Diéma weather in March

In March, Diéma sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Diéma's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diéma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
30%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Diéma reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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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23621
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43622
53622
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How March really feels in Diéma

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
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Diéma 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
Jan31° / 17°10.211.25.6
Feb34° / 20°00.111.53.7
Mar38° / 23°10.211.91.5
Apr40° / 26°10.512.30.0
May41° / 28°92.412.70.0
Jun39° / 28°337.512.80.8
Jul34° / 25°11114.812.82.8
Aug31° / 24°18518.512.53.4
Sep33° / 24°1121412.13.3
Oct36° / 23°305.411.72.3
Nov35° / 20°10.211.32.9
Dec32° / 18°00.111.24.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88020
97921
107921
117921
127921
137822
147822
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207822
217822
227723
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297921
307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Diéma gets around 1 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 0% and peaks near 1% 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196121
296121
396121
496121
596121
697111
797111
897111
997111
1097111
1197111
1298110
1398110
1498110
1598110
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1897210
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2197210
2295320
2395320
2495320
2595320
2695320
2794420
2894420
2994420
3094420
3194420

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
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2012calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
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3111calm

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 6:59 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:596:41
211.76:596:41
311.76:586:41
411.76:576:41
511.76:576:42
611.86:566:42
711.86:566:42
811.86:556:42
911.86:546:42
1011.86:546:43
1111.86:536:43
1211.86:526:43
1311.96:526:43
1411.96:516:43
1511.96:506:43
1611.96:496:43
1711.96:496:44
1811.96:486:44
1911.96:476:44
2012.06:476:44
2112.06:466:44
2212.06:456:44
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:436:44
2612.06:426:44
2712.16:416:45
2812.16:416:45
2912.16:406:45
3012.16:396:45
3112.16:396:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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257.1Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Diéma

In seasonPeak

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

Diéma sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Diéma?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Diéma.

What to pack for Diéma in March

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

In March, Diéma sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diéma 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 Diéma peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highAug 17UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diéma 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 Diéma is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1867 µg/m³Aug 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May46Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Diéma?

Diéma sits at 14.5°N, 9.2°W, 255 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Nioro, 88 km away.

MahinaKolokaniKitaBafoulabéNaraBanambaTembedgha

Topography around Diéma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diéma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 254 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m.

The land around Diéma is covered by cropland (60%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
243 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nioro 88 km · Mahina 121 km · Kolokani 165 km · Kita 170 km · Bafoulabé 195 km · Nara 216 km · Banamba 218 km · Tembedgha 218 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 Diéma (14.54°, -9.1921°, elevation 255 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).