Bobangui weather in March

In March, Bobangui sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 97 mm of rain across 14.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Bobangui's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bobangui's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
97 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:58 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Bobangui is place in Lobaye, Central African Republic.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bobangui reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Bobangui

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.

Bobangui weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°132.311.84.3
Feb34° / 21°30511.93.5
Mar33° / 22°9714.9123.1
Apr32° / 22°12717.812.13.3
May31° / 22°12019.412.23.6
Jun30° / 21°12020.312.23.8
Jul29° / 21°15623.812.23.8
Aug29° / 21°21426.912.13.4
Sep29° / 21°21925.8123.3
Oct29° / 21°20826.311.93.3
Nov30° / 21°10115.311.84.1
Dec32° / 20°183.811.84.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43367
53268
63268
73169
83169
93268
103169
113169
123169
132971
142971
153070
163070
173070
183169
193169
203070
213169
223268
233268
243268
253169
263268
273268
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bobangui gets around 97 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
439
541
642
743
844
945
1046
1147
1247
1348
1449
1550
1650
1750
1851
1951
2051
2151
2251
2352
2452
2552
2652
2753
2853
2953
3053
3154

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16363550
25363452
35263354
45253256
54253158
64252960
74252861
83252763
93242665
103142567
112142469
122132371
132132371
142122273
151122175
161122076
171121977
181111978
191111879
201111780
211011682
221011583
230011485
240001387
250001288
260001189
270001090
28000991
29000991
30000892
31000892

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:03 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:035:58
211.96:035:58
311.96:035:58
411.96:025:58
511.96:025:58
611.96:025:58
711.96:015:58
811.96:015:58
911.96:015:57
1011.96:005:57
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1312.05:595:57
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1512.05:585:57
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2712.05:535:54
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3112.05:525:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bobangui

In seasonPeak

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

Bobangui's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Bobangui?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bobangui.

What to pack for Bobangui in March

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

In March, Bobangui sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bobangui 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 Bobangui peaks around March 19 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bobangui 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 Bobangui is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.7× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1361 µg/m³Sep 1910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct11Good
Nov20Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bobangui?

Bobangui sits at 4.0°N, 18.1°E, 372 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Mbaïki, 25 km away.

BoaliMindouli

Topography around Bobangui

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bobangui has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Bobangui is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (85%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
404 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mbaïki 25 km · Bimbo 40 km · Bangui 60 km · Zongo 62 km · Bégoua 65 km · Libenge 73 km · Boali 83 km · Mindouli 114 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 Bobangui (4.05°, 18.1167°, elevation 372 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).