Niablé weather in March

In March, Niablé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 85 mm of rain across 15.8 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 Niablé's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niablé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
85 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

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 Niablé 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 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)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
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103424
113424
123424
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313324

How March really feels in Niablé

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.

Niablé 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°173.711.74.0
Feb34° / 24°448.311.82.8
Mar34° / 24°8515.8122.6
Apr33° / 24°9317.412.12.8
May32° / 24°11120.712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°11621.512.43.5
Jul29° / 22°9018.112.34.3
Aug28° / 22°8716.612.24.5
Sep29° / 23°12221.9123.7
Oct30° / 23°11021.311.93.6
Nov31° / 23°5211.311.74.2
Dec32° / 22°184.511.64.8

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 (%)
14060
24060
33961
43961
53862
63763
73664
83664
93664
103466
113466
123268
133169
143070
152872
162872
172575
182476
192476
202278
212278
222179
232179
242080
252080
261882
271882
281882
291882
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Niablé gets around 85 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
446
547
648
748
848
949
1049
1150
1250
1351
1451
1552
1653
1753
1854
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2554
2654
2754
2854
2955
3055
3155

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Dry (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11113823
21112824
31111834
41111834
51110844
61110835
7119845
8119845
9118855
10118855
11117856
12016876
13016876
14015886
15014896
16014896
17013906
18013906
19012907
20012907
21012898
22001918
23001909
24001909
250018910
260018910
270018811
280018712
290008812
300008713
310008713

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 9 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
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:306:22
211.96:306:22
311.96:306:22
411.96:296:22
511.96:296:22
611.96:296:22
711.96:286:22
811.96:286:22
911.96:276:22
1011.96:276:22
1111.96:266:22
1211.96:266:22
1311.96:266:22
1411.96:256:22
1511.96:256:21
1612.06:246:21
1712.06:246:21
1812.06:236:21
1912.06:236:21
2012.06:226:21
2112.06:226:21
2212.06:216:21
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:206:20
2512.06:206:20
2612.06:196:20
2712.06:196:20
2812.06:186:20
2912.06:186:20
3012.06:176:20
3112.06:176:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.19 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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155.2Bright
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225.2Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Niablé

In seasonPeak

In March, Niablé sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Niablé sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Niablé?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niablé.

What to pack for Niablé in March

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

In March, Niablé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Niablé in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Niablé peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highApr 13UV 13Dec 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Niablé 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 Niablé is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (September, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 871 µg/m³Sep 916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr35Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec60Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Niablé?

Niablé sits at 6.7°N, 3.3°W, 162 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Abengourou, 26 km away.

AgnibilékrouBianouanAkoupéBiébyArrahDomaa-Ahenkro

Topography around Niablé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niablé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 160 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 554 m.

The land around Niablé is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (76%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Abengourou 26 km · Ebilassokro 33 km · Agnibilékrou 53 km · Bianouan 73 km · Akoupé 75 km · Biéby 76 km · Arrah 77 km · Domaa-Ahenkro 81 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 Niablé (6.6613°, -3.2698°, elevation 162 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).