Ké-Macina weather in March

In March, Ké-Macina sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 61% 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 Ké-Macina's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ké-Macina's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
6th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.3
out of 10

Ké-Macina is commune and town in Ségou Region, Mali.

Density
14/km²
people per km²

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

← FebruaryKé-Macina year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
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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 Ké-Macina 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 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Ké-Macina

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
7 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.

Ké-Macina weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.35.3
Feb35° / 21°0011.53.4
Mar38° / 25°10.211.91.3
Apr40° / 28°51.512.30.0
May40° / 29°123.812.60.1
Jun38° / 28°307.412.81.1
Jul34° / 26°9814.912.72.7
Aug32° / 24°16217.912.53.3
Sep33° / 25°841212.13.1
Oct37° / 25°17411.72.0
Nov36° / 22°10.111.42.6
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ké-Macina 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:43 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:436:26
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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 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.42 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ké-Macina

In seasonPeak

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

Ké-Macina sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in May.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ké-Macina?

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

1.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ké-Macina.

What to pack for Ké-Macina in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ké-Macina 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 Ké-Macina peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 18UV 13Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ké-Macina 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 Ké-Macina is worst in February — around 75 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2174 µg/m³Aug 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb75Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ké-Macina?

Ké-Macina sits at 14.0°N, 5.4°W, 283 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Moninnpébougou, 27 km away.

Topography around Ké-Macina

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ké-Macina has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m.

The land around Ké-Macina is covered by cropland (34%), grassland (28%) and water (20%) within 3 km, grassland (42%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
14 m
80 km
38 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
← FebruaryKé-Macina year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
March weather nearby: Moninnpébougou 27 km · Diourou 60 km · Niono 75 km · Siribala Coro 81 km · Markala 83 km · Dougabougou 84 km · Djenné 87 km · San 89 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 Ké-Macina (13.9641°, -5.3579°, elevation 283 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).