Climate averages 1991–2020
Praia weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Praia: daytime highs average 25.9°C and nights cool to about 19.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dakar (653 km away). In March its highs average 25.9°C, about as warm as Praia, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Praia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.2°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 4.2 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
| February | 25.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.3 | 0.5 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 25.9°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.3°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 12.512 h |
| May | 27.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 28.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13.013 h |
| July | 28.8°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 9.2 | 1.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 29.5°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 48 | 7.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 29.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 72 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 32 | 3.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 28.3°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 5.7 | 1.2 | 11.411 h |
| December | 26.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 4.3 | 0.7 | 11.311 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Dakar in MarchSenegal · 653 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Rufisque in MarchSenegal · 671 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Thiès Nones in MarchSenegal · 704 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Mbour in MarchSenegal · 707 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Thiès in MarchSenegal · 708 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.4°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tivaouane in MarchSenegal · 720 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 18.3°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Serekunda in MarchGambia · 755 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Saint-Louis in MarchSenegal · 762 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Praia) is explained once on the Praia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.