Ndélé weather in March

In March, Ndélé sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ndélé's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ndélé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
54%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Ndélé is market town in the 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 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ndélé reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 40°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)
13823
23823
33823
43823
53823
63823
73823
83823
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103823
113823
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303825
313825

How March really feels in Ndélé

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.

Ndélé weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 19°0011.62.9
Feb37° / 21°10.311.71.6
Mar38° / 24°143.811.91.1
Apr36° / 25°6010.812.21.7
May33° / 24°11517.312.42.7
Jun31° / 23°12819.712.53.3
Jul30° / 22°18225.112.43.3
Aug29° / 22°22226.212.33.3
Sep30° / 22°21026.4123.0
Oct31° / 22°14820.911.83.2
Nov34° / 21°132.211.63.4
Dec35° / 19°00.111.53.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% 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 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26436
36436
46337
56238
66139
75941
85941
95743
105644
115545
125446
135347
145347
155248
165248
175248
185149
195149
205149
215149
225248
235347
245347
255248
265248
275347
285248
295248
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ndélé gets around 14 mm of rain over 3.8 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 13% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
46
57
68
78
89
910
1011
1112
1213
1314
1415
1515
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2116
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2717
2817
2918
3019
3120

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
166141460
264141570
363141670
462141680
560141790
6571418101
7561418111
8551418121
9541418131
10521418151
11501419162
12481419172
13461419182
14451420192
15431420202
16421420213
17401521223
18391521223
19381522223
20371522233
21361523233
22351523233
23341524243
24331524243
25321525254
26311525264
27291425274
28281425294
29261425304
30251325325
31231325345

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 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:45 PM to 5:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:565:45
211.85:555:45
311.85:555:46
411.85:555:46
511.95:545:46
611.95:545:46
711.95:535:46
811.95:535:46
911.95:525:46
1011.95:525:46
1111.95:515:46
1211.95:515:46
1311.95:505:45
1411.95:505:45
1511.95:495:45
1611.95:495:45
1712.05:485:45
1812.05:485:45
1912.05:475:45
2012.05:475:45
2112.05:465:45
2212.05:465:45
2312.05:455:45
2412.05:445:45
2512.05:445:45
2612.05:435:45
2712.05:435:45
2812.05:425:44
2912.05:425:44
3012.15:415:44
3112.15:415:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
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146.5Intense
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166.5Intense
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216.5Intense
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246.5Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ndélé

In seasonPeak

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

Ndélé's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ndélé 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 Ndélé?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ndélé.

What to pack for Ndélé in March

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

In March, Ndélé sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ndélé 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 Ndélé peaks around March 17 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 17UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ndélé 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 Ndélé is worst in December — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateDec 2361 µg/m³Aug 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb49Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ndélé?

Ndélé sits at 8.4°N, 20.6°E, 514 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Kyabé, 220 km away.

KyabéKaga-BandoroKaboIppyBriaSarhBatangafoDekoa

Topography around Ndélé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ndélé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 545 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Ndélé is covered by trees (41%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
227 m
80 km
481 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Kyabé 220 km · Kaga-Bandoro 226 km · Kabo 236 km · Ippy 247 km · Bria 255 km · Sarh 262 km · Batangafo 288 km · Dekoa 290 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 Ndélé (8.4109°, 20.6473°, elevation 514 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).