The warmest places in the world in March

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

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Rainfall
1 Yola Nigeria 40 °C 40 °C 1 mm
2 Kayes Mali 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
3 Malakal South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 4 mm
4 N'Djamena Chad 39 °C 39 °C 0 mm
5 Winejok South Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 10 mm
6 Singa Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 1 mm
7 Al Qadarif Sudan 39 °C 39 °C 1 mm
8 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 39 °C 39 °C 2 mm
9 Sokoto Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
10 Maroua Cameroon 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
11 Kosti Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
12 Niamey Niger 38 °C 38 °C 1 mm
13 Koudougou Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
14 Wad Medani Sudan 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
15 Moundou Chad 38 °C 38 °C 3 mm
16 Bida Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 6 mm
17 Mopti Mali 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
18 Koutiala Mali 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
19 Bamako Mali 38 °C 38 °C 2 mm
20 Proddatūr India 38 °C 38 °C 5 mm
21 Maiduguri Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
22 Ségou Mali 38 °C 38 °C 1 mm
23 Sikasso Mali 38 °C 38 °C 8 mm
24 Tamale Ghana 38 °C 38 °C 22 mm
25 Nandyāl India 38 °C 38 °C 6 mm
26 Kadapa India 38 °C 38 °C 6 mm
27 Minna Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 7 mm
28 Tahoua Niger 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
29 Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso 38 °C 38 °C 8 mm
30 Gombe Nigeria 38 °C 38 °C 0 mm
31 El Daein Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 1 mm
32 Kassala Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
33 Kurnool India 37 °C 37 °C 9 mm
34 Gusau Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
35 Makurdi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 12 mm
36 Kisi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 20 mm
37 Maradi Niger 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
38 Mubi Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 1 mm
39 Ziguinchor Senegal 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
40 Kankan Guinea 37 °C 37 °C 13 mm
41 Ad-Damazin Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 2 mm
42 Parakou Benin 37 °C 37 °C 25 mm
43 Anantapur India 37 °C 37 °C 8 mm
44 Karur India 37 °C 37 °C 14 mm
45 Ilorin Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 20 mm
46 Chakwama Nigeria 37 °C 37 °C 0 mm
47 Kumarapalayam India 37 °C 37 °C 15 mm
48 Juba South Sudan 37 °C 37 °C 29 mm
49 Erode India 37 °C 37 °C 14 mm
50 Adoni India 36 °C 36 °C 7 mm

Only destinations with a published page for that month are ranked. The ranking is ours; the underlying values are reproduced from the source.

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.

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