Bankass weather in March

In March, Bankass sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bankass's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bankass's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:27 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bankass reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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

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.

Bankass weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°10.111.36.5
Feb33° / 19°0011.54.5
Mar37° / 22°00.211.92.1
Apr39° / 26°41.212.30.5
May39° / 27°62.212.60.4
Jun37° / 27°266.412.81.6
Jul34° / 25°9515.312.72.8
Aug32° / 24°1451812.53.4
Sep33° / 24°6411.512.13.2
Oct36° / 23°123.211.72.3
Nov35° / 20°0011.33.3
Dec31° / 17°0011.25.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48020
57921
67921
77822
87723
97624
107525
117525
127426
137426
147327
157228
167228
177228
187129
197129
207129
217129
227228
237228
247228
257228
267129
277129
287129
297129
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bankass gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
81
91
101
111
121
131
141
151
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171
181
191
201
211
221
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261
271
281
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301
312

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
198200
298200
396310
496310
596310
696310
796310
896310
996310
1096310
1196310
1296310
1396310
1496310
1596310
1696310
1796310
1896310
1996310
2096310
2196310
2296310
2396310
2496310
2596310
2694420
2794420
2893421
2992431
3092431
3191441

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
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2010calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:366:18
211.76:366:19
311.76:356:19
411.76:346:19
511.86:346:19
611.86:336:19
711.86:336:20
811.86:326:20
911.86:316:20
1011.86:316:20
1111.86:306:20
1211.86:296:20
1311.96:296:20
1411.96:286:21
1511.96:276:21
1611.96:276:21
1711.96:266:21
1811.96:256:21
1911.96:256:21
2012.06:246:21
2112.06:236:21
2212.06:226:21
2312.06:226:21
2412.06:216:22
2512.06:206:22
2612.06:206:22
2712.16:196:22
2812.16:186:22
2912.16:176:22
3012.16:176:22
3112.16:166:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.8Intense
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146.8Intense
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186.9Intense
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206.9Intense
216.9Intense
226.9Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bankass

In seasonPeak

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

Bankass sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bankass?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bankass.

What to pack for Bankass in March

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

In March, Bankass sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bankass 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 Bankass peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bankass 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 Bankass is worst in March — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorMar 971 µg/m³Aug 1916 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan61Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul23Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov35Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bankass?

Bankass sits at 14.1°N, 3.5°W, 301 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bandiagara, 32 km away.

DjennéDouentzaTouganOuahigouyaNouna

Topography around Bankass

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bankass has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 292 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Bankass is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
282 m
80 km
505 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Bandiagara 32 km · Koro 48 km · Mopti 85 km · Djenné 114 km · Douentza 120 km · Tougan 122 km · Ouahigouya 131 km · Nouna 155 km

Mali travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,193
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
22.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 408
Religion
Muslim 94%Christian 3%none 3%animist 1%

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 Bankass (14.0775°, -3.5159°, elevation 301 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).