Bignona weather in March

In March, Bignona sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 71% 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 Bignona's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bignona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:17 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
26%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

Bignona is city in Senegal.

Density
1,697/km²
people per km²

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 Bignona reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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293822
303822
313822

How March really feels in Bignona

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.

Bignona weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°10.111.34.1
Feb36° / 20°10.111.62.9
Mar37° / 21°0011.91.8
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.5
May37° / 23°20.312.62.0
Jun35° / 25°456.312.72.8
Jul31° / 25°25622.612.73.0
Aug30° / 24°36927.412.42.7
Sep31° / 24°30124.912.12.7
Oct33° / 24°11316.811.73.0
Nov34° / 22°11211.43.4
Dec34° / 20°20.311.34.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148317
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218218
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258416
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288515
298515
308515
318614

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bignona 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 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16127102
25928112
35828122
45828122
55629132
65529142
75429152
85230153
95130163
105031173
114831173
124732183
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154334193
164235204
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223338236
233138237
243039247
252839248
262639259
2724392610
2823392711
2922392712
3021392813
3120382913

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
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811calm
911calm
1010calm
1110calm
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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 7:26 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:267:10
211.77:267:10
311.87:257:10
411.87:257:11
511.87:247:11
611.87:237:11
711.87:237:11
811.87:227:11
911.87:227:11
1011.87:217:11
1111.97:207:11
1211.97:207:12
1311.97:197:12
1411.97:197:12
1511.97:187:12
1611.97:177:12
1711.97:177:12
1811.97:167:12
1911.97:157:12
2012.07:157:12
2112.07:147:12
2212.07:137:12
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2412.07:127:12
2512.07:117:12
2612.07:107:12
2712.07:107:13
2812.17:097:13
2912.17:087:13
3012.17:087:13
3112.17:077:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
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257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bignona

In seasonPeak

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

Bignona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Bignona's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bignona sees seasonal dust haze (February–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Bignona?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bignona.

What to pack for Bignona in March

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

In March, Bignona sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bignona 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 Bignona peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Bignona 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 Bignona is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1698 µg/m³Aug 2020 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan81Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun55Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct42Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bignona?

Bignona sits at 12.8°N, 16.2°W, 30 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ziguinchor, 27 km away.

GoudompNema KunkuLaminBrikamaGunjurSédhiouSanyang

Topography around Bignona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bignona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m.

The land around Bignona is covered by trees (23%), shrubs (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and trees (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
57 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Ziguinchor 27 km · Goudomp 46 km · Nema Kunku 61 km · Lamin 64 km · Brikama 69 km · Gunjur 70 km · Sédhiou 73 km · Sanyang 77 km

Senegal travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / K
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,955
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
27%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.3
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
23.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 442
Religion
Muslim 97%Christian 3%

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 Bignona (12.8103°, -16.2264°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).