Ébolowa weather in March

In March, Ébolowa sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 183 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ébolowa's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ébolowa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
183 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
82%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Ébolowa is City 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 Ébolowa 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 27°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
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How March really feels in Ébolowa

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.

Ébolowa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°6913.811.94.7
Feb30° / 21°8815.211.94.1
Mar30° / 21°18324.6123.3
Apr29° / 21°20726.312.13.2
May29° / 21°20026.912.13.3
Jun28° / 20°18425.812.23.8
Jul27° / 20°15624.612.24.2
Aug27° / 20°1512512.14.1
Sep27° / 20°24128.3123.5
Oct28° / 20°28529.511.93.4
Nov28° / 20°20024.411.93.8
Dec29° / 20°8514.811.84.8

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 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51486
61387
71387
81288
91288
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ébolowa gets around 183 mm of rain over 24.6 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 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
170
270
371
472
573
673
774
875
976
1077
1178
1279
1380
1481
1582
1683
1784
1884
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3185

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16337
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85842
95743
105644
115545
125446
135347
145248
155149
165050
175050
184951
194852
204753
214753
224654
234555
244456
254456
264357
274357
284357
294258
304258
314258

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:306:27
211.96:306:27
311.96:306:27
411.96:306:27
512.06:296:26
612.06:296:26
712.06:296:26
812.06:286:26
912.06:286:26
1012.06:286:26
1112.06:276:25
1212.06:276:25
1312.06:276:25
1412.06:266:25
1512.06:266:25
1612.06:266:24
1712.06:256:24
1812.06:256:24
1912.06:256:24
2012.06:246:24
2112.06:246:23
2212.06:236:23
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:236:23
2512.06:226:22
2612.06:226:22
2712.06:216:22
2812.06:216:22
2912.06:216:21
3012.06:206:21
3112.06:206:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 4.97 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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94.9Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
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275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ébolowa?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ébolowa.

What to pack for Ébolowa in March

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

In March, Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa peaks around March 21 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 21UV 14Dec 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ébolowa 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 Ébolowa is worst in February — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1355 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb57Unhealthy
Mar34Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ébolowa?

Ébolowa sits at 2.9°N, 11.2°E, 583 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Lolodorf, 59 km away.

MakakMbalmayoEbebiyinSangmélimaEsékaBitam

Topography around Ébolowa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ébolowa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m around an average of 600 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 995 m.

The land around Ébolowa is covered by trees (69%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (97%) within 16 km, and trees (100%) within 80 km.

3 km
308 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
995 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Lolodorf 59 km · Ambam 59 km · Makak 73 km · Mbalmayo 79 km · Ebebiyin 86 km · Sangmélima 93 km · Eséka 94 km · Bitam 100 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 Ébolowa (2.9°, 11.15°, elevation 583 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).