Mongo weather in March

In March, Mongo sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mongo's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
38%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Mongo 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 37°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mongo reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Mongo

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
7 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.

Mongo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 16°0011.44.8
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.0
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.1
Apr40° / 25°62.312.30.2
May39° / 27°308.312.60.7
Jun36° / 26°621312.71.8
Jul32° / 24°17623.312.62.7
Aug30° / 23°28926.912.43.0
Sep32° / 23°14018.312.13.2
Oct35° / 23°255.411.73.0
Nov35° / 20°10.211.43.1
Dec33° / 17°0011.34.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27525
37525
47426
57426
67327
77228
87228
97129
107129
117129
127129
136931
146931
156832
166832
176931
186832
196832
206832
216931
226931
236931
246931
257030
267030
277030
287129
297129
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mongo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
89910
99910
109910
119910
129811
139811
149721
159721
169721
179721
189721
199631
209631
219631
229631
239532
249532
259532
269442
279442
289442
299352
309352
319163

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 5:51 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:065:51
211.86:065:51
311.86:055:51
411.86:055:51
511.86:045:51
611.86:035:52
711.86:035:52
811.86:025:52
911.86:025:52
1011.86:015:52
1111.96:015:52
1211.96:005:52
1311.95:595:52
1411.95:595:52
1511.95:585:52
1611.95:575:52
1711.95:575:52
1811.95:565:52
1912.05:555:53
2012.05:555:53
2112.05:545:53
2212.05:545:53
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:525:53
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2612.05:515:53
2712.05:505:53
2812.15:505:53
2912.15:495:53
3012.15:485:53
3112.15:485:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.1 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.1Intense
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207.1Intense
217.2Intense
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277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mongo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mongo sees seasonal dust haze (March–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Mongo?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mongo.

What to pack for Mongo in March

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

In March, Mongo sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mongo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mongo peaks around August 12 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 highAug 12UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Mongo 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 Mongo is worst in March — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 19 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateMar 1663 µg/m³Aug 1519 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr43Poor
May25Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec27Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mongo?

Mongo sits at 12.2°N, 18.7°E, 429 m above sea level, in Chad. The nearest listed city is Bitkine, 56 km away.

MangalméAtiUmm HājarBokoroAm TimanBoussoMoussoro

Topography around Mongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mongo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 361 m around an average of 451 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,219 m.

The land around Mongo is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (81%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
361 m
16 km
828 m
80 km
1,219 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Bitkine 56 km · Mangalmé 102 km · Ati 120 km · Umm Hājar 165 km · Bokoro 178 km · Am Timan 215 km · Bousso 287 km · Moussoro 288 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 Mongo (12.1851°, 18.6884°, elevation 429 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).