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The warmest places in Africa in March: ranked by average high temperature

Yola tops the list at 40 °C in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in Africa.

Top three in March: Yola (40 °C) , Kayes (39 °C) , Malakal (39 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 3.6 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine
1 Yola Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 25 °C 1 mm 0 346 h
2 Kayes Mali 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 359 h
3 Malakal South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 26 °C 4 mm 1 363 h
4 N'Djamena Chad 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 359 h
5 Winejok South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 25 °C 10 mm 2 347 h
6 Singa Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 24 °C 1 mm 0 366 h
7 Al Qadarif Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 360 h
8 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 23 °C 2 mm 1 342 h
9 Sokoto Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 350 h
10 Maroua Cameroon 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 0 mm 0 355 h
11 Kosti Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 368 h
12 Niamey Niger 38 °C 38 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 356 h
13 Koudougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 2 mm 1 341 h
14 Wad Medani Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 367 h
15 Moundou Chad 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 3 mm 1 360 h
16 Bida Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 6 mm 1 343 h
17 Mopti Mali 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 0 mm 0 337 h
18 Koutiala Mali 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 2 mm 0 336 h
19 Bamako Mali 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 2 mm 1 342 h
20 Maiduguri Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 351 h
21 Ségou Mali 38 °C 38 °C 23 °C 1 mm 0 337 h
22 Sikasso Mali 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 8 mm 2 335 h
23 Tamale Ghana 38 °C 38 °C 26 °C 22 mm 5 343 h
24 Minna Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 25 °C 7 mm 1 341 h
25 Tahoua Niger 38 °C 38 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 349 h
26 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 24 °C 8 mm 2 335 h
27 Gombe Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 22 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
28 El Daein Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 22 °C 1 mm 0 346 h
29 Kassala Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
30 Gusau Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 345 h
31 Makurdi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 12 mm 2 318 h
32 Kisi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 20 mm 4 339 h
33 Maradi Niger 37 °C 37 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
34 Mubi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 1 mm 0 351 h
35 Ziguinchor Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 21 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
36 Kankan Guinea 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 13 mm 3 345 h
37 Ad-Damazin Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 25 °C 2 mm 0 364 h
38 Parakou Benin 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 25 mm 4 345 h
39 Ilorin Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 24 °C 20 mm 5 327 h
40 Chakwama Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
41 Juba South Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 26 °C 29 mm 6 353 h
42 Kaolack Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
43 Korhogo Ivory Coast 36 °C 36 °C 23 °C 36 mm 7 328 h
44 Zinder Niger 36 °C 36 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 340 h
45 Touba Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 353 h
46 Diourbel Senegal 36 °C 36 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 351 h
47 Katsina Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 20 °C 0 mm 0 343 h
48 Suleja Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 25 °C 19 mm 4 336 h
49 Kano Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 19 °C 0 mm 0 341 h
50 Bauchi Nigeria 36 °C 36 °C 18 °C 1 mm 0 339 h

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

February: top 5

  1. Kabul 3.8 °C
  2. Sétif 10 °C
  3. Kunduz 11 °C
  4. El Achir 11 °C
  5. Mazār-e Sharīf 11 °C

Full ranking for February

April: top 5

  1. Kayes 42 °C
  2. N'Djamena 41 °C
  3. Wad Medani 41 °C
  4. Singa 41 °C
  5. Niamey 41 °C

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in March, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in Africa with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.