Nara weather in March

In March, Nara sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 67% 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 Nara's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
29%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Nara is human settlement in Mali.

Density
18/km²
people per km²

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 Nara reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Nara

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
1 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.

Nara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°10.211.26.0
Feb34° / 19°10.111.54.2
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr40° / 26°20.512.30.1
May41° / 28°61.712.70.0
Jun40° / 28°144.112.90.2
Jul36° / 26°7111.112.82.1
Aug33° / 25°13814.112.53.2
Sep35° / 25°558.412.12.7
Oct38° / 24°132.611.71.5
Nov36° / 21°10.111.32.9
Dec32° / 17°00.111.15.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in March, the driest month. 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 0% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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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 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:526:33
211.76:516:33
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411.76:506:34
511.76:506:34
611.86:496:34
711.86:486:34
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1911.96:406:36
2012.06:396:36
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2712.16:346:37
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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 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nara

In seasonPeak

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

Nara sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Nara?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nara.

What to pack for Nara in March

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

In March, Nara sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nara 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 Nara peaks around August 18 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Nara 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 Nara is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1377 µg/m³Aug 2217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May53Poor
Jun54Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nara?

Nara sits at 15.2°N, 7.3°W, 266 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Bougadoum, 78 km away.

TembedghaNémaNionoMberaSiribala CoroBanambaToubakoura

Topography around Nara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 263 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m.

The land around Nara is covered by grassland (80%) within 3 km, grassland (87%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
129 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bougadoum 78 km · Tembedgha 152 km · Néma 161 km · Niono 173 km · Mbera 178 km · Siribala Coro 179 km · Banamba 181 km · Toubakoura 190 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 Nara (15.1693°, -7.2899°, elevation 266 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).