Niono weather in March

In March, Niono sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-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 63% 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 Niono's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Niono's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
32%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10
← FebruaryNiono 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Niono 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 34°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 Niono

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
6 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.

Niono weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.111.35.5
Feb35° / 20°00.111.53.6
Mar38° / 24°00.111.91.4
Apr40° / 27°31.112.30.0
May41° / 29°103.112.70.0
Jun38° / 28°286.812.80.8
Jul34° / 26°991412.82.6
Aug32° / 24°1671812.53.3
Sep33° / 25°8611.412.13.1
Oct37° / 25°143.511.71.9
Nov36° / 22°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°0011.24.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Niono 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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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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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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:46 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:28
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311.76:456:29
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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 6.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.39 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Niono

In seasonPeak

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

Niono sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Niono?

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

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

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Niono.

What to pack for Niono in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Niono 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 Niono peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Niono 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 Niono is worst in February — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorFeb 1971 µg/m³Aug 2017 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Niono?

Niono sits at 14.3°N, 6.0°W, 286 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Siribala Coro, 26 km away.

Topography around Niono

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Niono has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 277 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m.

The land around Niono is covered by cropland (52%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (57%), shrubs (20%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

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18 m
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80 km
71 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
← FebruaryNiono year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
March weather nearby: Siribala Coro 26 km · Dougabougou 50 km · Moninnpébougou 51 km · Markala 64 km · Diourou 65 km · Ké-Macina 75 km · Ségou 95 km · Pèlèngana 95 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 Niono (14.2505°, -5.9868°, elevation 286 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).