Bossangoa weather in March

In March, Bossangoa sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 25 mm of rain across 6.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 Bossangoa's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bossangoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:01 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Bossangoa 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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bossangoa reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with 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 Bossangoa

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.

Bossangoa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 19°0011.73.5
Feb36° / 22°30.811.82.3
Mar36° / 24°256.6121.9
Apr35° / 24°7012.612.12.4
May33° / 23°1021612.33.1
Jun31° / 23°10718.512.43.6
Jul29° / 22°17824.412.33.5
Aug29° / 21°23227.412.23.2
Sep30° / 21°20025.8123.1
Oct31° / 22°15122.211.93.3
Nov33° / 21°265.211.73.9
Dec34° / 19°10.311.63.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35050
44951
54852
64852
74753
84654
94555
104357
114357
124159
134159
143961
154060
164060
173961
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214060
224060
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bossangoa gets around 25 mm of rain over 6.6 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 22% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
312
413
514
615
715
816
917
1018
1119
1221
1322
1423
1523
1624
1725
1825
1926
2026
2126
2226
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1371023291
2351123311
3331123321
4311123342
5291123352
6281123362
7261023382
8251023393
9241023403
10231023414
11221022424
1221922444
1320922455
1418921475
1517821486
1616820506
1715820516
1814719537
1913719547
2012719557
2111619577
2210619587
239618598
248618608
257518628
266518638
275417668
284417678
293316699
302316709
3123157010

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
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219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:07 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:075:59
211.96:075:59
311.96:075:59
411.96:065:59
511.96:065:59
611.96:065:59
711.96:055:59
811.96:055:59
911.96:045:59
1011.96:045:59
1111.96:035:59
1211.96:035:59
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1411.96:025:59
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1812.06:005:58
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2012.05:595:58
2112.05:595:58
2212.05:585:58
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2612.05:565:57
2712.05:565:57
2812.05:555:57
2912.05:555:57
3012.05:545:57
3112.05:545:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
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176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bossangoa

In seasonPeak

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

Bossangoa's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bossangoa sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bossangoa?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bossangoa.

What to pack for Bossangoa in March

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

In March, Bossangoa sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bossangoa 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 Bossangoa peaks around March 21 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 21UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bossangoa 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 Bossangoa is worst in January — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateJan 2453 µg/m³Sep 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb53Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr26Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bossangoa?

Bossangoa sits at 6.5°N, 17.5°E, 456 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bouca, 91 km away.

BoucaBozoumBatangafoYalokéBossembéléPaouaDekoaKabo

Topography around Bossangoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bossangoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 466 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 338 m.

The land around Bossangoa is covered by grassland (33%) and shrubs (30%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
338 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bouca 91 km · Bozoum 120 km · Batangafo 128 km · Yaloké 136 km · Bossembélé 138 km · Paoua 140 km · Dekoa 180 km · Kabo 186 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 Bossangoa (6.4926°, 17.4552°, elevation 456 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).