Odienné weather in March

In March, Odienné sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 35 mm of rain across 8 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 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Odienné's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Odienné's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Odienné is city of côte d'ivoire.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Odienné reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°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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23622
33623
43623
53623
63623
73623
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103623
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303524
313524

How March really feels in Odienné

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.

Odienné 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
Jan34° / 19°61.211.54.2
Feb35° / 21°92.211.73.0
Mar36° / 23°35811.92.3
Apr35° / 24°8215.512.22.3
May33° / 23°12920.812.42.6
Jun31° / 22°16322.712.53.1
Jul29° / 22°24127.412.53.1
Aug29° / 22°28027.612.33.2
Sep30° / 21°23226.212.13.0
Oct32° / 22°11619.611.83.2
Nov33° / 21°255.411.63.7
Dec33° / 19°30.711.54.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46436
56238
66139
76040
85941
95941
105842
115743
125545
135446
145446
155347
165248
175149
185050
195050
204951
214951
224753
234753
244654
254654
264456
274456
284357
294258
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Odienné gets around 35 mm of rain over 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 25% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
313
414
514
615
716
817
918
1019
1120
1221
1322
1423
1525
1626
1727
1828
1930
2031
2132
2232
2333
2434
2534
2635
2736
2836
2937
3038
3138

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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1401120246
2381120256
3361119267
4351119277
5331119298
6321118308
7311118329
82910183310
92810173510
102710173611
11259163811
12249164012
13238164112
14218164313
15197164513
16187164613
17166164714
18156174914
19136175015
20125175115
21105175216
2295175316
2384175417
2474175418
2564165519
2653155819
2743145821
2843145722
2933125923
3032115925
3122105927

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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:496:38
211.86:496:38
311.86:496:38
411.86:486:38
511.86:486:38
611.86:476:38
711.96:476:38
811.96:466:38
911.96:466:38
1011.96:456:38
1111.96:456:38
1211.96:446:38
1311.96:446:38
1411.96:436:38
1511.96:426:38
1611.96:426:38
1711.96:416:38
1812.06:416:38
1912.06:406:38
2012.06:406:38
2112.06:396:38
2212.06:386:38
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:38
2512.06:376:38
2612.06:366:38
2712.06:366:38
2812.06:356:37
2912.16:346:37
3012.16:346:37
3112.16:336:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.14 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Odienné

In seasonPeak

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

Odienné's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Odienné?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Odienné.

What to pack for Odienné in March

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

In March, Odienné sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Odienné 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 Odienné 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
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Odienné 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 Odienné is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1559 µg/m³Aug 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar48Poor
Apr41Poor
May24Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Odienné?

Odienné sits at 9.5°N, 7.6°W, 429 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Bamba, 108 km away.

BambaBoundialiBorotou-KoroKoliaToubaMoussadouBeylaDianra

Topography around Odienné

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Odienné has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 419 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 672 m.

The land around Odienné is covered by artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (59%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
672 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bamba 108 km · Boundiali 118 km · Borotou-Koro 120 km · Kolia 124 km · Touba 136 km · Moussadou 142 km · Beyla 150 km · Dianra 157 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 Odienné (9.5051°, -7.5643°, elevation 429 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).