Mékhé weather in March

In March, Mékhé sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 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 Mékhé's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mékhé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:19 AM – 7:13 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Mékhé is commune of Senegal.

Density
4,347/km²
people per km²

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 Mékhé reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Mékhé

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.

Mékhé 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°20.211.24.9
Feb34° / 18°20.211.54.1
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.3
Apr35° / 19°0012.33.3
May35° / 20°0012.73.4
Jun34° / 22°30.812.93.7
Jul33° / 24°456.712.83.7
Aug32° / 25°12313.912.53.5
Sep32° / 24°11212.912.13.5
Oct35° / 24°264.111.73.0
Nov35° / 21°10.111.32.9
Dec33° / 18°20.411.14.3

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 18%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27921
38020
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68020
78119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mékhé 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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1702460
2692560
3692560
4692650
5682750
6682750
7672850
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9652960
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253644191
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 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
116light breeze
216light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 7:29 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:10 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:297:10
211.77:297:10
311.77:287:11
411.77:277:11
511.77:277:11
611.87:267:11
711.87:267:11
811.87:257:12
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2712.17:117:14
2812.17:107:14
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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 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Mékhé

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Apr
May
Jun
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Mékhé?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mékhé in March

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

In March, Mékhé sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Mékhé 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 40 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 Apr 21 to Jan 19 — about 9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb19Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr20Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun24Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Mékhé 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 Mékhé peaks around March 18 at about 12 (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 highHighMar 18UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Mékhé 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 Mékhé 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 Mékhé?

Mékhé sits at 15.1°N, 16.6°W, 43 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Tivaouane, 27 km away.

KbomboleKhomboleThièsBambey

Topography around Mékhé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mékhé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m around an average of 39 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m.

The land around Mékhé is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (54%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%), grassland (33%) and water (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
12 m
16 km
48 m
80 km
144 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tivaouane 27 km · Mboro 29 km · Dougnane 32 km · Kébémer 35 km · Kbombole 39 km · Khombole 39 km · Thiès 48 km · Bambey 49 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 Mékhé (15.1097°, -16.6218°, elevation 43 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).