Bougadoum weather in March

In March, Bougadoum sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°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 35°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Bougadoum's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bougadoum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:42 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
28%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bougadoum reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Bougadoum

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.

Bougadoum 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
Jan30° / 17°10.211.26.1
Feb33° / 19°10.111.54.3
Mar37° / 23°0011.92.0
Apr40° / 26°10.412.30.1
May41° / 29°51.312.70.0
Jun41° / 29°113.112.90.1
Jul37° / 27°589.912.81.7
Aug34° / 25°10812.212.52.9
Sep36° / 26°447.612.12.1
Oct38° / 25°112.211.61.2
Nov36° / 22°10.111.32.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.15.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 18%.

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

Any precipitation

Bougadoum 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 (%)
19811
29811
39811
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59811
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289820
299820
309820
319820

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light 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 6:53 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)
111.76:536:33
211.76:526:33
311.76:526:33
411.76:516:33
511.76:506:34
611.76:506:34
711.86:496:34
811.86:486:34
911.86:486:35
1011.86:476:35
1111.86:466:35
1211.86:456:35
1311.86:456:35
1411.96:446:35
1511.96:436:36
1611.96:426:36
1711.96:426:36
1811.96:416:36
1911.96:406:36
2012.06:396:36
2112.06:396:37
2212.06:386:37
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:37
2512.06:366:37
2612.06:356:37
2712.16:346:37
2812.16:336:38
2912.16:326:38
3012.16:326:38
3112.16:316:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bougadoum

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Bougadoum?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bougadoum.

What to pack for Bougadoum in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bougadoum 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 Bougadoum peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 20UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bougadoum 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 Bougadoum is worst in February — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 889 µg/m³Aug 2220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun60Unhealthy
Jul34Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bougadoum?

Bougadoum sits at 15.9°N, 7.4°W, 257 m above sea level, in Mauritania. The nearest listed city is Nara, 78 km away.

NémaTembedghaMberaNionoSiribala CoroDiémaNioro

Topography around Bougadoum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bougadoum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 267 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m.

The land around Bougadoum is covered by grassland (83%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and bare terrain (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
59 m
80 km
237 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nara 78 km · Néma 84 km · Tembedgha 95 km · Mbera 169 km · Niono 233 km · Siribala Coro 244 km · Diéma 245 km · Nioro 249 km

Mauritania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,198
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
1
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
25.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 100%

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 Bougadoum (15.867°, -7.3692°, elevation 257 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).