Kasongo weather in March

In March, Kasongo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 194 mm of rain across 21.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Kasongo's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasongo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
21.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
84%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Kasongo is town and territory in Maniema Province, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kasongo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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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22922
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42922
52922
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312922

How March really feels in Kasongo

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.

Kasongo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 21°17922.312.23.9
Feb29° / 22°1541812.13.9
Mar29° / 22°19421.8123.7
Apr29° / 22°1652111.93.7
May31° / 22°6411.611.84.4
Jun32° / 21°143.411.74.6
Jul33° / 21°92.311.84.4
Aug32° / 21°438.911.94.2
Sep30° / 22°10617.8123.9
Oct29° / 21°20625.112.13.6
Nov28° / 21°24525.812.23.8
Dec28° / 21°20925.212.33.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
41486
51585
61585
71585
81684
91684
101684
111585
121585
131585
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201288
211387
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311585

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kasongo gets around 194 mm of rain over 21.8 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 70% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
567
668
768
868
969
1069
1170
1270
1371
1471
1572
1672
1772
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2572
2672
2772
2871
2971
3071
3171

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16922
26931
36931
46931
56931
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86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
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197921
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216931
226931
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245941
255941
265941
275941
285941
294951
304951
314942

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:246:29
212.16:246:29
312.16:246:29
412.16:246:28
512.16:246:28
612.16:236:28
712.16:236:27
812.16:236:27
912.16:236:27
1012.16:236:26
1112.16:236:26
1212.06:236:26
1312.06:236:25
1412.06:226:25
1512.06:226:24
1612.06:226:24
1712.06:226:23
1812.06:226:23
1912.06:226:23
2012.06:216:22
2112.06:216:22
2212.06:216:21
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2412.06:216:20
2512.06:206:20
2612.06:206:20
2712.06:206:19
2812.06:206:19
2912.06:206:18
3012.06:196:18
3112.06:196:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
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285.2Bright
295.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kasongo

In seasonPeak

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

Kasongo's rainy season runs October–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 Kasongo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kasongo.

What to pack for Kasongo in March

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

In March, Kasongo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kasongo 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 Kasongo peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 13UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug6High
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kasongo 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 Kasongo is worst in July — around 138 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.9× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJul 13134 µg/m³Apr 910 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May46Poor
Jun114Unhealthy
Jul138Unhealthy
Aug81Unhealthy
Sep30Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kasongo?

Kasongo sits at 4.4°S, 26.7°E, 640 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kampene, 92 km away.

LubaoKabaloKinduKalimaNyunzuUvira

Topography around Kasongo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasongo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 335 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 651 m.

The land around Kasongo is covered by grassland (41%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, grassland (49%), trees (28%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
335 m
80 km
651 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kampene 92 km · Kongolo 113 km · Lubao 147 km · Kabalo 183 km · Kindu 184 km · Kalima 208 km · Nyunzu 226 km · Uvira 297 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 Kasongo (-4.4274°, 26.6666°, elevation 640 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).