Richard-Toll weather in March

In March, Richard-Toll sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Richard-Toll's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Richard-Toll's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:16 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
25%
3rd clearest
Wind
18 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Richard-Toll is town 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 35°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in Richard-Toll reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 15°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 about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303621
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How March really feels in Richard-Toll

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.

Richard-Toll weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°40.311.15.5
Feb33° / 19°20.311.44.5
Mar35° / 21°00.111.93.0
Apr37° / 21°0012.41.9
May39° / 23°00.112.81.0
Jun38° / 24°20.3131.4
Jul36° / 25°122.312.92.7
Aug35° / 26°597.512.62.8
Sep36° / 26°558.312.12.3
Oct38° / 25°162.911.61.4
Nov36° / 23°10.211.22.6
Dec33° / 20°20.3114.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 (%)
17921
27921
37921
48020
58020
68020
78119
88020
98020
108119
118119
128119
138119
148119
158119
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218317
228317
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288614
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308614
318713

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Richard-Toll gets around 0 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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Rain chance (%)
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311

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186122
285132
385132
485132
585132
685132
785132
885132
985132
1085132
1184142
1284142
1383152
1482162
1581172
1680182
1779192
1877203
1976213
2076213
2175223
2273234
2372244
2471254
2570264
2670264
2769274
2868284
2968284
3067294
3167294

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
718light breeze
818light breeze
918light breeze
1018light breeze
1118light breeze
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3119light breeze

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 7:26 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:267:06
211.77:267:06
311.77:257:06
411.77:257:06
511.77:247:07
611.77:237:07
711.77:237:07
811.87:227:07
911.87:217:08
1011.87:207:08
1111.87:207:08
1211.87:197:08
1311.87:187:08
1411.97:177:09
1511.97:177:09
1611.97:167:09
1711.97:157:09
1811.97:147:09
1911.97:147:10
2011.97:137:10
2112.07:127:10
2212.07:117:10
2312.07:107:10
2412.07:107:10
2512.07:097:11
2612.07:087:11
2712.17:077:11
2812.17:067:11
2912.17:067:11
3012.17:057:11
3112.17:047:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
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146.9Intense
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166.9Intense
177.0Intense
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217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Richard-Toll

In seasonPeak

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

Richard-Toll sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Richard-Toll sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Dust
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Richard-Toll?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Richard-Toll in March

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

In March, Richard-Toll sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Richard-Toll 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 Richard-Toll peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Richard-Toll 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 Richard-Toll is worst in January — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyJan 24115 µg/m³Aug 1932 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan115Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun83Unhealthy
Jul46Poor
Aug31Moderate
Sep38Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov62Unhealthy
Dec105Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Richard-Toll?

Richard-Toll sits at 16.5°N, 15.7°W, 7 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Dagana, 11 km away.

TékanePodorSaint-LouisLougaNdioumDara

Topography around Richard-Toll

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Richard-Toll has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m.

The land around Richard-Toll is covered by cropland (40%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
68 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Dagana 11 km · Rosso 12 km · Tékane 41 km · Podor 82 km · Saint-Louis 98 km · Louga 109 km · Ndioum 112 km · Dara 126 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 Richard-Toll (16.4625°, -15.7008°, elevation 7 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).