Sakassou weather in March

In March, Sakassou sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 89 mm of rain across 13.8 wet days and about 11.9 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 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Sakassou's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sakassou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
13.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 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 Sakassou 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 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Sakassou

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.

Sakassou 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
Jan34° / 21°183.211.63.6
Feb35° / 23°487.111.82.7
Mar34° / 24°8913.811.92.6
Apr33° / 24°10316.512.22.8
May32° / 24°10617.612.33.1
Jun30° / 23°10718.412.43.7
Jul29° / 23°10918.812.44.2
Aug29° / 22°13920.812.24.1
Sep30° / 23°18725.4123.2
Oct31° / 23°13722.711.83.2
Nov32° / 23°5911.211.74.0
Dec33° / 21°173.811.64.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
35050
44852
54753
64753
74654
84555
94456
104357
114258
124159
134060
143961
153961
163763
173664
183664
193664
203565
213367
223367
233367
243268
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sakassou gets around 89 mm of rain over 13.8 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 44% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
133
234
335
436
537
638
738
839
940
1040
1141
1242
1342
1443
1545
1646
1747
1848
1948
2049
2149
2249
2350
2450
2550
2651
2751
2851
2951
3052
3152

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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122423681
222422691
321421711
421420721
521419731
621418741
721417751
821416761
921415771
1011314801
1110314811
1210313821
1310312831
1410311841
1510211851
1600210871
170029881
180028891
190017911
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210016921
220015931
230014941
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250013951
260012961
270012961
280002962
290001972
300001972
310001972

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
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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 6:39 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:396:30
211.96:396:30
311.96:386:30
411.96:386:30
511.96:376:30
611.96:376:30
711.96:376:30
811.96:366:30
911.96:366:30
1011.96:356:30
1111.96:356:30
1211.96:346:30
1311.96:346:30
1411.96:336:29
1511.96:336:29
1611.96:326:29
1712.06:326:29
1812.06:316:29
1912.06:316:29
2012.06:306:29
2112.06:306:29
2212.06:296:29
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:286:29
2512.06:286:28
2612.06:276:28
2712.06:276:28
2812.06:266:28
2912.06:266:28
3012.06:256:28
3112.16:256:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sakassou

In seasonPeak

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

Sakassou's rainy season runs March–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Sakassou?

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
5.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sakassou.

What to pack for Sakassou in March

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

In March, Sakassou sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sakassou in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sakassou peaks around April 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sakassou 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 Sakassou is worst in January — around 97 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1995 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr36Poor
May22Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sakassou?

Sakassou sits at 7.5°N, 5.3°W, 231 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Tiébissou, 34 km away.

BéoumiYamoussoukroBouafléKatiolaZuénoulaFronan

Topography around Sakassou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakassou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 232 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m.

The land around Sakassou is covered by trees (55%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
109 m
80 km
489 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tiébissou 34 km · Bouaké 39 km · Béoumi 40 km · Yamoussoukro 71 km · Bouaflé 72 km · Katiola 79 km · Zuénoula 84 km · Fronan 87 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 Sakassou (7.4546°, -5.2926°, elevation 231 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).