Thilogne weather in March

In March, Thilogne sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°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 Thilogne's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thilogne's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
5th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:08 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
17 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.5
out of 10

Thilogne is town in Matam, 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 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Thilogne reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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

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
4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Thilogne weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°20.111.24.9
Feb35° / 21°10.111.53.5
Mar38° / 23°10.111.91.5
Apr40° / 26°0012.30.1
May42° / 28°0012.70.0
Jun41° / 28°71.412.90.1
Jul37° / 27°325.312.91.5
Aug35° / 26°759.612.52.3
Sep36° / 27°548.312.12.0
Oct39° / 27°132.611.60.9
Nov37° / 23°00.111.32.0
Dec33° / 20°20.211.14.1

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27921
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68020
78119
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Thilogne 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 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19721
29721
39811
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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
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417light breeze
517light 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 7:18 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:186:58
211.77:176:58
311.77:176:58
411.77:166:59
511.77:156:59
611.77:156:59
711.87:146:59
811.87:136:59
911.87:137:00
1011.87:127:00
1111.87:117:00
1211.87:117:00
1311.87:107:00
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1911.97:057:01
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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 6.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.94 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 Thilogne

In seasonPeak

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

Thilogne 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 Thilogne?

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

1.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Thilogne.

What to pack for Thilogne in March

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

In March, Thilogne sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Thilogne in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thilogne peaks around March 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 14UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Thilogne 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 Thilogne is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.7× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 11104 µg/m³Aug 2023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug22Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Thilogne?

Thilogne sits at 15.9°N, 13.7°W, 62 m above sea level, in Senegal. The nearest listed city is Kaédi, 30 km away.

Ouro SoguiMatamKanelBoguéNdioumElghabra

Topography around Thilogne

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thilogne has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m.

The land around Thilogne is covered by grassland (70%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
114 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kaédi 30 km · Ouro Sogui 50 km · Matam 52 km · Kanel 70 km · Bogué 98 km · Ndioum 124 km · Aleg 128 km · Elghabra 133 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 Thilogne (15.9239°, -13.6578°, elevation 62 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).