Koro weather in March

In March, Koro sees average daytime highs of 38°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 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Koro's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
36%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Koro is city in 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Koro reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Koro

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
4 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.

Koro 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
Jan31° / 16°10.111.36.1
Feb34° / 18°0011.54.0
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.5
Apr40° / 25°51.512.30.1
May40° / 28°82.812.60.1
Jun38° / 27°287.112.81.2
Jul34° / 25°991512.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15917.612.53.3
Sep34° / 24°6910.812.13.1
Oct37° / 23°143.411.72.0
Nov36° / 19°0011.32.9
Dec32° / 16°0011.25.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48020
57921
67822
77723
87624
97624
107426
117426
127426
137228
147228
157228
167129
177228
187129
197129
207129
217030
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287030
296931
306931
316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Koro 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 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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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
297300
397300
497300
597300
696310
796310
896310
996310
1095311
1195311
1295311
1395311
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1695311
1795311
1895311
1995311
2095311
2195311
2296211
2396211
2495221
2595221
2695221
2794321
2893331
2993331
3092341
3191351

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
111calm
211calm
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411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
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1211calm
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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 6:34 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:346:17
211.76:346:17
311.76:336:17
411.76:336:17
511.86:326:17
611.86:316:18
711.86:316:18
811.86:306:18
911.86:306:18
1011.86:296:18
1111.86:286:18
1211.86:286:19
1311.96:276:19
1411.96:266:19
1511.96:266:19
1611.96:256:19
1711.96:246:19
1811.96:236:19
1911.96:236:19
2012.06:226:19
2112.06:216:20
2212.06:216:20
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:196:20
2512.06:186:20
2612.06:186:20
2712.16:176:20
2812.16:166:20
2912.16:166:20
3012.16:156:20
3112.16:146:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.7Intense
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96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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246.9Intense
256.9Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Koro

In seasonPeak

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

Koro 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 Koro?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koro.

What to pack for Koro in March

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

In March, Koro sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koro 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 Koro peaks around March 16 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 highMar 16UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koro 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 Koro is worst in February — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (August, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2270 µg/m³Aug 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul22Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec52Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koro?

Koro sits at 14.1°N, 3.1°W, 260 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bankass, 48 km away.

DouentzaTouganTitaoGourcyMopti

Topography around Koro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5 m around an average of 257 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 505 m.

The land around Koro is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
5 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
505 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Bankass 48 km · Bandiagara 66 km · Ouahigouya 89 km · Douentza 106 km · Tougan 110 km · Titao 114 km · Gourcy 123 km · Mopti 128 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 Koro (14.064°, -3.0754°, elevation 260 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).