Dogondoutchi weather in March

In March, Dogondoutchi sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Dogondoutchi's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dogondoutchi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Dogondoutchi is urban commune in Niger.

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 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dogondoutchi reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Dogondoutchi

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
10 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.

Dogondoutchi 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
Jan31° / 17°0011.35.7
Feb35° / 20°0011.53.6
Mar38° / 23°00.111.91.1
Apr41° / 27°20.412.30.0
May40° / 28°102.612.60.2
Jun37° / 27°184.212.81.6
Jul34° / 25°569.512.73.0
Aug32° / 24°12213.612.53.5
Sep34° / 25°395.912.13.0
Oct37° / 24°71.711.71.8
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.8
Dec32° / 18°0011.25.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37723
47723
57525
67525
77426
87327
97228
107129
117030
126931
136832
146634
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dogondoutchi 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 1% 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 97% 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 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 7:06 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:066:49
211.77:056:49
311.77:056:49
411.87:046:49
511.87:036:49
611.87:036:49
711.87:026:50
811.87:026:50
911.87:016:50
1011.87:006:50
1111.87:006:50
1211.96:596:50
1311.96:586:50
1411.96:586:51
1511.96:576:51
1611.96:566:51
1711.96:566:51
1811.96:556:51
1911.96:546:51
2012.06:546:51
2112.06:536:51
2212.06:526:51
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2612.06:496:52
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2812.16:486:52
2912.16:476:52
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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 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.96 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 Dogondoutchi

In seasonPeak

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

Dogondoutchi sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dogondoutchi?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dogondoutchi.

What to pack for Dogondoutchi in March

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

In March, Dogondoutchi sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dogondoutchi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dogondoutchi peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dogondoutchi 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 Dogondoutchi is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.4× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1689 µg/m³Aug 1617 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb90Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr65Unhealthy
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dogondoutchi?

Dogondoutchi sits at 13.6°N, 4.0°E, 231 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Filingué, 110 km away.

FilinguéDossoArgunguBaléyaraBirnin KebbiBirni N KonniGwadabawaBirnin Gaouré

Topography around Dogondoutchi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dogondoutchi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 231 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m.

The land around Dogondoutchi is covered by grassland (49%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) within 16 km, and grassland (74%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
95 m
80 km
142 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Filingué 110 km · Dosso 112 km · Argungu 113 km · Baléyara 117 km · Birnin Kebbi 133 km · Birni N Konni 133 km · Gwadabawa 135 km · Birnin Gaouré 136 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Dogondoutchi (13.6403°, 4.0265°, elevation 231 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).