Bafut weather in March

In March, Bafut sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 172 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bafut's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bafut's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
79%
5th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bafut reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12916
22916
32916
42916
52816
62816
72817
82817
92817
102817
112817
122817
132817
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202717
212717
222717
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262717
272717
282717
292717
302717
312717

Bafut weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 14°142.211.76.7
Feb29° / 16°464.811.85.9
Mar28° / 17°17217.3124.9
Apr26° / 17°30527.212.13.8
May25° / 17°34230.512.33.5
Jun24° / 17°34629.812.33.5
Jul22° / 16°37130.512.33.4
Aug22° / 16°36830.212.23.4
Sep23° / 16°42530123.4
Oct24° / 16°36929.811.93.7
Nov26° / 15°11112.711.75.9
Dec28° / 14°111.511.77.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22872
32872
42674
52674
62674
72476
82476
92377
102377
112179
122080
131981
141981
151882
161783
171783
181783
191783
201684
211783
221783
231684
241684
251684
261684
271585
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bafut gets around 172 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
239
340
442
543
645
746
848
949
1051
1152
1254
1355
1456
1557
1658
1759
1860
1961
2061
2162
2263
2363
2464
2565
2666
2767
2868
2970
3071
3172

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13615445
23416455
33216466
43016477
52816487
62616498
72516509
82316529
922165210
1021165211
1120155411
1219155412
1318155512
1417145613
1516145713
1615135814
1715135814
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2013126015
2112116116
2211116216
2311106217
2410106317
25996418
26896518
27786619
28686620
29586621
30476722
31476623

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:376:29
211.96:366:29
311.96:366:29
411.96:366:29
511.96:356:29
611.96:356:29
711.96:346:29
811.96:346:29
911.96:346:29
1011.96:336:29
1111.96:336:29
1211.96:326:28
1311.96:326:28
1411.96:316:28
1512.06:316:28
1612.06:316:28
1712.06:306:28
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:296:28
2012.06:296:28
2112.06:286:27
2212.06:286:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:266:27
2612.06:266:27
2712.06:256:27
2812.06:256:26
2912.06:246:26
3012.06:246:26
3112.06:236:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.49 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bafut

In seasonPeak

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

Bafut's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bafut sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bafut?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bafut for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bafut in March

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

In March, Bafut sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bafut 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 Bafut peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bafut 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 Bafut is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13115 µg/m³Jul 2321 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan97Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May33Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov47Poor
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bafut?

Bafut sits at 6.1°N, 10.1°E, 1,193 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bamenda, 15 km away.

Topography around Bafut

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bafut has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 391 m around an average of 1,182 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,394 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,905 m.

The land around Bafut is covered by trees (74%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
391 m
16 km
1,394 m
80 km
2,905 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bamenda 15 km · Bali 24 km · Fundong 30 km · Wum 34 km · Ndop 39 km · Oku 41 km · Mbouda 54 km · Kumbo 64 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 Bafut (6.0833°, 10.1°, elevation 1,193 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).