Boma weather in March

In March, Boma sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 147 mm of rain across 20.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Boma's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
20.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:16 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Boma is city in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
4,569/km²
people per km²
Founded
1550

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Boma reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

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.

Boma weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°17621.912.33.4
Feb30° / 24°14419.212.23.4
Mar31° / 24°14720.5123.3
Apr31° / 24°18422.211.93.2
May29° / 23°6311.611.74.9
Jun27° / 20°30.411.77.5
Jul26° / 18°20.111.77.7
Aug26° / 19°60.811.87.3
Sep27° / 20°122.6126.8
Oct29° / 22°5210.412.15.0
Nov30° / 23°1552212.33.4
Dec30° / 23°18723.412.33.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
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81288
91189
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131189
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Boma gets around 147 mm of rain over 20.5 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 68% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
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463
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664
765
865
966
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1168
1269
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1471
1571
1672
1772
1872
1972
2071
2171
2270
2369
2469
2568
2667
2767
2866
2966
3065
3165

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
116237
206337
306238
406238
506139
606040
705941
805941
905842
1005743
1105644
1205545
1305545
1405446
1505347
1605347
1705248
1805149
1905149
2005050
2105050
2205050
2304951
2404951
2504852
2604852
2704852
2804852
2904753
3004753
3104753

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:176:25
212.16:176:24
312.16:176:24
412.16:176:24
512.16:176:23
612.16:176:23
712.16:176:22
812.16:176:22
912.16:176:22
1012.16:176:21
1112.16:176:21
1212.16:176:20
1312.16:176:20
1412.16:166:20
1512.06:166:19
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1712.06:166:18
1812.06:166:18
1912.06:166:17
2012.06:166:17
2112.06:166:16
2212.06:156:16
2312.06:156:15
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2712.06:156:13
2812.06:156:13
2912.06:146:12
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3112.06:146:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.07 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boma

In seasonPeak

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

Boma's rainy season runs November–April, 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 Boma?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Boma.

What to pack for Boma in March

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

In March, Boma sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Boma 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 Boma peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Jul 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Boma 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 Boma is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJul 1429 µg/m³Nov 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boma?

Boma sits at 5.9°S, 13.1°E, 11 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Matadi, 45 km away.

Buco Zau

Topography around Boma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Boma is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), grassland (23%) and water (20%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
585 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Matadi 45 km · Kenge 67 km · Moanda 76 km · Soyo 82 km · Tshela 96 km · Cabinda 100 km · Tombôco 110 km · Buco Zau 133 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 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
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Boma (-5.851°, 13.0536°, elevation 11 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).