Bondo weather in March

In March, Bondo sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 114 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Bondo's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bondo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Bondo is place in Bas-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bondo reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13222
23222
33222
43222
53222
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93222
103222
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313123

How March really feels in Bondo

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.

Bondo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°244.711.84.5
Feb33° / 22°437.511.93.7
Mar32° / 22°11416.5123.5
Apr30° / 23°15420.712.13.5
May30° / 22°13221.512.23.8
Jun29° / 22°10720.412.24.0
Jul29° / 21°1112212.24.0
Aug29° / 21°14224.112.13.7
Sep29° / 21°15124.7123.6
Oct28° / 21°17626.411.93.5
Nov29° / 21°12119.611.84.1
Dec30° / 21°336.811.85.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43268
53268
63169
73169
83070
93070
103070
112971
122971
132971
142872
152773
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bondo gets around 114 mm of rain over 16.5 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 54% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
346
447
548
649
750
851
952
1053
1153
1254
1355
1455
1556
1656
1756
1856
1956
2056
2156
2256
2356
2456
2557
2657
2758
2859
2959
3060
3161

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 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134625611
234524631
333523651
423422681
523422681
623321701
723321711
812320731
912220741
1012220741
1111219761
1211219761
1301218781
1401218781
1500117811
1600116821
1700115831
1800115831
1900114841
2000113851
2100112861
2200111871
2300110881
2400110881
250019891
260018901
270007921
280006931
290006931
300005941
310005941

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:416:36
211.96:416:36
311.96:406:36
411.96:406:36
511.96:406:36
611.96:396:36
711.96:396:36
811.96:396:35
911.96:386:35
1012.06:386:35
1112.06:386:35
1212.06:376:35
1312.06:376:35
1412.06:366:34
1512.06:366:34
1612.06:366:34
1712.06:356:34
1812.06:356:34
1912.06:346:34
2012.06:346:33
2112.06:346:33
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:33
2512.06:326:32
2612.06:326:32
2712.06:316:32
2812.06:316:32
2912.06:306:31
3012.06:306:31
3112.06:296:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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175.5Bright
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245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bondo?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bondo.

What to pack for Bondo in March

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

In March, Bondo sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bondo 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 Bondo peaks around October 14 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highOct 14UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bondo 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 Bondo is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.6× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateModerateGoodModerateFeb 1891 µg/m³Sep 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr17Moderate
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bondo?

Bondo sits at 3.8°N, 23.7°E, 494 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Aketi, 120 km away.

AketiBangassouButaZemioBumbaBasokoGbadoliteLisala

Topography around Bondo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bondo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 488 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m.

The land around Bondo is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
263 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Aketi 120 km · Bangassou 141 km · Buta 163 km · Zemio 210 km · Bumba 226 km · Basoko 286 km · Gbadolite 302 km · Lisala 304 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 Bondo (3.8146°, 23.6867°, elevation 494 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).