Katwa weather in March

In March, Katwa sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 516 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Katwa's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
516 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Katwa is Commune of Butembo, DR 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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Katwa reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
12415
22415
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52415
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102415
112415
122415
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Katwa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°21015.3125.8
Feb24° / 14°23614.3125.7
Mar24° / 15°51623.4124.6
Apr23° / 15°54224124.3
May23° / 15°34422.8124.7
Jun23° / 14°26618.2125.2
Jul22° / 14°28319.1125.2
Aug23° / 14°37922.7124.6
Sep23° / 14°51023.1124.5
Oct23° / 14°63925.9124.1
Nov23° / 14°59525.2124.1
Dec23° / 14°34821.1124.8

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 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121387
131387
141387
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201090
211090
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261090
271090
281090
291090
301090
31991

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Katwa gets around 516 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
369
470
570
670
770
871
971
1071
1172
1272
1373
1473
1574
1675
1775
1876
1977
2078
2178
2279
2379
2480
2580
2680
2780
2880
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1146521
2136522
3126523
4116524
5106525
696526
796427
886428
976429
1066430
1166331
1256431
1346432
1446333
1536334
1636235
1736136
1826137
1925939
2025840
2115742
2215643
2315544
2415346
2515247
2615148
2705149
2805050
2904852
3004753
3104654

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:166:16
212.06:166:16
312.06:166:16
412.06:156:15
512.06:156:15
612.06:156:15
712.06:156:15
812.06:156:15
912.06:146:14
1012.06:146:14
1112.06:146:14
1212.06:146:14
1312.06:136:13
1412.06:136:13
1512.06:136:13
1612.06:126:12
1712.06:126:12
1812.06:126:12
1912.06:126:12
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:116:11
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:106:10
2512.06:106:10
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:096:09
2812.06:096:09
2912.06:086:08
3012.06:086:08
3112.06:086:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Katwa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Katwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Katwa in March

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

In March, Katwa sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Katwa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katwa peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jul 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katwa 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 Katwa is worst in February — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModerateFeb 1151 µg/m³Oct 1824 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb52Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul43Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Katwa?

Katwa sits at 0.1°N, 29.3°E, 1,750 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Butembo, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Katwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katwa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m around an average of 1,785 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,292 m.

The land around Katwa is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
293 m
16 km
1,334 m
80 km
4,292 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Butembo 6.0 km · Lubero 29 km · Mpondwe 47 km · Beni 48 km · Mangina 57 km · Kisinga 62 km · Hyosha 72 km · Kayna 79 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 Katwa (0.0893°, 29.3086°, elevation 1,750 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).