Moussadougou weather in March

In March, Moussadougou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 93 mm of rain across 17.8 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Moussadougou's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Moussadougou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
17.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
74%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

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 Moussadougou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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)
13323
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How March really feels in Moussadougou

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.

Moussadougou 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
Jan32° / 22°225.611.74.4
Feb33° / 23°5110.211.83.2
Mar33° / 23°9317.8122.9
Apr32° / 23°9919.712.12.9
May31° / 23°12223.312.33.0
Jun29° / 22°1302312.43.5
Jul28° / 22°8318.412.34.4
Aug28° / 22°9518.612.24.4
Sep29° / 22°15124.1123.5
Oct30° / 22°13225.211.93.3
Nov30° / 22°641611.74.1
Dec31° / 22°246.411.65.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43367
53268
63268
73169
83169
93070
102971
112872
122773
132674
142575
152476
162377
172278
182179
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202080
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312080

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Moussadougou gets around 93 mm of rain over 17.8 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 57% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
249
350
451
552
652
753
853
953
1054
1154
1254
1354
1455
1556
1656
1757
1857
1958
2059
2159
2260
2361
2461
2562
2663
2763
2864
2964
3064
3165

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15923
25923
35923
44933
54933
64933
74942
84942
93952
103952
113952
123952
132962
142953
152953
162953
172953
182953
192944
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211954
221954
231945
241945
251945
261936
271936
281927
291927
300937
310928

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 8 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
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:406:32
211.96:396:32
311.96:396:32
411.96:396:32
511.96:386:32
611.96:386:32
711.96:386:32
811.96:376:32
911.96:376:32
1011.96:366:32
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1211.96:356:32
1311.96:356:31
1411.96:356:31
1512.06:346:31
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1712.06:336:31
1812.06:336:31
1912.06:326:31
2012.06:326:31
2112.06:316:31
2212.06:316:30
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:306:30
2512.06:296:30
2612.06:296:30
2712.06:286:30
2812.06:286:30
2912.06:276:29
3012.06:276:29
3112.06:266:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Moussadougou

In seasonPeak

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

Moussadougou 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 Moussadougou?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Moussadougou.

What to pack for Moussadougou in March

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

In March, Moussadougou sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Moussadougou 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 Moussadougou peaks around April 12 at about 14 (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 12UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Moussadougou 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 Moussadougou is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModeratePoorJan 2052 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb49Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Moussadougou?

Moussadougou sits at 6.2°N, 5.7°W, 266 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Diégonéfla, 20 km away.

HiréBayota

Topography around Moussadougou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Moussadougou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 628 m.

The land around Moussadougou is covered by trees (82%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
266 m
80 km
628 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Diégonéfla 20 km · Gagnoa 29 km · Doukouya 34 km · Lakota 34 km · Guépaouo 35 km · Oumé 40 km · Hiré 44 km · Bayota 45 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 Moussadougou (6.154°, -5.6933°, elevation 266 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).