Mahapleu weather in March

In March, Mahapleu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 114 mm of rain across 19.4 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 32°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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mahapleu's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahapleu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
71%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Mahapleu is town and sub-prefecture 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mahapleu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43222
53223
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103223
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303122
313122

How March really feels in Mahapleu

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.

Mahapleu 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° / 20°255.211.64.8
Feb33° / 22°58911.83.8
Mar32° / 23°11419.4123.2
Apr31° / 22°12620.812.23.2
May30° / 22°17024.612.33.2
Jun28° / 22°19426.712.43.4
Jul27° / 21°18826.712.43.9
Aug27° / 21°24827.112.23.8
Sep28° / 22°27128.7123.4
Oct29° / 22°16927.211.83.4
Nov29° / 21°7616.911.74.4
Dec30° / 20°256.311.65.5

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 20% 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 (%)
14654
24555
34555
44456
54258
64258
74060
84060
93862
103664
113664
123466
133268
143169
153070
162872
172773
182575
192575
202476
212377
222278
232278
242080
252080
261981
271882
281882
291882
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mahapleu gets around 114 mm of rain over 19.4 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 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
146
247
349
450
551
653
754
855
956
1057
1158
1258
1359
1460
1561
1662
1763
1864
1965
2066
2167
2268
2368
2469
2569
2670
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11142965
21142866
31142767
41142668
51132570
61132471
71132372
81132273
91132174
100122077
110121978
120121879
130121780
140121681
150011584
160011485
170011386
180011287
190011188
200011089
21001990
22001891
23001792
24000793
25000694
26000595
27000595
28000496
29000496
30000496
31000397

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:496:40
211.96:496:40
311.96:496:41
411.96:486:40
511.96:486:40
611.96:476:40
711.96:476:40
811.96:476:40
911.96:466:40
1011.96:466:40
1111.96:456:40
1211.96:456:40
1311.96:446:40
1411.96:446:40
1511.96:436:40
1612.06:436:40
1712.06:426:40
1812.06:426:40
1912.06:416:40
2012.06:416:40
2112.06:406:39
2212.06:406:39
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:396:39
2512.06:386:39
2612.06:386:39
2712.06:376:39
2812.06:376:39
2912.06:366:39
3012.06:366:38
3112.16:356:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
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135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
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225.1Bright
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245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mahapleu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mahapleu 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 Mahapleu?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mahapleu.

What to pack for Mahapleu in March

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

In March, Mahapleu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mahapleu 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 Mahapleu peaks around March 20 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mahapleu 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 Mahapleu is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (August, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorFeb 1582 µg/m³Aug 2110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan65Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr49Poor
May26Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep11Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mahapleu?

Mahapleu sits at 7.2°N, 7.9°W, 337 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Danané, 25 km away.

LogoualéZouan-HounienManKahinBangoloGohouo

Topography around Mahapleu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahapleu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 336 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 515 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,520 m.

The land around Mahapleu is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
515 m
80 km
1,520 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Danané 25 km · Zou 31 km · Logoualé 44 km · Zouan-Hounien 46 km · Man 47 km · Kahin 48 km · Bangolo 54 km · Gohouo 57 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 Mahapleu (7.2247°, -7.9312°, elevation 337 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).