Dioïla weather in March

In March, Dioïla sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°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 Dioïla's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dioïla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
37%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Dioïla is town in Koulikoro, Mali.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dioïla reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Dioïla

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
2 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Dioïla weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.211.34.9
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.1
Mar38° / 25°20.411.91.3
Apr39° / 27°92.712.30.5
May38° / 27°336.912.61.1
Jun35° / 25°6610.312.72.5
Jul31° / 24°16419.312.73.4
Aug30° / 23°23622.312.43.5
Sep31° / 23°14517.712.13.6
Oct34° / 23°437.511.73.4
Nov35° / 21°20.311.43.2
Dec33° / 19°0011.34.5

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 25%. 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

Dioïla gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 4% 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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
191441
290541
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589551
689551
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1088561
1187661
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237711102
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257412113
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277213123
287014133
296814144
306714154
316514165

Wind in March

Winds average 11 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
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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 6:48 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:486:33
211.86:486:33
311.86:476:33
411.86:476:33
511.86:466:33
611.86:466:33
711.86:456:33
811.86:446:34
911.86:446:34
1011.86:436:34
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1211.96:426:34
1311.96:416:34
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1611.96:396:34
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1911.96:376:34
2012.06:376:35
2112.06:366:35
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2412.06:346:35
2512.06:336:35
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2712.06:326:35
2812.16:316:35
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3012.16:306:35
3112.16:296:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dioïla

In seasonPeak

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

Dioïla's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Dioïla?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dioïla.

What to pack for Dioïla in March

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

In March, Dioïla sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dioïla 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 Dioïla peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 17UV 13Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dioïla 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 Dioïla is worst in February — around 62 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2262 µg/m³Aug 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May33Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Dioïla?

Dioïla sits at 12.5°N, 6.8°W, 312 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Fana, 36 km away.

MoribabougouSirakoro MéguétanaSégouSangarébougouPèlènganaBla

Topography around Dioïla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dioïla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 308 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m.

The land around Dioïla is covered by cropland (46%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
200 m
80 km
264 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
← FebruaryDioïla year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
March weather nearby: Fana 36 km · Koulikoro 92 km · Moribabougou 117 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 121 km · Ségou 121 km · Sangarébougou 122 km · Pèlèngana 122 km · Bla 125 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 Dioïla (12.4873°, -6.8031°, elevation 312 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).