Douentza weather in March

In March, Douentza sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-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 63% 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 Douentza's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Douentza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
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 Douentza reaches about 36°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 32°C and 39°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 Douentza

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.

Douentza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°10.111.27.2
Feb32° / 18°0011.55.2
Mar36° / 22°00.111.92.6
Apr39° / 26°2112.30.5
May40° / 28°62.412.70.0
Jun38° / 28°217.712.90.9
Jul35° / 26°9315.512.82.2
Aug33° / 24°13117.212.53.1
Sep34° / 25°5210.412.12.8
Oct36° / 24°102.511.72.2
Nov34° / 20°10.111.33.8
Dec30° / 16°0011.16.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
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48119
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68020
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87822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Douentza gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 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
112calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:356:16
211.76:346:16
311.76:336:16
411.76:336:16
511.76:326:16
611.86:316:17
711.86:316:17
811.86:306:17
911.86:296:17
1011.86:296:17
1111.86:286:18
1211.86:276:18
1311.96:276:18
1411.96:266:18
1511.96:256:18
1611.96:256:18
1711.96:246:18
1811.96:236:19
1911.96:226:19
2012.06:226:19
2112.06:216:19
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:196:19
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2512.06:186:19
2612.06:176:20
2712.16:166:20
2812.16:166:20
2912.16:156:20
3012.16:146:20
3112.16:136:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Douentza

In seasonPeak

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

Douentza sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Douentza?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Douentza in March

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

In March, Douentza sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Douentza 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 Douentza peaks around August 20 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 highAug 20UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Douentza 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 Douentza is worst in February — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1872 µg/m³Aug 2117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May51Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov39Poor
Dec56Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Douentza?

Douentza sits at 15.0°N, 3.0°W, 307 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bandiagara, 102 km away.

BandiagaraKoroBankassMoptiDiréTitaoOuahigouyaGoundam

Topography around Douentza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Douentza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 298 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 795 m.

The land around Douentza is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (62%) within 16 km, and grassland (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
694 m
80 km
795 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bandiagara 102 km · Koro 106 km · Bankass 120 km · Mopti 145 km · Diré 147 km · Titao 168 km · Ouahigouya 169 km · Goundam 174 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 Douentza (15.0061°, -2.9517°, elevation 307 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).