Mali Weather in March
Mali in March
The short of it: Mali in March averages a high of 9 °C (49 °F) and a low of -2 °C (28 °F), with 15 mm (0.59 in) of rain and about 11 h 53 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 9° · low -2° · rain 15 mm · daylight 11 h 53 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & August
Thirty years of records give Mali an average March high of 9°, a low of -2° and some 15 mm of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 6° from February to about 9°, with nights near -2°. Rain is scarce, about 15 mm, the 8th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 53 min in mid-March, 59 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack a heavy coat, gloves and a scarf. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and August.
Against its neighbours, Mali runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Gaolou, 11 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Mali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 6° warmer, 9.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 6° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- Jan–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 53 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h