Mbalmayo weather in March

In March, Mbalmayo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 125 mm of rain across 20.1 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 2% 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 Mbalmayo's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbalmayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
125 mm
20.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Mbalmayo is commune of Cameroon.

Density
127/km²
people per km²

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 Mbalmayo 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Mbalmayo

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.

Mbalmayo 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
Jan30° / 21°39811.85.1
Feb31° / 21°531011.94.3
Mar30° / 21°12520.1123.5
Apr30° / 21°15123.312.13.4
May29° / 21°14123.912.23.6
Jun28° / 21°12523.612.24.1
Jul27° / 20°11521.212.24.5
Aug27° / 20°11022.812.14.3
Sep27° / 20°16626.1123.8
Oct28° / 20°19928.111.93.6
Nov28° / 21°14621.611.84.2
Dec29° / 21°4810.111.85.4

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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21981
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mbalmayo gets around 125 mm of rain over 20.1 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 65% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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254
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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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117029
216930
316831
416732
516633
616534
706535
806436
906337
1006238
1106040
1205941
1305842
1405743
1505644
1605545
1705446
1805347
1905149
2005050
2104951
2204852
2304753
2404654
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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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:29 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:20 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:296:25
211.96:296:25
311.96:296:25
411.96:296:25
511.96:286:25
611.96:286:25
711.96:286:24
811.96:276:24
912.06:276:24
1012.06:276:24
1112.06:266:24
1212.06:266:24
1312.06:266:23
1412.06:256:23
1512.06:256:23
1612.06:246:23
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1812.06:246:23
1912.06:236:22
2012.06:236:22
2112.06:226:22
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2412.06:216:21
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2612.06:206:21
2712.06:206:21
2812.06:196:20
2912.06:196:20
3012.06:196:20
3112.06:186:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.09 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mbalmayo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Mbalmayo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbalmayo.

What to pack for Mbalmayo in March

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

In March, Mbalmayo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbalmayo 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 Mbalmayo peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 22UV 14Dec 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mbalmayo 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 Mbalmayo is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1361 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mbalmayo?

Mbalmayo sits at 3.5°N, 11.5°E, 663 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Yaoundé, 39 km away.

ObalaÉbolowaEsékaSangmélimaAkonolinga

Topography around Mbalmayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbalmayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 659 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,048 m.

The land around Mbalmayo is covered by trees (53%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
1,048 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Yaoundé 39 km · Makak 52 km · Okoa 53 km · Obala 72 km · Ébolowa 79 km · Eséka 83 km · Sangmélima 84 km · Akonolinga 88 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 Mbalmayo (3.5167°, 11.5°, elevation 663 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).