Limbe weather in March

In March, Limbe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 225 mm of rain across 28.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Limbe's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Limbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
225 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
83%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Limbe is commune of Cameroon.

Founded
1858

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Limbe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Limbe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 24°9022.311.84.5
Feb28° / 24°11822.311.93.8
Mar28° / 24°22528.7123.2
Apr28° / 24°28128.512.13.2
May28° / 24°3483012.23.3
Jun26° / 23°43929.612.23.4
Jul25° / 23°54030.412.23.5
Aug25° / 23°49630.212.13.5
Sep26° / 23°44229.7123.4
Oct27° / 23°43330.711.93.3
Nov27° / 23°26729.411.83.4
Dec28° / 24°12226.211.84.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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

Any precipitation

Limbe gets around 225 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 6:39 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:396:34
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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 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Limbe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Limbe sees seasonal dust haze (February–March), 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 Limbe?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Limbe.

What to pack for Limbe in March

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

In March, Limbe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Limbe in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Limbe 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 Limbe peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Dec 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Limbe 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 Limbe is worst in January — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.0× the cleanest month (September, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2159 µg/m³Sep 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar30Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep7Good
Oct9Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Limbe?

Limbe sits at 4.0°N, 9.2°E, 74 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Mutengene, 14 km away.

Topography around Limbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Limbe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m around an average of 95 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,012 m.

The land around Limbe is covered by trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and water (36%) within 16 km, and water (48%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
450 m
16 km
2,767 m
80 km
4,012 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Mutengene 14 km · Buea 15 km · Tiko 18 km · Muyuka 37 km · Souza Gare 51 km · Douala 55 km · Malabo 56 km · Bamusso 59 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 Limbe (4.0236°, 9.2061°, elevation 74 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).