Hiré weather in March

In March, Hiré sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 94 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 9% 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 Hiré's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hiré's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:32 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Hiré is place in Gôh-Djiboua, 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 Hiré 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 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)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103424
113424
123424
133424
143424
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303324
313324

How March really feels in Hiré

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.

Hiré weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°215.411.74.0
Feb34° / 23°5110.411.82.9
Mar34° / 24°9418.9122.5
Apr33° / 24°10720.612.12.6
May32° / 23°12823.312.32.8
Jun30° / 23°14223.912.43.3
Jul29° / 22°9419.712.34.1
Aug29° / 22°9918.712.24.3
Sep29° / 23°15123.8123.4
Oct30° / 23°12824.411.93.3
Nov31° / 23°6315.611.73.9
Dec31° / 22°256.611.64.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33565
43565
53565
63466
73466
83367
93268
103268
113169
123070
132971
142872
152773
162674
172476
182377
192377
202377
212278
222179
232179
242080
252080
262080
272080
282179
292179
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hiré gets around 94 mm of rain over 18.9 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 61% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
252
353
454
555
656
757
858
958
1058
1159
1259
1360
1460
1561
1661
1762
1862
1962
2063
2163
2263
2364
2464
2565
2665
2766
2866
2966
3067
3167

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13889
238710
338710
438710
538710
628810
728810
828810
928810
1028810
1128810
1228711
1328711
1418811
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1818613
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2018514
2118415
2218316
2318316
2418217
2518217
2618118
2718019
2818019
2917920
3008020
3107921

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:38 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:386:31
211.96:386:31
311.96:386:31
411.96:376:31
511.96:376:30
611.96:366:30
711.96:366:30
811.96:366:30
911.96:356:30
1011.96:356:30
1111.96:346:30
1211.96:346:30
1311.96:336:30
1411.96:336:30
1512.06:336:30
1612.06:326:30
1712.06:326:29
1812.06:316:29
1912.06:316:29
2012.06:306:29
2112.06:306:29
2212.06:296:29
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:286:29
2512.06:286:28
2612.06:276:28
2712.06:276:28
2812.06:266:28
2912.06:266:28
3012.06:256:28
3112.06:256:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hiré

In seasonPeak

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

Hiré sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Hiré?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hiré.

What to pack for Hiré in March

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

In March, Hiré sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hiré 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 Hiré peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Hiré 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 Hiré is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1858 µg/m³Sep 1113 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb52Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Hiré?

Hiré sits at 6.2°N, 5.3°W, 207 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Oumé, 26 km away.

DivoErémankonoMoussadougouToumodi

Topography around Hiré

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hiré has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 212 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 644 m.

The land around Hiré is covered by trees (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
297 m
80 km
644 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Oumé 26 km · Diégonéfla 33 km · Ogoudou 36 km · Doukouya 39 km · Divo 40 km · Erémankono 42 km · Moussadougou 44 km · Toumodi 51 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 Hiré (6.1888°, -5.2946°, elevation 207 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).