Ippy weather in March

In March, Ippy sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 65 mm of rain across 11 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 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 Ippy's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ippy's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
65 mm
11 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:46 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover
63%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Ippy is place in Ouaka, 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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ippy reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°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)
13523
23523
33523
43523
53523
63523
73523
83523
93523
103523
113523
123523
133523
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193423
203423
213423
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253423
263423
273423
283423
293423
303423
313423

How March really feels in Ippy

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.

Ippy 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
Jan34° / 20°30.811.73.4
Feb36° / 22°112.711.82.6
Mar35° / 23°6511122.6
Apr33° / 23°11816.912.13.1
May31° / 22°14420.812.33.4
Jun30° / 22°12721.412.43.7
Jul29° / 21°1502312.33.8
Aug29° / 21°17924.812.23.6
Sep29° / 21°19025123.3
Oct30° / 21°20225.811.93.3
Nov32° / 21°558.811.74.2
Dec33° / 20°4111.64.1

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 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44753
54555
64555
74555
84456
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144456
154357
164456
174456
184456
194456
204357
214357
224258
234258
244159
254159
264159
274159
284159
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ippy gets around 65 mm of rain over 11 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 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
326
427
529
630
731
832
934
1035
1136
1237
1337
1438
1539
1639
1739
1840
1940
2040
2140
2240
2340
2440
2540
2641
2742
2843
2944
3045
3146

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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
121719467
219719477
318718498
417718509
5167175010
6156165211
7146165212
8136155313
9136145314
10126145315
11116135416
12116135317
13105125418
14105125419
1595125420
1695125321
1785125322
1875125422
1975125323
2064125424
2164115425
2254115426
2354115426
2454115327
2543105528
2633105529
273395530
282395531
292285533
302285434
311275535

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 5:52 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:44
211.95:525:44
311.95:525:44
411.95:515:44
511.95:515:44
611.95:505:44
711.95:505:44
811.95:505:44
911.95:495:44
1011.95:495:44
1111.95:485:44
1211.95:485:44
1311.95:475:44
1411.95:475:44
1512.05:475:44
1612.05:465:43
1712.05:465:43
1812.05:455:43
1912.05:455:43
2012.05:445:43
2112.05:445:43
2212.05:435:43
2312.05:435:43
2412.05:425:42
2512.05:425:42
2612.05:415:42
2712.05:415:42
2812.05:405:42
2912.05:405:42
3012.05:395:42
3112.05:395:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ippy

In seasonPeak

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

Ippy'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 Ippy?

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 Ippy.

What to pack for Ippy in March

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

In March, Ippy sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ippy in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ippy peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ippy 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 Ippy 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 Ippy?

Ippy sits at 6.3°N, 21.2°E, 596 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bambari, 82 km away.

BambariBriaAlindaoKouangoGbadoliteDekoaKaga-BandoroBangassou

Topography around Ippy

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ippy has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 592 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Ippy is covered by shrubs (51%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (66%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
148 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bambari 82 km · Bria 90 km · Alindao 138 km · Kouango 199 km · Gbadolite 223 km · Dekoa 237 km · Kaga-Bandoro 239 km · Bangassou 245 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 Ippy (6.2679°, 21.2247°, elevation 596 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).