M’Batto weather in March

In March, M’Batto sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 85 mm of rain across 17.2 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 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 M’Batto's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see M’Batto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

M’Batto is place in M'BATTO department , 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 M’Batto 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 M’Batto

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
12 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

M’Batto 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
Jan33° / 22°204.711.73.9
Feb34° / 24°489.511.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8517.2122.5
Apr33° / 24°9618.912.12.6
May32° / 24°11621.712.32.9
Jun30° / 23°12222.412.43.4
Jul29° / 23°9218.712.34.2
Aug29° / 22°9317.712.24.3
Sep30° / 23°12221.9123.6
Oct30° / 23°10521.911.93.5
Nov31° / 23°5412.411.74.1
Dec32° / 22°225.111.64.7

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43763
53763
63763
73565
83565
93565
103367
113268
123169
133070
142872
152773
162575
172575
182377
192377
202377
212179
222179
232179
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252179
262080
272080
282080
292080
302080
312080

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

M’Batto gets around 85 mm of rain over 17.2 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 56% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
349
450
551
651
752
852
952
1052
1153
1253
1354
1455
1555
1656
1757
1857
1958
2058
2158
2259
2359
2460
2560
2660
2761
2861
2961
3061
3161

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
138512
238512
338512
438512
538512
638512
738512
838512
938512
1028612
1128612
1228612
1328513
1428513
1528513
1618613
1718514
1818514
1918415
2018316
2118316
2218217
2318118
2418019
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2617821
2717722
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2917623
3007624
3107624

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 6:35 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:356:27
211.96:346:27
311.96:346:27
411.96:346:27
511.96:336:27
611.96:336:27
711.96:326:26
811.96:326:26
911.96:326:26
1011.96:316:26
1111.96:316:26
1211.96:306:26
1311.96:306:26
1411.96:296:26
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1612.06:286:26
1712.06:286:26
1812.06:276:26
1912.06:276:25
2012.06:266:25
2112.06:266:25
2212.06:266:25
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:256:25
2512.06:246:25
2612.06:246:25
2712.06:236:24
2812.06:226:24
2912.06:226:24
3012.06:216:24
3112.06:216:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for M’Batto

In seasonPeak

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

M’Batto 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 M’Batto?

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
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in M’Batto.

What to pack for M’Batto in March

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

In March, M’Batto sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in M’Batto 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 M’Batto peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 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 highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Jul 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in M’Batto 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 M’Batto is worst in January — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateJan 1874 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr34Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec63Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is M’Batto?

M’Batto sits at 6.5°N, 4.4°W, 124 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bongouanou, 26 km away.

DimbokroRubinoAndéAfferyArrahAkoupéAgboville

Topography around M’Batto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around M’Batto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m around an average of 122 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m.

The land around M’Batto is covered by trees (38%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
49 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bongouanou 26 km · Dimbokro 43 km · Rubino 45 km · Andé 46 km · Affery 48 km · Arrah 48 km · Akoupé 53 km · Agboville 63 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 M’Batto (6.472°, -4.3578°, elevation 124 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).