Bangangté weather in March

In March, Bangangté sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 136 mm of rain across 19.5 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 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Bangangté's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bangangté's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
76%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bangangté reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
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23017
33017
43017
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63017
73017
83018
92918
102918
112918
122918
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292818
302818
312818

Bangangté 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° / 16°122.611.76.2
Feb30° / 17°325.611.85.2
Mar29° / 18°13619.5124.1
Apr27° / 18°22327.412.13.7
May26° / 18°22929.412.23.6
Jun25° / 17°24829.212.33.7
Jul24° / 17°29430.212.33.7
Aug23° / 17°3163012.23.6
Sep24° / 17°31929.6123.6
Oct25° / 17°24929.111.93.8
Nov26° / 16°6811.611.86.1
Dec28° / 15°81.511.77.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23268
33268
43070
53070
62971
72872
82773
92674
102674
112476
122476
132377
142278
152278
162278
172179
182179
192179
202080
212080
222080
232080
242080
252179
262179
271981
281981
291981
301981
311981

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bangangté gets around 136 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
245
346
448
550
651
753
855
956
1057
1159
1260
1362
1463
1564
1665
1766
1867
1967
2068
2169
2269
2370
2471
2572
2673
2774
2875
2976
3077
3178

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11924516
21823527
31623547
41522558
51421578
61320589
712195910
811195911
910186111
109176212
118176213
128166214
137166215
146156415
155156416
164146616
174146517
183146518
193146518
202136619
212136520
221126621
231116622
241106722
25196723
26196624
27086725
28076726
29066727
30056728
31046729

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:346:28
211.96:346:28
311.96:346:28
411.96:336:28
511.96:336:28
611.96:336:28
711.96:326:28
811.96:326:27
911.96:316:27
1011.96:316:27
1111.96:316:27
1211.96:306:27
1312.06:306:27
1412.06:296:27
1512.06:296:27
1612.06:296:27
1712.06:286:26
1812.06:286:26
1912.06:276:26
2012.06:276:26
2112.06:266:26
2212.06:266:26
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:256:25
2512.06:256:25
2612.06:246:25
2712.06:246:25
2812.06:236:25
2912.06:236:24
3012.06:226:24
3112.06:226:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bangangté

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bangangté sees seasonal dust haze (February–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 Bangangté?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bangangté for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bangangté in March

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

In March, Bangangté sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bangangté 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 Bangangté peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 24UV 14Dec 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Bangangté 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 Bangangté is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13105 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bangangté?

Bangangté sits at 5.1°N, 10.5°E, 1,337 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Tonga, 27 km away.

Topography around Bangangté

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bangangté has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 1,321 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 983 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,668 m.

The land around Bangangté is covered by trees (35%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
983 m
80 km
2,668 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tonga 27 km · Bandjoun 29 km · Bafang 39 km · Bafoussam 39 km · Foumbot 43 km · Kekem 56 km · Mbouda 62 km · Dschang 62 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 Bangangté (5.1408°, 10.5253°, elevation 1,337 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).