Camacupa weather in March

In March, Camacupa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 192 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Camacupa's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camacupa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Camacupa is commune in Bié Province, Angola.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Camacupa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82617
92617
102617
112617
122617
132617
142617
152617
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182617
192617
202617
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Camacupa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°2102312.64.4
Feb26° / 17°1832112.44.4
Mar26° / 17°19224.612.14.2
Apr26° / 16°8613.911.75.9
May27° / 15°30.811.58.4
Jun27° / 13°0011.39.0
Jul27° / 13°0011.48.7
Aug30° / 16°10.211.66.8
Sep31° / 18°22511.95.2
Oct29° / 18°1092012.34.2
Nov27° / 17°19026.612.63.8
Dec26° / 17°22826.312.74.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141486
151387
161387
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231387
241288
251387
261387
271387
281684
291684
301783
311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Camacupa gets around 192 mm of rain over 24.6 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 80% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
274
374
474
574
675
775
876
977
1078
1179
1280
1381
1482
1582
1682
1783
1883
1983
2083
2184
2284
2383
2483
2583
2682
2782
2881
2980
3079
3177

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13127312
23127411
33127411
43127411
52117611
62117611
72117611
82107711
92107612
10297712
11197812
12187912
13178012
14178012
15168112
16168112
17068311
18068311
19058411
20058411
21058411
22058411
23058411
24058411
25068311
26068410
27078310
28078310
29088210
30198010
311107910

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 5:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:11
212.25:566:10
312.25:566:10
412.25:566:09
512.25:566:09
612.25:566:08
712.25:576:08
812.25:576:07
912.25:576:06
1012.25:576:06
1112.15:576:05
1212.15:576:05
1312.15:576:04
1412.15:576:03
1512.15:576:03
1612.15:576:02
1712.15:576:02
1812.15:576:01
1912.05:576:00
2012.05:576:00
2112.05:575:59
2212.05:575:58
2312.05:585:58
2412.05:585:57
2512.05:585:56
2612.05:585:56
2712.05:585:55
2811.95:585:54
2911.95:585:54
3011.95:585:53
3111.95:585:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Camacupa

In seasonPeak

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

Camacupa's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Camacupa?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Camacupa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Camacupa in March

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

In March, Camacupa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Camacupa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Camacupa peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Camacupa 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 Camacupa is worst in August — around 81 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.6× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodAug 1479 µg/m³Apr 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May16Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug81Unhealthy
Sep56Unhealthy
Oct19Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Camacupa?

Camacupa sits at 12.0°S, 17.5°E, 1,473 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Catabola, 26 km away.

AnduloMungoChinguarLuquembo

Topography around Camacupa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camacupa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 1,456 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 277 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 694 m.

The land around Camacupa is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
277 m
80 km
694 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Catabola 26 km · Cuemba 67 km · Cuíto 72 km · Nharêa 83 km · Andulo 104 km · Mungo 137 km · Chinguar 138 km · Luquembo 144 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Camacupa (-12.0167°, 17.4833°, elevation 1,473 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).