Ambam weather in March

In March, Ambam sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 167 mm of rain across 24.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ambam's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ambam's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
24.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
81%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ambam is commune of Cameroon.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ambam reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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)
13021
23021
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73021
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How March really feels in Ambam

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ambam weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°6213.311.94.5
Feb30° / 21°7914.711.93.9
Mar30° / 21°16724.5123.1
Apr30° / 21°18725.212.13.0
May30° / 21°1612612.13.2
Jun28° / 21°13923.812.13.8
Jul27° / 20°1122112.14.5
Aug27° / 20°11122.412.14.4
Sep28° / 21°19427.3123.4
Oct28° / 21°2592911.93.1
Nov29° / 21°19624.911.93.5
Dec29° / 21°8315.911.94.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31783
41783
51783
61783
71783
81783
91783
101684
111684
121684
131486
141486
151486
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171387
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201387
211387
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251387
261387
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281486
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ambam gets around 167 mm of rain over 24.5 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
270
371
472
572
673
773
874
974
1075
1176
1277
1378
1479
1580
1681
1782
1883
1983
2083
2184
2284
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2484
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2684
2784
2884
2984
3083
3183

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14555
24456
34357
44258
54159
64060
73961
83763
93664
103565
113466
123367
133268
143169
153070
163070
172971
182971
192971
202872
212872
222773
232674
242674
252674
262575
272575
282575
292575
302575
312476

Wind in March

Winds average 6 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:27
212.06:296:27
312.06:296:26
412.06:296:26
512.06:296:26
612.06:286:26
712.06:286:26
812.06:286:26
912.06:276:25
1012.06:276:25
1112.06:276:25
1212.06:266:25
1312.06:266:25
1412.06:266:24
1512.06:256:24
1612.06:256:24
1712.06:256:24
1812.06:246:24
1912.06:246:23
2012.06:246:23
2112.06:236:23
2212.06:236:23
2312.06:226:22
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2612.06:216:22
2712.06:216:21
2812.06:206:21
2912.06:206:21
3012.06:206:21
3112.06:196:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ambam?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ambam.

What to pack for Ambam in March

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

In March, Ambam sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ambam in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ambam peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ambam 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 Ambam is worst in February — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1351 µg/m³Sep 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ambam?

Ambam sits at 2.4°N, 11.3°E, 570 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Ebebiyin, 26 km away.

OyemSangmélimaCiudad de la PazLolodorfMbalmayo

Topography around Ambam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ambam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 586 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 638 m.

The land around Ambam is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (99%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
638 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Ebebiyin 26 km · Bitam 42 km · Ébolowa 59 km · Oyem 93 km · Sangmélima 99 km · Ciudad de la Paz 102 km · Lolodorf 113 km · Mbalmayo 128 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 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 Ambam (2.3833°, 11.2833°, elevation 570 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).