Guider weather in March

In March, Guider sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Guider's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guider's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
49%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.6
out of 10

Guider 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

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Guider reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23824
33824
43824
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63824
73924
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103925
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284026
294026
304026
314026

How March really feels in Guider

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
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Guider weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°0011.54.4
Feb36° / 22°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.311.90.6
Apr39° / 27°123.612.20.3
May37° / 26°4910.412.41.6
Jun33° / 24°8114.812.63.0
Jul31° / 23°12219.912.53.5
Aug30° / 22°17422.812.33.6
Sep31° / 22°1141912.13.6
Oct34° / 23°428.511.83.3
Nov35° / 21°10.311.53.2
Dec33° / 19°0011.44.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66634
76634
86535
96535
106535
116436
126436
136337
146238
156238
166238
176139
186139
196139
206139
216139
226139
236139
246139
256040
266040
276040
286040
296040
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guider gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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311

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
599100
699100
798110
898110
997210
1097210
1196310
1295311
1394321
1494321
1593421
1693421
1793421
1891432
1991432
2091432
2191432
2290442
2390442
2490442
2589452
2689452
2787562
2887562
2985672
3083782
3181892

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
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1512light breeze
1612light breeze
1712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:11
211.86:236:11
311.86:236:11
411.86:226:12
511.86:226:12
611.86:216:12
711.86:216:12
811.96:206:12
911.96:206:12
1011.96:196:12
1111.96:196:12
1211.96:186:12
1311.96:186:12
1411.96:176:12
1511.96:166:12
1611.96:166:12
1711.96:156:12
1812.06:156:12
1912.06:146:12
2012.06:146:12
2112.06:136:12
2212.06:126:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:116:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.06:096:12
2812.06:096:11
2912.16:086:11
3012.16:086:11
3112.16:076:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.1 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.2Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Guider

In seasonPeak

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

Guider's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Guider sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Guider?

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

0.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guider.

What to pack for Guider in March

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

In March, Guider sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guider 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 Guider peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Guider 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 Guider is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1179 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan66Unhealthy
Feb76Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr55Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov38Poor
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Guider?

Guider sits at 9.9°N, 13.9°E, 346 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Figuil, 20 km away.

PitoaMubiMarouaGuidiguis

Topography around Guider

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guider has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,136 m.

The land around Guider is covered by cropland (49%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, cropland (46%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (36%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
573 m
80 km
1,136 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Figuil 20 km · Mboursou Léré 29 km · Léré 44 km · Kaélé 59 km · Pitoa 78 km · Mubi 83 km · Maroua 84 km · Guidiguis 86 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 Guider (9.9333°, 13.9467°, elevation 346 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).