Tanout weather in March

In March, Tanout sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Tanout's 8th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tanout's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:37 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
32%
8th clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tanout reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Tanout

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.

Tanout weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 12°0011.28.8
Feb30° / 15°0011.56.8
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.5
Apr39° / 23°00.112.30.9
May40° / 26°30.812.70.0
Jun39° / 26°51.712.90.6
Jul36° / 25°316.512.82.0
Aug35° / 24°7010.412.52.7
Sep37° / 24°153.512.11.8
Oct37° / 22°10.511.72.3
Nov32° / 17°0011.35.3
Dec27° / 13°0011.18.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28119
38119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tanout gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light 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 6:47 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:476:28
211.76:476:28
311.76:466:29
411.76:456:29
511.76:456:29
611.86:446:29
711.86:436:30
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2012.06:346:32
2112.06:346:32
2212.06:336:32
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2712.16:296:32
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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 7.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.72 kWh/m² to a high of 7.6 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tanout

In seasonPeak

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

Tanout 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 Tanout?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tanout. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tanout in March

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

In March, Tanout sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tanout in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tanout peaks around August 12 at about 12 (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 highExtremeVery highAug 12UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tanout 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 Tanout is worst in January — around 128 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 20128 µg/m³Aug 2132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb125Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr85Unhealthy
May67Unhealthy
Jun64Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec120Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tanout?

Tanout sits at 15.0°N, 8.9°E, 525 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Zinder, 130 km away.

ZinderMirriahTessaouaMayahiMatameyGouréGazaouaAguié

Topography around Tanout

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tanout has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 529 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m.

The land around Tanout is covered by grassland (55%) and bare terrain (38%) within 3 km, grassland (61%) and bare terrain (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and bare terrain (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
197 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Zinder 130 km · Mirriah 143 km · Tessaoua 166 km · Mayahi 173 km · Matamey 178 km · Gouré 185 km · Gazaoua 192 km · Aguié 202 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 Tanout (14.9709°, 8.8879°, elevation 525 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).