Bossembélé weather in March

In March, Bossembélé sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12.9 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 Bossembélé's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bossembélé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:00 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
69%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Bossembélé is human settlement.

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 Bossembélé reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°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)
13422
23422
33422
43422
53422
63422
73422
83322
93322
103322
113322
123322
133323
143323
153323
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303323
313323

How March really feels in Bossembélé

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.

Bossembélé 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
Jan33° / 19°30.911.74.3
Feb34° / 21°163.211.83.4
Mar33° / 22°7212.9123.1
Apr32° / 22°1111712.13.4
May31° / 22°13320.412.23.6
Jun29° / 21°1352212.33.8
Jul28° / 21°19326.412.33.7
Aug28° / 21°23728.112.23.5
Sep29° / 20°21926.8123.3
Oct29° / 21°19025.811.93.4
Nov31° / 21°601011.84.4
Dec32° / 19°61.311.74.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% 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 65%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23862
33862
43862
53763
63664
73664
83565
93565
103565
113466
123367
133367
143466
153367
163367
173367
183367
193367
203367
213367
223466
233565
243565
253565
263565
273565
283565
293565
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bossembélé gets around 72 mm of rain over 12.9 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 42% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
232
333
435
536
637
738
839
939
1040
1140
1241
1341
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2043
2144
2244
2344
2445
2545
2646
2747
2847
2948
3049
3149

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 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
120617516
219616527
318516547
416515568
515514579
6145135810
7134126110
8124126111
9114116212
10114116212
11104116213
1293106513
1383106514
1473106614
1563106615
165396815
175396815
184396816
193396916
203387016
212287117
222277217
232277118
242267119
251167319
261157320
271147321
281147321
291137322
301137322
310027523

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
209calm
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 6:06 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 5:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:065:59
211.96:065:59
311.96:055:59
411.96:055:59
511.96:055:59
611.96:045:59
711.96:045:59
811.96:035:59
911.96:035:59
1011.96:035:59
1111.96:025:59
1211.96:025:59
1311.96:015:58
1412.06:015:58
1512.06:015:58
1612.06:005:58
1712.06:005:58
1812.05:595:58
1912.05:595:58
2012.05:585:57
2112.05:585:57
2212.05:575:57
2312.05:575:57
2412.05:575:57
2512.05:565:57
2612.05:565:56
2712.05:555:56
2812.05:555:56
2912.05:545:56
3012.05:545:56
3112.05:535:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bossembélé

In seasonPeak

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

Bossembélé's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bossembélé?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bossembélé.

What to pack for Bossembélé in March

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

In March, Bossembélé sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bossembélé 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 Bossembélé peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 19UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bossembélé 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 Bossembélé is worst in January — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.4× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateJan 1669 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan70Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar38Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec58Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bossembélé?

Bossembélé sits at 5.3°N, 17.6°E, 672 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Yaloké, 61 km away.

BégouaBossangoaBimboBanguiBobanguiZongo

Topography around Bossembélé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bossembélé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 683 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 439 m.

The land around Bossembélé is covered by shrubs (42%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
146 m
80 km
439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Yaloké 61 km · Boali 74 km · Bégoua 133 km · Bossangoa 138 km · Bimbo 141 km · Bangui 142 km · Bobangui 145 km · Zongo 147 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 Bossembélé (5.2667°, 17.65°, elevation 672 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).