Yokadouma weather in March

In March, Yokadouma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 117 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-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 7% 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 Yokadouma's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yokadouma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
117 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:10 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
77%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Yokadouma 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

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

A typical March day in Yokadouma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°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 Yokadouma

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.

Yokadouma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°224.311.85.2
Feb32° / 20°416.911.94.3
Mar31° / 21°11717.5123.6
Apr30° / 21°14219.812.13.6
May30° / 21°10919.912.24.0
Jun29° / 21°9119.312.24.4
Jul28° / 20°9920.312.24.6
Aug28° / 20°13123.512.14.2
Sep28° / 20°16625.7123.6
Oct28° / 20°20027.611.93.5
Nov29° / 20°13018.311.84.3
Dec30° / 19°346.711.85.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32674
42674
52773
62674
72674
82773
92674
102674
112674
122575
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312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yokadouma gets around 117 mm of rain over 17.5 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 57% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
245
346
447
549
650
751
853
954
1055
1156
1256
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1558
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3165

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 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13255238
22255140
32255042
42154843
52154745
62144547
71144449
81144351
91144153
101144054
111143856
120133759
130133660
140033562
150033463
160023365
170023266
180023266
190023167
200012970
210012871
220012772
230012574
240012475
250012277
260012178
270012079
280001981
290001882
300001783
310001684

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
16calm
26calm
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86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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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 6:15 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:156:11
211.96:156:11
311.96:156:11
411.96:146:11
511.96:146:10
611.96:146:10
711.96:136:10
811.96:136:10
912.06:136:10
1012.06:126:10
1112.06:126:10
1212.06:126:09
1312.06:116:09
1412.06:116:09
1512.06:116:09
1612.06:106:09
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1812.06:096:08
1912.06:096:08
2012.06:096:08
2112.06:086:08
2212.06:086:08
2312.06:076:07
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2512.06:076:07
2612.06:066:07
2712.06:066:06
2812.06:056:06
2912.06:056:06
3012.06:046:06
3112.06:046:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.39 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Yokadouma?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yokadouma.

What to pack for Yokadouma in March

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

In March, Yokadouma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 20UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma is worst in February — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1362 µg/m³Sep 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yokadouma?

Yokadouma sits at 3.5°N, 15.1°E, 523 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Nola, 111 km away.

NolaBerbératiBatouriCarnotBertouaAbbaAbong MbangOuesso

Topography around Yokadouma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yokadouma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m.

The land around Yokadouma is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
427 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Nola 111 km · Berbérati 117 km · Batouri 127 km · Carnot 183 km · Bertoua 192 km · Abba 202 km · Abong Mbang 214 km · Ouesso 239 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 Yokadouma (3.5167°, 15.05°, elevation 523 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).