Kipamba weather in March

In March, Kipamba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 192 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 5% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kipamba's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kipamba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:22 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

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 Kipamba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
82924
92924
102924
112924
122924
132924
142924
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172924
182924
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202924
212924
222924
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242924
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262924
272924
282924
292924
302924
312924

How March really feels in Kipamba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kipamba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 23°25025.312.43.9
Feb28° / 24°18919.612.34.0
Mar29° / 24°19221.312.14.1
Apr29° / 24°9913.911.84.8
May30° / 25°122.411.65.9
Jun30° / 23°0011.56.5
Jul30° / 22°0011.66.6
Aug32° / 24°10.311.75.5
Sep32° / 25°203.6124.6
Oct30° / 24°12317.312.24.0
Nov28° / 23°21424.212.43.7
Dec28° / 23°25326.412.53.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31585
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
161486
171585
181585
191585
201585
211585
221684
231684
241783
251882
261882
272080
282179
292278
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kipamba gets around 192 mm of rain over 21.3 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 69% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
469
569
669
768
868
968
1068
1168
1267
1367
1467
1567
1667
1767
1867
1967
2067
2167
2268
2368
2468
2568
2667
2767
2867
2966
3066
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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12944
22944
32944
42944
52944
63934
73934
83934
93934
103934
112944
122944
132944
142935
152935
162935
172935
182935
192935
202935
212935
222935
232935
242935
252935
262935
272935
282944
292944
302944
311954

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 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
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55calm
65calm
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84calm
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104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:226:33
212.26:236:32
312.26:236:32
412.16:236:31
512.16:236:31
612.16:236:31
712.16:236:30
812.16:236:30
912.16:236:29
1012.16:236:29
1112.16:236:28
1212.16:226:28
1312.16:226:27
1412.16:226:27
1512.16:226:26
1612.16:226:26
1712.06:226:25
1812.06:226:25
1912.06:226:24
2012.06:226:24
2112.06:226:23
2212.06:226:22
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:21
2512.06:226:21
2612.06:226:20
2712.06:216:20
2812.06:216:19
2912.06:216:19
3011.96:216:18
3111.96:216:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.41 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kipamba

In seasonPeak

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

Kipamba's monsoon runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kipamba?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kipamba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kipamba in March

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

In March, Kipamba sees daytime highs around 29°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 Kipamba 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 Kipamba peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 13UV 15Aug 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kipamba 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 Kipamba is worst in August — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 17.7× the cleanest month (April, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateAug 13188 µg/m³Apr 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr11Good
May30Moderate
Jun87Unhealthy
Jul150Unhealthy
Aug196Very unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct36Poor
Nov19Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kipamba?

Kipamba sits at 8.2°S, 26.4°E, 574 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Malemba-Nkulu, 45 km away.

BukamaManonoKaminaKabaloKanyamaFungurume

Topography around Kipamba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kipamba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 594 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 389 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,166 m.

The land around Kipamba is covered by water (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
389 m
80 km
1,166 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Malemba-Nkulu 45 km · Mulongo 76 km · Bukama 127 km · Manono 148 km · Kamina 167 km · Kabalo 246 km · Kanyama 259 km · Fungurume 268 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 Kipamba (-8.2059°, 26.4204°, elevation 574 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).