Bumba weather in March

In March, Bumba sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 136 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bumba's 7th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:40 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover
74%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Bumba is port locality, capital of the territory of Bumba, in the province of Mongala in the north of the Democratic Republic of 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 Bumba reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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)
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How March really feels in Bumba

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.

Bumba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°418.311.94.0
Feb33° / 23°6911.111.93.3
Mar32° / 23°13618.5123.2
Apr31° / 23°14321.1123.3
May30° / 23°12621.312.13.5
Jun30° / 23°1082012.13.8
Jul29° / 22°11921.812.13.8
Aug29° / 22°15024.512.13.5
Sep29° / 22°15724.8123.4
Oct29° / 22°17925.9123.4
Nov29° / 22°1452311.93.6
Dec31° / 22°6011.111.94.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42773
52773
62773
72773
82674
92674
102674
112674
122575
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bumba gets around 136 mm of rain over 18.5 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 60% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
456
557
657
757
858
958
1058
1158
1259
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1760
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1961
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2161
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2663
2763
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2964
3065
3166

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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1126856
2126856
3125857
4125857
5114877
6114868
7114868
8113878
9113878
10113878
11113869
12002899
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

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
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216calm
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246calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:35 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.05:455:42
212.05:445:42
312.05:445:42
412.05:445:42
512.05:445:41
612.05:435:41
712.05:435:41
812.05:435:41
912.05:435:41
1012.05:425:41
1112.05:425:40
1212.05:425:40
1312.05:415:40
1412.05:415:40
1512.05:415:40
1612.05:405:39
1712.05:405:39
1812.05:405:39
1912.05:395:39
2012.05:395:38
2112.05:385:38
2212.05:385:38
2312.05:385:38
2412.05:375:37
2512.05:375:37
2612.05:375:37
2712.05:365:37
2812.05:365:36
2912.05:355:36
3012.05:355:36
3112.05:355:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.66 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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55.7Bright
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bumba?

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
5.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bumba.

What to pack for Bumba in March

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

In March, Bumba sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bumba 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 Bumba peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 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 20UV 13Jul 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bumba 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 Bumba is worst in February — around 164 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 16.2× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 20160 µg/m³Oct 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb164Very unhealthy
Mar146Unhealthy
Apr38Poor
May16Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov15Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bumba?

Bumba sits at 2.2°N, 22.5°E, 362 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Lisala, 106 km away.

AketiBasokoBusingaBingaBondoButaYangambi

Topography around Bumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 26 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m.

The land around Bumba is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), grassland (27%) and water (22%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
26 m
16 km
72 m
80 km
229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lisala 106 km · Aketi 158 km · Basoko 166 km · Businga 217 km · Binga 220 km · Bondo 226 km · Buta 260 km · Yangambi 270 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 Bumba (2.1877°, 22.4683°, elevation 362 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).