Koulikoro weather in March

In March, Koulikoro sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-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 Koulikoro's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koulikoro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:43 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Koulikoro is town 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Koulikoro reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°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 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 Koulikoro

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.

Koulikoro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.111.35.2
Feb35° / 21°00.111.63.3
Mar38° / 24°20.511.91.4
Apr39° / 27°62.412.30.5
May38° / 27°297.212.61.0
Jun35° / 25°7513.212.72.3
Jul31° / 24°19721.812.73.2
Aug30° / 23°26324.212.43.3
Sep31° / 23°16419.312.13.5
Oct34° / 23°427.911.73.4
Nov35° / 20°20.311.43.4
Dec33° / 18°0011.34.8

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 16% 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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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
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58218
68218
78020
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98020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Koulikoro gets around 2 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192341
292341
392341
492341
592341
691441
791441
891441
990541
1090541
1190541
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22821071
23811081
24801181
25781192
26771292
277612102
287513102
297214113
307114123
317015123

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
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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 6:52 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:526:35
211.76:516:36
311.86:506:36
411.86:506:36
511.86:496:36
611.86:496:36
711.86:486:36
811.86:486:36
911.86:476:37
1011.86:466:37
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1911.96:416:37
2012.06:406:38
2112.06:396:38
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2512.06:366:38
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2712.06:356:38
2812.16:346:38
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3012.16:336:38
3112.16:326:38

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 4.88 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
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Koulikoro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Koulikoro 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 Koulikoro?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koulikoro.

What to pack for Koulikoro in March

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

In March, Koulikoro sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Koulikoro 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 Koulikoro peaks around March 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 17UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koulikoro 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 Koulikoro is worst in February — around 64 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 2164 µg/m³Aug 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb64Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May35Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koulikoro?

Koulikoro sits at 12.9°N, 7.6°W, 320 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Moribabougou, 38 km away.

Topography around Koulikoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koulikoro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 317 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m.

The land around Koulikoro is covered by grassland (31%) and water (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%), cropland (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
324 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Moribabougou 38 km · Sangarébougou 41 km · Dialakorodji 47 km · Sirakoro Méguétana 51 km · Bamako 53 km · Kati 57 km · Kalaban Koro 60 km · Kabala 64 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 Koulikoro (12.8627°, -7.5598°, elevation 320 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).