Yaloké weather in March

In March, Yaloké sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 74 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 13% 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 Yaloké's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaloké's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:02 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
71%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Yaloké is human settlement 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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Yaloké 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 35°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)
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How March really feels in Yaloké

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.

Yaloké weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°40.911.74.4
Feb34° / 20°143.411.83.5
Mar33° / 22°7413123.2
Apr31° / 22°12318.912.13.4
May30° / 21°1332012.23.8
Jun29° / 21°11420.712.34.1
Jul28° / 20°14924.112.34.2
Aug28° / 20°19827.112.23.8
Sep28° / 20°21527123.3
Oct29° / 20°21026.711.93.3
Nov31° / 20°6610.711.84.4
Dec32° / 19°61.211.74.8

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 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43664
53664
63565
73565
83565
93367
103367
113268
123268
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183070
193169
203169
213169
223169
233070
243169
253169
263169
273169
283169
293169
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yaloké gets around 74 mm of rain over 13 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 43% and peaks near 54% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
130
231
332
433
535
636
737
838
939
1040
1140
1241
1342
1443
1543
1644
1744
1845
1945
2045
2145
2246
2346
2447
2547
2648
2749
2850
2951
3053
3154

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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
123818475
221718485
320718506
418617526
517617537
616617547
715517558
814516578
913516579
1012516589
1111515609
1210415629
1394156210
1484146410
1574146510
1664136611
1764136611
1854126811
1944126812
2044116912
2133107212
2233107113
232397313
242287414
252277514
262267515
271167715
281157716
291147816
301147717
311137817

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 6:08 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:02
211.96:086:02
311.96:076:01
411.96:076:01
511.96:076:01
611.96:066:01
711.96:066:01
811.96:066:01
911.96:056:01
1011.96:056:01
1111.96:046:01
1211.96:046:01
1311.96:046:01
1412.06:036:00
1512.06:036:00
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1812.06:016:00
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2112.06:005:59
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2312.05:595:59
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2512.05:585:59
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2712.05:575:58
2812.05:575:58
2912.05:565:58
3012.05:565:58
3112.05:555:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
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285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yaloké

In seasonPeak

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

Yaloké'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 Yaloké?

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

3.2
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 Yaloké.

What to pack for Yaloké in March

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

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

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yaloké 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 Yaloké 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
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yaloké 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 Yaloké is worst in December — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateDec 2365 µg/m³Sep 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb50Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yaloké?

Yaloké sits at 5.3°N, 17.1°E, 720 m above sea level, in Central African Republic. The nearest listed city is Bossembélé, 61 km away.

BoaliBaoroBossangoaBozoumCarnotBouarBobangui

Topography around Yaloké

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaloké has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 708 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 410 m.

The land around Yaloké is covered by shrubs (44%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
143 m
80 km
410 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bossembélé 61 km · Boali 127 km · Baoro 131 km · Bossangoa 136 km · Bozoum 137 km · Carnot 142 km · Bouar 180 km · Bobangui 181 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 Yaloké (5.3195°, 17.1011°, elevation 720 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).