Sagalo weather in March

In March, Sagalo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month. 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 Sagalo's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sagalo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Sagalo is commune and village in Kayes Région da, Mali.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sagalo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°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 Sagalo

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.

Sagalo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°10.211.45.0
Feb35° / 20°10.211.63.5
Mar37° / 23°20.311.92.1
Apr38° / 26°61.412.31.3
May37° / 26°37712.61.7
Jun32° / 24°15918.612.73.0
Jul30° / 23°30126.512.63.2
Aug29° / 22°34528.112.43.1
Sep30° / 22°27525.712.13.1
Oct31° / 22°11517.111.73.7
Nov33° / 20°101.711.44.4
Dec33° / 18°00.111.34.8

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 15% 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 (%)
18317
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78119
88119
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108020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sagalo gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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21
31
41
51
61
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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 (%)Oppressive (%)
1924121
2924121
3924121
4934111
5934111
6934111
7934111
8934111
9934111
10925111
11925111
12935110
13935110
14916210
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17897310
18888310
19868420
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237911730
247712830
257513930
267414930
2771151040
2870161040
2969161140
3068171140
3167171240

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
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159calm
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278calm
288calm
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319calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:046:48
211.87:036:49
311.87:036:49
411.87:026:49
511.87:026:49
611.87:016:49
711.87:006:49
811.87:006:49
911.86:596:49
1011.86:596:49
1111.96:586:50
1211.96:576:50
1311.96:576:50
1411.96:566:50
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1611.96:556:50
1711.96:546:50
1811.96:546:50
1912.06:536:50
2012.06:526:50
2112.06:526:50
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2612.06:486:50
2712.06:486:50
2812.16:476:50
2912.16:466:50
3012.16:466:50
3112.16:456:50

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 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7 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
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sagalo

In seasonPeak

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

Sagalo's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Sagalo 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 Sagalo?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sagalo.

What to pack for Sagalo in March

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

In March, Sagalo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sagalo 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 Sagalo 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Sagalo 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 Sagalo is worst in April — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.5× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyApr 1166 µg/m³Aug 1713 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar61Unhealthy
Apr67Unhealthy
May33Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov46Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sagalo?

Sagalo sits at 12.2°N, 10.7°W, 540 m above sea level, in Mali. The nearest listed city is Dinguiraye, 101 km away.

DinguirayeTouguéBissikrimaKintinianKitaBankoKédougouDabola

Topography around Sagalo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sagalo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 537 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 601 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Sagalo is covered by shrubs (43%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (47%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
601 m
80 km
826 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcropland
March weather nearby: Dinguiraye 101 km · Tougué 134 km · Bissikrima 152 km · Kintinian 158 km · Kita 161 km · Banko 165 km · Kédougou 166 km · Dabola 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 Sagalo (12.2°, -10.7°, elevation 540 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).