Linguère weather in March

In March, Linguère sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. 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 Linguère's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linguère's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:13 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Linguère is departmental capital in Senegal.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Linguère reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Linguère

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.

Linguère weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.25.2
Feb34° / 20°10.111.53.8
Mar37° / 22°10.111.92.1
Apr39° / 24°0012.30.7
May40° / 25°0012.70.1
Jun38° / 25°80.812.91.1
Jul36° / 26°355.512.82.4
Aug34° / 25°9510.912.52.9
Sep34° / 25°739.512.12.9
Oct37° / 25°173.511.71.9
Nov36° / 22°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°10.211.14.5

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 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
58020
68020
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Linguère gets around 1 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 1% 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29541
39541
49541
59541
69541
79541
89541
99541
109640
119640
129640
139640
149550
159550
169460
179460
189370
199280
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219190
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2488111
2587121
2687121
2786131
2886131
2985141
3085141
3185141

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 14 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
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414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light 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 7:23 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:237:04
211.77:237:04
311.77:227:04
411.77:227:05
511.77:217:05
611.77:207:05
711.87:207:05
811.87:197:06
911.87:187:06
1011.87:187:06
1111.87:177:06
1211.87:167:06
1311.87:167:06
1411.97:157:07
1511.97:147:07
1611.97:137:07
1711.97:137:07
1811.97:127:07
1911.97:117:07
2012.07:107:07
2112.07:107:08
2212.07:097:08
2312.07:087:08
2412.07:077:08
2512.07:077:08
2612.07:067:08
2712.17:057:08
2812.17:047:09
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3012.17:037:09
3112.17:027:09

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 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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297.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Linguère

In seasonPeak

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

Linguère 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 Linguère?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Linguère.

What to pack for Linguère in March

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Linguère 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 Linguère peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMar 21UV 13Dec 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Linguère 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 Linguère is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12110 µg/m³Aug 2129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb112Unhealthy
Mar87Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May86Unhealthy
Jun86Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Linguère?

Linguère sits at 15.4°N, 15.1°W, 21 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Ndibène Dahra, 39 km away.

Ndibène DahraDaraToubaMbakéKeur MédouneLougaDaganaRichard-Toll

Topography around Linguère

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linguère has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m.

The land around Linguère is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
65 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ndibène Dahra 39 km · Dara 39 km · Touba 100 km · Mbaké 108 km · Keur Médoune 110 km · Louga 121 km · Dagana 131 km · Richard-Toll 134 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 Linguère (15.3953°, -15.1193°, elevation 21 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).