Kaffrine weather in March

In March, Kaffrine 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 3rd-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 69% 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 Kaffrine's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaffrine's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:15 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Kaffrine is town in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine 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 34°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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23621
33621
43621
53621
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303822
313822

How March really feels in Kaffrine

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.

Kaffrine weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°20.211.34.6
Feb35° / 20°10.111.53.4
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr38° / 22°0012.31.4
May38° / 23°10.212.61.6
Jun36° / 25°173.112.82.3
Jul34° / 25°10913.312.72.9
Aug32° / 25°2132112.52.9
Sep32° / 24°15816.612.13.1
Oct34° / 24°405.911.73.1
Nov35° / 21°10.411.32.9
Dec33° / 19°20.311.24.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37921
47921
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
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128020
138020
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218119
228119
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248119
258317
268317
278317
288515
298515
308515
318614

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kaffrine 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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189920
289920
389920
489920
589920
6881020
7881020
8871120
9871120
10861220
11851320
12841420
13821521
14811621
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16781831
17762031
18742141
19722341
20702451
21692551
22672661
23652771
24642871
25612982
26593092
27583192
285632102
295533102
305533102
315234113

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 7:24 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:247:07
211.77:247:07
311.77:237:07
411.77:237:07
511.87:227:07
611.87:217:08
711.87:217:08
811.87:207:08
911.87:197:08
1011.87:197:08
1111.87:187:08
1211.87:187:08
1311.97:177:09
1411.97:167:09
1511.97:157:09
1611.97:157:09
1711.97:147:09
1811.97:137:09
1911.97:137:09
2012.07:127:09
2112.07:117:09
2212.07:117:10
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:097:10
2512.07:087:10
2612.07:087:10
2712.17:077:10
2812.17:067:10
2912.17:057:10
3012.17:057:10
3112.17:047:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.95 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
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217.0Intense
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237.1Intense
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277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kaffrine

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaffrine sees seasonal dust haze (January–October), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kaffrine?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaffrine.

What to pack for Kaffrine in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 19UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaffrine 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 Kaffrine is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1494 µg/m³Aug 1930 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug29Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaffrine?

Kaffrine sits at 14.1°N, 15.6°W, 15 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Guinguinéo, 46 km away.

GuinguinéoNioro du RipKahoneKaolackFarafenniGossas VillageSomaGandiaye

Topography around Kaffrine

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaffrine has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 13 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 58 m.

The land around Kaffrine is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
51 m
80 km
58 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Guinguinéo 46 km · Nioro du Rip 48 km · Kahone 53 km · Kaolack 56 km · Farafenni 60 km · Gossas Village 74 km · Soma 75 km · Gandiaye 79 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 Kaffrine (14.1059°, -15.5508°, elevation 15 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).