Kangaba weather in March

In March, Kangaba sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. 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 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kangaba's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kangaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Kangaba is town and commune and seat of the Cercle of Kangaba in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali.

Founded
1050

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kangaba 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 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23723
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53723
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103824
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How March really feels in Kangaba

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.

Kangaba 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°10.211.44.7
Feb35° / 22°10.111.63.0
Mar38° / 25°20.711.91.4
Apr39° / 27°102.912.30.8
May37° / 26°428.212.51.5
Jun33° / 24°11216.912.72.8
Jul30° / 23°21623.412.63.4
Aug29° / 23°26025.812.43.3
Sep30° / 22°18021.412.13.5
Oct32° / 22°6011.111.73.7
Nov34° / 20°30.611.53.8
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.6

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
87822
97822
107822
117723
127723
137525
147525
157426
167426
177327
187327
197228
207228
217228
227129
237129
247129
257129
267030
277030
287030
297030
307030
317030

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kangaba gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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31
41
51
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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1903430
2903430
3903430
4884530
5884530
6874630
7874630
8865630
9855730
10846730
11846820
12837820
13837820
14818920
15799930
16799930
1777101030
1876101040
1974111140
2073111150
2171121250
2269121360
2367131370
2466131470
2564131481
2663131581
2760141691
2859141791
29571418101
30551419111
31541420111

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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2010calm
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289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:546:39
211.86:546:40
311.86:536:40
411.86:536:40
511.86:526:40
611.86:526:40
711.86:516:40
811.86:516:40
911.86:506:40
1011.96:496:40
1111.96:496:41
1211.96:486:41
1311.96:486:41
1411.96:476:41
1511.96:466:41
1611.96:466:41
1711.96:456:41
1811.96:456:41
1912.06:446:41
2012.06:436:41
2112.06:436:41
2212.06:426:41
2312.06:416:41
2412.06:416:41
2512.06:406:41
2612.06:396:41
2712.06:396:41
2812.16:386:41
2912.16:376:41
3012.16:376:41
3112.16:366:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.8 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.8 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
66.7Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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286.8Intense
296.8Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kangaba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kangaba 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 Kangaba?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kangaba.

What to pack for Kangaba in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kangaba 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 Kangaba peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 17UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kangaba 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 Kangaba is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2059 µg/m³Aug 1514 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May28Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kangaba?

Kangaba sits at 11.9°N, 8.4°W, 343 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Sibi, 50 km away.

Dialakorodji

Topography around Kangaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kangaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m.

The land around Kangaba is covered by cropland (36%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%), cropland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
136 m
80 km
492 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Sibi 50 km · Kabala 78 km · Kalaban Koro 83 km · Yanfolila 88 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 89 km · Bamako 89 km · Kati 98 km · Dialakorodji 99 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 Kangaba (11.9333°, -8.4167°, elevation 343 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).