Petitgoa I weather in March

In March, Petitgoa I sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 95 mm of rain across 17.4 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Petitgoa I's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Petitgoa I's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
17.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:38 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
76%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 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 Petitgoa I reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°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 Petitgoa I

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.

Petitgoa I 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
Jan32° / 22°225.311.74.5
Feb33° / 23°509.111.83.4
Mar33° / 23°9517.4122.9
Apr32° / 23°11319.412.12.9
May31° / 23°14423.212.33.0
Jun29° / 23°13623.112.33.5
Jul29° / 22°9917.912.34.4
Aug28° / 22°11719.212.24.3
Sep29° / 23°16524.6123.4
Oct30° / 23°14824.511.93.3
Nov30° / 22°6415.311.74.1
Dec30° / 22°276.611.75.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
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52971
62872
72872
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Petitgoa I gets around 95 mm of rain over 17.4 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
248
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450
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652
752
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1054
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1255
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1957
2058
2158
2259
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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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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23943
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102953
112953
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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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 6:44 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:446:36
211.96:446:36
311.96:436:36
411.96:436:36
511.96:426:36
611.96:426:36
711.96:426:36
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1011.96:406:36
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1311.96:396:36
1411.96:396:35
1512.06:386:35
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1712.06:376:35
1812.06:376:35
1912.06:366:35
2012.06:366:35
2112.06:356:35
2212.06:356:34
2312.06:346:34
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2512.06:336:34
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2712.06:326:34
2812.06:326:34
2912.06:316:33
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3112.06:306:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.15 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Petitgoa I

In seasonPeak

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

Petitgoa I sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

Dust
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Petitgoa I?

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 Petitgoa I.

What to pack for Petitgoa I in March

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

In March, Petitgoa I sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Petitgoa I 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 Petitgoa I peaks around April 15 at about 13 (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 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Petitgoa I 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 Petitgoa I is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 2248 µg/m³Sep 1311 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar29Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct14Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Petitgoa I?

Petitgoa I sits at 6.1°N, 6.7°W, 171 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Loboville, 14 km away.

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Topography around Petitgoa I

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Petitgoa I has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 180 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Petitgoa I is covered by trees (64%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (69%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
380 m
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March weather nearby: Loboville 14 km · Grand-Zattry 20 km · Belleville 22 km · Yabayo 24 km · Buyo 36 km · Soubré 40 km · Issia 44 km · Aboka 48 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 Petitgoa I (6.1202°, -6.7125°, elevation 171 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).