Niellé weather in March

In March, Niellé sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Niellé's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niellé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Niellé is commune of 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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Niellé reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23623
33623
43723
53723
63723
73724
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93724
103724
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203725
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How March really feels in Niellé

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.

Niellé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.411.54.6
Feb35° / 22°4111.72.9
Mar37° / 24°183.911.91.9
Apr36° / 25°5410.712.21.9
May34° / 24°8915.612.52.5
Jun32° / 23°1081712.63.3
Jul30° / 22°20524.512.53.4
Aug29° / 22°25926.512.33.3
Sep30° / 22°19023.612.13.4
Oct32° / 22°8214.211.83.8
Nov34° / 21°101.911.53.9
Dec33° / 19°10.211.44.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
46931
56832
66733
76634
86535
96436
106337
116238
126139
136040
145941
155842
165743
175644
185545
195446
205347
215248
225248
235149
245050
254951
264951
274753
284753
294753
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Niellé gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
58
68
78
89
99
109
1110
1210
1311
1411
1512
1612
1713
1814
1914
2015
2115
2216
2316
2416
2517
2617
2718
2819
2920
3020
3121

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
160814162
258814173
357814183
454914203
553914213
651914224
748915244
846915254
9441015274
10431015284
11411016295
12391016305
13371017315
14351017325
15331018345
16321018356
17301019366
18281019376
1927919386
2026920397
2124920407
2223920418
2321920428
2420920438
2518920449
26179194610
27158194710
28148184811
29128185012
30117175213
31107165215

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 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:29
211.86:426:29
311.86:416:30
411.86:416:30
511.86:406:30
611.86:406:30
711.86:396:30
811.96:396:30
911.96:386:30
1011.96:386:30
1111.96:376:30
1211.96:376:30
1311.96:366:30
1411.96:356:30
1511.96:356:30
1611.96:346:30
1711.96:346:30
1811.96:336:30
1912.06:326:30
2012.06:326:30
2112.06:316:30
2212.06:316:30
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:296:30
2512.06:296:30
2612.06:286:30
2712.06:286:30
2812.06:276:30
2912.16:266:30
3012.16:266:30
3112.16:256:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.41 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.41 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Niellé

In seasonPeak

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

Niellé's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Niellé sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Niellé?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niellé.

What to pack for Niellé in March

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

In March, Niellé sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niellé 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 Niellé peaks around March 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Niellé 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 Niellé is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateFeb 1651 µg/m³Aug 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr39Poor
May22Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niellé?

Niellé sits at 10.2°N, 5.6°W, 342 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Diawala, 19 km away.

KadioloKaouaraMassiogoOuangolodougou

Topography around Niellé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niellé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 337 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m.

The land around Niellé is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
488 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Diawala 19 km · Zégoua 32 km · Nambingué 35 km · M’Bengué 37 km · Kadiolo 42 km · Kaouara 48 km · Massiogo 55 km · Ouangolodougou 58 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 Niellé (10.1981°, -5.6234°, elevation 342 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).