Rumonge weather in March

In March, Rumonge sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 544 mm of rain across 30.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Rumonge's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumonge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
544 mm
30.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Rumonge is capital of Rumonge Province, Burundi.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Rumonge reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
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Rumonge weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°58230.712.23.6
Feb24° / 20°47427.412.13.6
Mar24° / 20°54430.5123.6
Apr24° / 19°52729.611.93.5
May24° / 19°35128.911.84.0
Jun24° / 18°11619.811.85.3
Jul24° / 18°4810.111.86.9
Aug24° / 18°7312.611.96.6
Sep25° / 19°17821.6125.0
Oct24° / 20°43429.212.13.8
Nov23° / 19°58629.912.23.4
Dec23° / 19°6013112.23.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rumonge gets around 544 mm of rain over 30.5 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 99% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14357
24258
34258
44159
54060
63961
73862
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
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114calm
124calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:136:18
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1212.06:126:14
1312.06:126:14
1412.06:116:14
1512.06:116:13
1612.06:116:13
1712.06:116:12
1812.06:116:12
1912.06:116:11
2012.06:106:11
2112.06:106:11
2212.06:106:10
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2412.06:106:09
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:096:09
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2912.06:096:07
3012.06:086:07
3112.06:086:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rumonge?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rumonge.

What to pack for Rumonge in March

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

In March, Rumonge sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rumonge in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rumonge peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Rumonge 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 Rumonge is worst in August — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 2158 µg/m³Apr 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rumonge?

Rumonge sits at 4.0°S, 29.4°E, 790 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Vyanda, 23 km away.

VyandaBujumburaUviraGatumbaGitegaMpandaBubanza

Topography around Rumonge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumonge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,447 m.

The land around Rumonge is covered by trees (45%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (26%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
1,171 m
80 km
2,447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Vyanda 23 km · Bujumbura 66 km · Uvira 72 km · Gatumba 74 km · Gitega 81 km · Mpanda 89 km · Mwandiga 98 km · Bubanza 99 km

Burundi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$234
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
5.6
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
35.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%Muslim 3%other 1%none 1%

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 Rumonge (-3.9736°, 29.4386°, elevation 790 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).