Diourbel weather in March

In March, Diourbel sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Diourbel's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Diourbel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:18 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Diourbel reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 40°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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23519
33619
43619
53619
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313720

How March really feels in Diourbel

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.

Diourbel weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 17°30.311.24.9
Feb34° / 19°10.211.53.8
Mar36° / 19°00.111.92.6
Apr37° / 20°0012.32.1
May37° / 21°0012.72.1
Jun36° / 23°61.312.82.7
Jul34° / 24°638.212.83.2
Aug32° / 25°15015.612.53.2
Sep32° / 24°12414.112.13.4
Oct35° / 23°294.211.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.111.33.0
Dec33° / 18°20.311.14.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27921
37822
47822
57822
67921
77921
87921
97921
108020
118020
127921
137921
148020
157921
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288614
298614
308614
318713

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Diourbel 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 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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
180182
280182
380182
480182
580182
680182
779192
879192
979192
1078202
1177212
1276213
1375223
1473234
1572244
1670255
1769265
1867276
1965287
2063307
2161318
2260328
2357349
2456359
25533710
26523810
27503911
28484111
29464211
30454311
31444412

Wind in March

Winds average 14 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
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3015light breeze
3115light breeze

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 7:27 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:277:09
211.77:277:09
311.77:267:09
411.77:267:10
511.77:257:10
611.87:247:10
711.87:247:10
811.87:237:10
911.87:227:11
1011.87:227:11
1111.87:217:11
1211.87:207:11
1311.97:207:11
1411.97:197:11
1511.97:187:11
1611.97:187:12
1711.97:177:12
1811.97:167:12
1911.97:167:12
2012.07:157:12
2112.07:147:12
2212.07:137:12
2312.07:137:12
2412.07:127:13
2512.07:117:13
2612.07:107:13
2712.17:107:13
2812.17:097:13
2912.17:087:13
3012.17:077:13
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 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.9Intense
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126.9Intense
136.9Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
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247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Diourbel

In seasonPeak

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

Diourbel 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 Diourbel?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Diourbel in March

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

In March, Diourbel sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Diourbel 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 Diourbel peaks around March 18 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 18UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Diourbel 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 Diourbel is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.8× the cleanest month (August, 37 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8104 µg/m³Aug 1838 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul49Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov69Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Diourbel?

Diourbel sits at 14.6°N, 16.2°W, 8 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Tiébo, 2.0 km away.

Keur MédouneFatickMbakéGandiaye

Topography around Diourbel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Diourbel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m.

The land around Diourbel is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), cropland (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (75%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (63%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
30 m
16 km
43 m
80 km
131 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Tiébo 2.0 km · Gossas Village 23 km · Bambey 24 km · Poukham Un 37 km · Keur Médoune 39 km · Fatick 39 km · Mbaké 39 km · Gandiaye 45 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 Diourbel (14.6479°, -16.2436°, elevation 8 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).