Kpalimé weather in March

In March, Kpalimé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 92 mm of rain across 18.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kpalimé's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kpalimé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:09 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kpalimé is human settlement in Togo.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kpalimé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

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.

Kpalimé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°214.311.64.3
Feb33° / 23°398.311.83.4
Mar33° / 23°9218.7122.8
Apr32° / 23°12321.312.12.9
May31° / 23°17325.612.32.8
Jun29° / 22°20226.912.43.2
Jul28° / 22°21327.112.43.6
Aug28° / 22°21027.112.23.7
Sep29° / 22°23527.7123.2
Oct30° / 22°15625.811.83.1
Nov32° / 22°5312.911.73.9
Dec32° / 22°21511.64.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54555
64555
74456
84258
94159
104060
113862
123664
133664
143367
153367
163169
173169
182971
192971
202971
212971
222971
232971
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272971
283070
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302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kpalimé gets around 92 mm of rain over 18.7 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 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
146
248
350
452
553
655
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1160
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2064
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2964
3064
3164

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111311813
211311804
311310814
41139824
51039834
61038835
71028845
81027855
91027855
101027855
111026856
121016866
131015876
141015876
150015886
160114886
170104896
180104887
190103897
200103897
210103897
220102898
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2501028710
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3000018712
3100018613

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
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216calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:06
211.96:156:06
311.96:146:06
411.96:146:06
511.96:136:06
611.96:136:06
711.96:136:06
811.96:126:06
911.96:126:06
1011.96:116:06
1111.96:116:06
1211.96:106:06
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1712.06:086:06
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1912.06:076:05
2012.06:076:05
2112.06:066:05
2212.06:066:05
2312.06:056:05
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2612.06:046:05
2712.06:036:04
2812.06:026:04
2912.06:026:04
3012.06:016:04
3112.16:016:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kpalimé

In seasonPeak

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

Kpalimé's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kpalimé sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kpalimé?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kpalimé.

What to pack for Kpalimé in March

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

In March, Kpalimé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kpalimé 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 Kpalimé is worst in January — around 139 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 15134 µg/m³Aug 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb92Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May31Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct38Poor
Nov45Poor
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kpalimé?

Kpalimé sits at 6.9°N, 0.6°E, 225 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Hohoe, 33 km away.

HohoeHoKpanduNotséBadouTséviéDzodzeAkatsi

Topography around Kpalimé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kpalimé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 866 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m.

The land around Kpalimé is covered by trees (44%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
866 m
80 km
969 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Hohoe 33 km · Ho 38 km · Kpandu 39 km · Notsé 59 km · Badou 76 km · Tsévié 83 km · Dzodze 84 km · Akatsi 87 km

Togo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,384
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
21%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
28.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 397
Religion
Christian 42%folk religion 37%Muslim 14%none 6%

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 Kpalimé (6.9°, 0.6333°, elevation 225 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).