Bambari weather in March

In March, Bambari sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 74 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Bambari's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bambari's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:48 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Bambari is city.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bambari reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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

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.

Bambari weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 20°51.111.73.3
Feb36° / 22°153.511.82.6
Mar35° / 24°7411.3122.6
Apr33° / 23°11916.412.13.0
May31° / 23°14820.912.33.3
Jun30° / 22°12520.912.33.7
Jul29° / 21°14922.512.33.8
Aug29° / 21°17324.412.23.5
Sep30° / 21°19025.3123.2
Oct30° / 21°20625.611.93.2
Nov32° / 21°659.711.74.0
Dec34° / 20°61.611.73.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34258
44159
54159
64159
74060
84060
93862
103961
113862
123862
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bambari gets around 74 mm of rain over 11.3 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 37% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
428
529
631
732
833
933
1034
1135
1236
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1438
1539
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1740
1841
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2041
2141
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2441
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2642
2742
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3044
3144

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1145174915
2135164916
3135155018
4125155019
5114144921
6104144923
7104134925
894124826
994124828
1084114730
1184104732
1274104633
1374104534
146494536
156494537
165394538
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281154251
291144153
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310144055

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
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288calm
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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 5:54 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:47 PM to 5:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:545:47
211.95:545:47
311.95:535:47
411.95:535:47
511.95:535:47
611.95:525:47
711.95:525:47
811.95:525:47
911.95:515:47
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1812.05:475:46
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2012.05:465:45
2112.05:465:45
2212.05:455:45
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2612.05:435:44
2712.05:435:44
2812.05:425:44
2912.05:425:44
3012.05:415:44
3112.05:415:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.13 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bambari

In seasonPeak

None of Bambari's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Bambari?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bambari.

What to pack for Bambari in March

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

In March, Bambari sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bambari 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 Bambari peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bambari 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 Bambari is worst in January — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModeratePoorJan 2362 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan63Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr22Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bambari?

Bambari sits at 5.8°N, 20.7°E, 465 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Ippy, 82 km away.

IppyAlindaoKouangoBriaGbadoliteSibutDekoaKaga-Bandoro

Topography around Bambari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bambari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 447 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m.

The land around Bambari is covered by trees (42%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (74%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
240 m
80 km
414 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ippy 82 km · Alindao 101 km · Kouango 117 km · Bria 169 km · Gbadolite 169 km · Sibut 177 km · Dekoa 187 km · Kaga-Bandoro 213 km

Central African Republic travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$556
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
20.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
37.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

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 Bambari (5.7679°, 20.6757°, elevation 465 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).