Bongor weather in March

In March, Bongor sees average daytime highs of 40°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Bongor's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bongor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
40°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.1
out of 10

Bongor is city in Chad.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 39°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bongor reaches about 40°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 43°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13923
23923
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43923
53923
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84024
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104024
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214125
224125
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264126
274126
284126
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304126
314126

How March really feels in Bongor

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bongor 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° / 18°0011.53.8
Feb37° / 21°0011.71.9
Mar40° / 25°10.211.90.1
Apr40° / 27°103.112.20.1
May38° / 27°439.112.51.2
Jun34° / 25°6211.412.62.7
Jul32° / 24°12819.512.53.2
Aug30° / 23°20723.312.33.3
Sep31° / 23°11517.712.13.4
Oct34° / 23°356.611.83.1
Nov36° / 21°00.111.52.6
Dec34° / 18°0011.43.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
56832
66832
76832
86733
96634
106634
116634
126436
136436
146337
156337
166238
176238
186238
196238
206238
216139
226139
236139
246139
256139
266238
276238
286139
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bongor gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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50
60
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261
271
281
291
301
311

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
499100
599100
699100
798110
898110
997210
1097210
1197210
1296310
1395320
1494321
1594321
1693331
1792431
1892431
1991441
2091441
2191441
2290451
2389551
2489551
2589551
2687661
2787661
2886761
2984871
3083971
31821071

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1611calm
1711calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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2211calm
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2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:186:05
211.86:186:05
311.86:176:06
411.86:176:06
511.86:166:06
611.86:166:06
711.86:156:06
811.96:156:06
911.96:146:06
1011.96:146:06
1111.96:136:06
1211.96:136:06
1311.96:126:06
1411.96:116:06
1511.96:116:06
1611.96:106:06
1711.96:106:06
1811.96:096:06
1912.06:096:06
2012.06:086:06
2112.06:076:06
2212.06:076:06
2312.06:066:06
2412.06:056:06
2512.06:056:06
2612.06:046:06
2712.06:046:06
2812.06:036:06
2912.16:026:06
3012.16:026:06
3112.16:016:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.07 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.07 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bongor

In seasonPeak

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

Bongor's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bongor sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bongor?

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

0.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bongor.

What to pack for Bongor in March

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

In March, Bongor sees daytime highs around 40°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bongor in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bongor peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 15UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Bongor 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 Bongor is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyMar 985 µg/m³Jul 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan75Unhealthy
Feb85Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May31Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec65Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bongor?

Bongor sits at 10.3°N, 15.4°E, 332 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Yagoua, 17 km away.

Kaélé

Topography around Bongor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bongor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 326 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m.

The land around Bongor is covered by cropland (34%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (34%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
25 m
80 km
336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Yagoua 17 km · Fianga 48 km · Guelendeng 73 km · Gounou Gaya 74 km · Guidiguis 75 km · Maga 79 km · Bogo 98 km · Kaélé 103 km

Chad travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,022
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
6%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
32.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 52%Protestant 24%Roman Catholic 20%none 3%

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 Bongor (10.2809°, 15.3742°, elevation 332 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).