Okoa weather in March

In March, Okoa sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 110 mm of rain across 18.7 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Okoa's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
18.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Okoa reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°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 33°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)
13122
23122
33122
43122
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How March really feels in Okoa

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.

Okoa 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°286.211.85.3
Feb31° / 21°398.711.94.3
Mar31° / 22°11018.7123.5
Apr30° / 21°16223.612.13.4
May29° / 21°16726.112.23.4
Jun28° / 21°14524.112.24.1
Jul27° / 21°10821.912.24.6
Aug26° / 20°10622.112.14.5
Sep27° / 21°15726.2123.8
Oct27° / 21°20828.811.93.6
Nov28° / 21°13219.911.84.4
Dec29° / 21°367.811.85.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42674
52575
62476
72476
82476
92278
102278
112179
121981
131981
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Okoa gets around 110 mm of rain over 18.7 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 61% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
246
347
448
549
650
751
852
953
1054
1156
1257
1359
1461
1562
1663
1765
1866
1966
2067
2168
2268
2369
2469
2570
2670
2771
2871
2971
3072
3172

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146036
245937
345838
435839
535641
635542
735443
825444
925246
1025048
1124949
1214851
1314653
1414554
1514455
1614356
1714257
1804060
1903961
2003862
2103664
2203565
2303466
2403367
2503268
2603169
2703169
2803070
2903070
3003070
3103070

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:24 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:296:24
211.96:296:24
311.96:296:24
411.96:286:24
511.96:286:24
611.96:286:24
711.96:276:24
811.96:276:24
911.96:276:24
1012.06:266:23
1112.06:266:23
1212.06:266:23
1312.06:256:23
1412.06:256:23
1512.06:246:23
1612.06:246:22
1712.06:246:22
1812.06:236:22
1912.06:236:22
2012.06:226:22
2112.06:226:22
2212.06:226:21
2312.06:216:21
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2512.06:206:21
2612.06:206:20
2712.06:196:20
2812.06:196:20
2912.06:196:20
3012.06:186:20
3112.06:186:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
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135.2Bright
145.1Bright
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265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Okoa

In seasonPeak

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

Okoa 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 Okoa?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okoa.

What to pack for Okoa in March

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

In March, Okoa sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Okoa 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 Okoa peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Okoa 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 Okoa 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 Okoa?

Okoa sits at 4.0°N, 11.6°E, 656 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Yaoundé, 16 km away.

AkonolingaNkotengMakakBafia

Topography around Okoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 97 m around an average of 658 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 959 m.

The land around Okoa is covered by trees (62%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
97 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
959 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Yaoundé 16 km · Obala 22 km · Mbalmayo 53 km · Mbandjok 62 km · Akonolinga 76 km · Nkoteng 76 km · Makak 79 km · Bafia 94 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 Okoa (3.9833°, 11.6°, elevation 656 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).