Petit Grabo weather in March

In March, Petit Grabo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 189 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Petit Grabo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petit Grabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Petit Grabo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 32°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)
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How March really feels in Petit Grabo

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.

Petit Grabo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 21°7614.611.74.2
Feb31° / 22°12118.711.83.3
Mar31° / 22°18926.5122.7
Apr31° / 22°18927.112.12.6
May30° / 22°24629.512.22.7
Jun28° / 22°23826.712.33.3
Jul28° / 21°1312212.34.4
Aug28° / 22°13122.612.24.2
Sep29° / 22°24328123.1
Oct30° / 22°25629.811.92.8
Nov30° / 22°17926.611.82.9
Dec30° / 21°9718.611.74.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
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92080
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Petit Grabo gets around 189 mm of rain over 26.5 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
181
282
382
483
583
684
785
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985
1086
1186
1287
1387
1487
1587
1688
1788
1887
1987
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2187
2286
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2486
2586
2686
2786
2886
2986
3086
3187

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 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118316
218316
318316
418217
518316
618316
718316
818316
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1018316
1118316
1218316
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2308416
2408317
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2608218
2708218
2808218
2908218
3008119
3108119

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 6 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
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86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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206calm
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316calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:466:39
211.96:456:39
311.96:456:39
411.96:456:39
511.96:446:39
611.96:446:39
711.96:446:39
811.96:436:39
911.96:436:39
1011.96:436:39
1111.96:426:38
1211.96:426:38
1311.96:416:38
1412.06:416:38
1512.06:406:38
1612.06:406:38
1712.06:406:38
1812.06:396:38
1912.06:396:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:386:37
2212.06:376:37
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.06:366:36
2612.06:356:36
2712.06:356:36
2812.06:346:36
2912.06:346:36
3012.06:346:36
3112.06:336:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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275.0Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Petit Grabo

In seasonPeak

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

Petit Grabo 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 Petit Grabo?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Petit Grabo.

What to pack for Petit Grabo in March

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

In March, Petit Grabo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Petit Grabo 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 Petit Grabo peaks around April 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highApr 15UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Petit Grabo 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 Petit Grabo is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2243 µg/m³Sep 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Petit Grabo?

Petit Grabo sits at 5.3°N, 7.3°W, 114 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Para, 28 km away.

GnépassoDjapadjiDagadjiGagnyGligbeuadjiWattéMéagui

Topography around Petit Grabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petit Grabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 125 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 482 m.

The land around Petit Grabo is covered by trees (93%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
414 m
80 km
482 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Para 28 km · Gnépasso 43 km · Djapadji 55 km · Dagadji 58 km · Gagny 68 km · Gligbeuadji 68 km · Watté 70 km · Méagui 85 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 Petit Grabo (5.269°, -7.3142°, elevation 114 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).