Kita weather in March

In March, Kita sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.5 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 64% 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 Kita's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:50 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

Kita is town and urban commune in western Mali.

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

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 Kita reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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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How March really feels in Kita

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
9 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.

Kita 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.4
Feb36° / 22°00.111.62.7
Mar39° / 25°10.511.91.0
Apr40° / 27°41.312.30.1
May39° / 28°215.412.60.6
Jun35° / 26°9213.712.82.3
Jul31° / 24°19321.112.73.4
Aug29° / 23°25924.212.43.4
Sep30° / 23°18820.912.13.5
Oct33° / 23°5710.111.73.7
Nov35° / 20°20.311.43.4
Dec34° / 19°00.111.24.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
68020
78020
88020
97921
107921
117921
127822
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307822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kita gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.5 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 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
41
51
61
71
81
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313

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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195212
295212
395212
495212
595212
695212
796211
896211
995311
1095311
1195311
1294321
1393421
1493421
1593421
1693421
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2090541
2189641
2288651
2388651
2485762
2585762
2684772
2783872
2882882
2981982
3081982
31791092

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
1311calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:596:43
211.76:596:43
311.86:586:43
411.86:586:44
511.86:576:44
611.86:576:44
711.86:566:44
811.86:556:44
911.86:556:44
1011.86:546:44
1111.86:546:44
1211.96:536:45
1311.96:526:45
1411.96:526:45
1511.96:516:45
1611.96:506:45
1711.96:506:45
1811.96:496:45
1911.96:486:45
2012.06:486:45
2112.06:476:45
2212.06:466:45
2312.06:466:45
2412.06:456:45
2512.06:446:46
2612.06:446:46
2712.06:436:46
2812.16:426:46
2912.16:416:46
3012.16:416:46
3112.16:406:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.89 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
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106.8Intense
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287.0Intense
297.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kita

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kita sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kita?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kita.

What to pack for Kita in March

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

In March, Kita sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kita 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 Kita peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kita 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 Kita is worst in February — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2259 µg/m³Aug 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec51Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kita?

Kita sits at 13.0°N, 9.5°W, 350 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Mahina, 117 km away.

MahinaSibiKatiKintinianSagaloKalaban KoroKabalaKolokani

Topography around Kita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m around an average of 360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m.

The land around Kita is covered by grassland (30%), artificial surfaces (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), grassland (25%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
294 m
16 km
322 m
80 km
521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mahina 117 km · Sibi 145 km · Kati 157 km · Kintinian 160 km · Sagalo 161 km · Kalaban Koro 166 km · Kabala 167 km · Kolokani 168 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 Kita (13.0389°, -9.4882°, elevation 350 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).