Notsé weather in March

In March, Notsé sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 64 mm of rain across 14.7 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Notsé's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Notsé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:06 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Notsé is is a town in the plateaux region of 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Notsé reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 36°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 Notsé

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
31 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.

Notsé 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° / 23°133.111.64.0
Feb35° / 24°266.311.83.0
Mar34° / 25°6414.7122.5
Apr33° / 24°9918.312.12.6
May32° / 24°14223.112.32.7
Jun30° / 23°16124.412.43.1
Jul29° / 23°14322.712.43.7
Aug29° / 22°1362112.24.0
Sep30° / 23°16624.4123.3
Oct31° / 23°12221.911.83.2
Nov33° / 23°369.611.73.7
Dec33° / 23°123.311.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44654
54654
64654
74555
84555
94357
104159
114159
123961
133763
143763
153664
163466
173367
183367
193367
203268
213268
223268
233268
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293268
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Notsé gets around 64 mm of rain over 14.7 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 48% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
238
340
441
542
644
745
846
946
1047
1148
1249
1350
1450
1551
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1752
1852
1951
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2151
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2650
2750
2850
2951
3051
3151

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11257715
21257715
31247716
41247716
51247617
61147717
71147618
81147519
91147519
101137520
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121137421
131137322
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181027225
190027226
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220017128
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270016732
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290006733
300006634
310006634

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:13 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:04
211.96:136:04
311.96:126:04
411.96:126:04
511.96:116:04
611.96:116:04
711.96:116:04
811.96:106:04
911.96:106:04
1011.96:096:04
1111.96:096:04
1211.96:086:04
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1411.96:076:04
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1612.06:066:04
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1812.06:056:03
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2012.06:046:03
2112.06:046:03
2212.06:036:03
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2412.06:026:03
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2612.06:016:02
2712.06:016:02
2812.06:006:02
2912.06:006:02
3012.05:596:02
3112.15:596:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.68 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Notsé

In seasonPeak

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

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

Notsé 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 Notsé?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Notsé.

What to pack for Notsé in March

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

In March, Notsé sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Notsé 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 Notsé peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highApr 9UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Notsé 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 Notsé is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14109 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Notsé?

Notsé sits at 7.0°N, 1.2°E, 142 m above sea level, in Togo. The nearest listed city is Tabligbo, 55 km away.

TabligboAplahouéTséviéKpaliméDjakotoméAtakpaméAthiéméDogbo

Topography around Notsé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Notsé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 154 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m.

The land around Notsé is covered by cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
60 m
16 km
114 m
80 km
983 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tabligbo 55 km · Aplahoué 57 km · Tsévié 58 km · Kpalimé 59 km · Djakotomé 61 km · Atakpamé 65 km · Athiémé 69 km · Dogbo 70 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 Notsé (6.95°, 1.1667°, elevation 142 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).