Bourem weather in March

In March, Bourem sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bourem's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bourem's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:15 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
28%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bourem reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Bourem

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.

Bourem weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°10.211.17.3
Feb32° / 17°0011.45.3
Mar36° / 21°0011.92.7
Apr40° / 25°00.112.40.3
May42° / 28°20.512.80.0
Jun41° / 29°41.6130.0
Jul39° / 28°184.912.90.6
Aug37° / 27°377.212.61.5
Sep39° / 27°102.912.10.9
Oct38° / 25°20.411.61.1
Nov35° / 20°0011.23.6
Dec30° / 17°00116.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bourem gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
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517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:256:04
211.76:256:04
311.76:246:04
411.76:236:05
511.76:236:05
611.76:226:05
711.76:216:05
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1311.86:176:07
1411.86:166:07
1511.96:156:07
1611.96:156:07
1711.96:146:08
1811.96:136:08
1911.96:126:08
2011.96:116:08
2112.06:116:08
2212.06:106:09
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2412.06:086:09
2512.06:076:09
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2712.16:066:09
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3012.16:036:10
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Bourem

In seasonPeak

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

Bourem sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Bourem?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bourem. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bourem in March

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

In March, Bourem sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bourem 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 Bourem peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bourem 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 Bourem is worst in February — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 9106 µg/m³Sep 1442 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb106Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul66Unhealthy
Aug50Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bourem?

Bourem sits at 17.0°N, 0.3°W, 270 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Gao, 83 km away.

I-n-TillitKidalAyorouTimbuktuAribindaMéhanaDori

Topography around Bourem

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bourem has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m.

The land around Bourem is covered by bare terrain (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (82%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
52 m
80 km
138 m
grasslandcroplandbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Gao 83 km · I-n-Tillit 157 km · Kidal 249 km · Ayorou 282 km · Timbuktu 284 km · Aribinda 308 km · Méhana 326 km · Dori 327 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 Bourem (16.955°, -0.3486°, elevation 270 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).