Goudomp weather in March

In March, Goudomp sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°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 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 Goudomp's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Goudomp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:16 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Goudomp is town in Sédhiou Region, Senegal.

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 Goudomp reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Goudomp

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.

Goudomp 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
Jan33° / 19°00.111.34.3
Feb35° / 20°10.111.63.0
Mar37° / 22°0011.91.9
Apr38° / 23°0012.31.6
May37° / 24°30.712.61.8
Jun35° / 25°588.412.72.6
Jul31° / 25°26323.112.72.9
Aug30° / 24°37327.612.42.8
Sep31° / 24°27624.912.12.7
Oct33° / 24°10015.811.73.2
Nov34° / 22°11211.43.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.34.4

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Goudomp 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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
154271540
253271550
352281550
450281660
550281660
649271770
748271870
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26193727161
27183727171
28173727181
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 7:25 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:09 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:257:09
211.77:247:09
311.87:247:09
411.87:237:09
511.87:227:09
611.87:227:10
711.87:217:10
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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 6.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Goudomp

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Goudomp.

What to pack for Goudomp in March

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

In March, Goudomp sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Goudomp 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 Goudomp peaks around August 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Goudomp 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 Goudomp is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 18105 µg/m³Aug 2119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar89Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun52Poor
Jul28Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov47Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Goudomp?

Goudomp sits at 12.6°N, 15.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Sédhiou, 37 km away.

ZiguinchorBignonaNema Kunku

Topography around Goudomp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Goudomp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Goudomp is covered by water (51%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
63 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Sédhiou 37 km · Ziguinchor 44 km · Bignona 46 km · Nema Kunku 75 km · Reino de Antula 82 km · Plaque 82 km · Santa-Luzia 83 km · Bairro Militar 83 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 Goudomp (12.5778°, -15.8722°, elevation 6 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).