Blangwa weather in March

In March, Blangwa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Blangwa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blangwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:14 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
39%
6th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10
← FebruaryBlangwa year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Blangwa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Blangwa

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
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ 0°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.

Blangwa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°0011.36.2
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.1
Mar38° / 23°0011.91.4
Apr41° / 27°20.512.30.0
May40° / 28°112.812.60.1
Jun38° / 28°164.612.71.0
Jul34° / 26°6511.812.72.6
Aug32° / 24°13916.612.43.4
Sep35° / 25°467.212.12.9
Oct37° / 25°61.711.71.9
Nov35° / 22°0011.43.2
Dec31° / 18°0011.35.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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

Any precipitation

Blangwa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:236:07
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411.86:216:07
511.86:216:08
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Blangwa

In seasonPeak

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

Blangwa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

Dust
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Is March a good time to visit Blangwa?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Blangwa.

What to pack for Blangwa in March

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

In March, Blangwa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Blangwa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blangwa peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 18UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Blangwa 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 Blangwa is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14108 µg/m³Aug 1925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May50Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct53Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Blangwa?

Blangwa sits at 12.8°N, 14.6°E, 290 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Gamboru, 58 km away.

BolMarteN'DjamenaKoussériMassaguetMongunoDikwa

Topography around Blangwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blangwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 285 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m.

The land around Blangwa is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and wetland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and wetland (30%) within 80 km.

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15 m
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80 km
63 m
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← FebruaryBlangwa year-round climateApril →Best places to visit in March
March weather nearby: Gamboru 58 km · Bol 79 km · Marte 91 km · N'Djamena 91 km · Kousséri 93 km · Massaguet 101 km · Monguno 103 km · Dikwa 107 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 Blangwa (12.7752°, 14.5533°, elevation 290 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).