.711.74.4
Dec30° / 22°184.111.65.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44060
53961
63862
73763
83664
93664
103466
113466
123367
133268
143169
153169
162872
172872
182773
192674
202773
212674
222575
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302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Duekoué gets around 89 mm of rain over 15.1 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 48% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
440
541
642
743
843
944
1044
1145
1245
1346
1447
1547
1648
1749
1850
1950
2051
2152
2252
2353
2453
2554
2654
2755
2855
2955
3055
3156

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1115831
2114841
3113851
4112861
5112861
6111871
7111871
8110881
919891
1019891
1118901
1217920
1307930
1406940
1506940
1605950
1705950
1804960
1904960
2003961
2102971
2202971
2302971
2401981
2501972
2601972
2701972
2801972
2900973
3000973
3100973

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 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 6:47 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:476:38
211.96:466:38
311.96:466:38
411.96:466:38
511.96:456:38
611.96:456:38
711.96:446:38
811.96:446:38
911.96:446:38
1011.96:436:38
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1211.96:426:38
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1612.06:406:38
1712.06:406:38
1812.06:396:37
1912.06:396:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:386:37
2212.06:376:37
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.06:366:37
2612.06:356:36
2712.06:356:36
2812.06:346:36
2912.06:346:36
3012.06:336:36
3112.06:336:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Duekoué

In seasonPeak

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

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

Duekoué 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 Duekoué?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Duekoué.

What to pack for Duekoué in March

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

In March, Duekoué sees daytime highs around 33°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 Duekoué 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 Duekoué peaks around April 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highApr 14UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Duekoué 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 Duekoué is worst in February — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.8× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 950 µg/m³Sep 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb51Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Duekoué?

Duekoué sits at 6.7°N, 7.3°W, 231 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Fengolo, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Duekoué

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Duekoué has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 240 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 813 m.

The land around Duekoué is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), trees (28%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
241 m
80 km
813 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Fengolo 7.0 km · Bahé-Blaon 8.0 km · Diéhiba 19 km · Goya 21 km · Diourouzon 25 km · Guézon 26 km · Guiglo 27 km · Kranzadougou 33 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 Duekoué (6.742°, -7.3492°, elevation 231 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).