Louga weather in March

In March, Louga sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°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 Louga's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Louga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:18 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Louga is city.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Louga reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°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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How March really feels in Louga

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.

Louga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°30.211.24.9
Feb34° / 19°20.311.54.1
Mar35° / 20°0011.93.1
Apr36° / 20°0012.32.8
May36° / 21°0012.72.9
Jun34° / 23°20.612.93.6
Jul33° / 25°304.612.83.9
Aug32° / 25°9411.512.53.6
Sep33° / 25°8910.912.13.4
Oct36° / 24°223.611.62.6
Nov36° / 22°10.111.32.7
Dec33° / 19°20.311.14.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March.

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
37921
48020
58020
68119
78218
88218
98119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Louga 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 63% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177203
277203
376213
476213
576213
676213
775223
875223
974224
1073234
1173234
1272244
1371245
1470255
1568266
1666277
1765278
1863289
1962299
20603010
21583111
22563212
23553312
24533413
25513613
26493713
27483814
28463914
29454014
30444114
31434214

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light 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 7:28 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:287:08
211.77:277:09
311.77:277:09
411.77:267:09
511.77:257:09
611.77:257:09
711.87:247:10
811.87:247:10
911.87:237:10
1011.87:227:10
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1211.87:217:11
1311.87:207:11
1411.97:197:11
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1611.97:187:11
1711.97:177:11
1811.97:167:12
1911.97:167:12
2012.07:157:12
2112.07:147:12
2212.07:137:12
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2412.07:127:12
2512.07:117:13
2612.07:107:13
2712.17:097:13
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2912.17:087:13
3012.17:077:13
3112.17:067:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.99 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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317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Louga

In seasonPeak

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

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

Louga sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Jun
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Is March a good time to visit Louga?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Louga in March

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

In March, Louga sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Louga in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 43 km away) is warmest in September at about 28°C and coldest in February near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 1 to Jan 11 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Cool
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr19Cool
May21Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Louga 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 Louga peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Louga 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 Louga is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2199 µg/m³Aug 2031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb97Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May46Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul42Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct51Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec90Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Louga?

Louga sits at 15.6°N, 16.2°W, 42 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Kébémer, 36 km away.

Saint-LouisMékhéDaraNdibène DahraMboroToubaTivaouane

Topography around Louga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Louga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Louga is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (49%) and cropland (47%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kébémer 36 km · Saint-Louis 53 km · Mékhé 71 km · Dara 85 km · Ndibène Dahra 86 km · Mboro 89 km · Touba 92 km · Tivaouane 98 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 Louga (15.6187°, -16.2244°, elevation 42 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).