Kisangani weather in March

In March, Kisangani sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 161 mm of rain across 19.7 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Kisangani's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kisangani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
161 mm
19.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
79%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Kisangani is city in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Density
619/km²
people per km²

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kisangani reaches about 31°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 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
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How March really feels in Kisangani

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.

Kisangani 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
Jan30° / 22°7012.8124.3
Feb31° / 23°9014123.7
Mar31° / 23°16119.7123.5
Apr30° / 23°16121.3123.6
May29° / 23°12221.7123.8
Jun29° / 22°9619.1124.2
Jul29° / 22°9619.5124.2
Aug29° / 22°13823.8123.8
Sep29° / 22°16524.5123.6
Oct29° / 22°18626.3123.5
Nov28° / 22°18224.5123.6
Dec29° / 22°10718.8124.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32377
42377
52377
62377
72476
82476
92377
102377
112278
122278
132179
142179
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kisangani gets around 161 mm of rain over 19.7 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 64% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
158
259
359
460
560
660
760
861
961
1061
1162
1262
1362
1463
1563
1663
1764
1864
1965
2065
2166
2266
2367
2467
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2668
2768
2868
2969
3069
3169

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17894
26904
36895
45905
55905
64915
74906
83916
93916
102917
112917
122917
132917
141927
151918
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171918
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200928
210919
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250919
260919
270919
280919
2909010
3009010
3109010

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 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
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46calm
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66calm
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115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
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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 6:33 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:336:32
212.06:336:32
312.06:326:32
412.06:326:32
512.06:326:31
612.06:326:31
712.06:316:31
812.06:316:31
912.06:316:31
1012.06:316:30
1112.06:306:30
1212.06:306:30
1312.06:306:30
1412.06:306:29
1512.06:296:29
1612.06:296:29
1712.06:296:29
1812.06:286:28
1912.06:286:28
2012.06:286:28
2112.06:276:27
2212.06:276:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:266:26
2512.06:266:26
2612.06:266:26
2712.06:256:26
2812.06:256:25
2912.06:256:25
3012.06:246:25
3112.06:246:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
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155.4Bright
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275.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kisangani?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kisangani.

What to pack for Kisangani in March

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

In March, Kisangani sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kisangani in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kisangani peaks around April 9 at about 14 (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 highApr 9UV 14Jul 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Kisangani 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 Kisangani is worst in February — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateModerateFeb 1667 µg/m³Oct 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr19Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kisangani?

Kisangani sits at 0.5°N, 25.2°E, 400 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Yangambi, 88 km away.

BasokoBabambaButaAketiBumbaWambaIsiro

Topography around Kisangani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisangani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 394 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 399 m.

The land around Kisangani is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, trees (66%) within 16 km, and trees (96%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
81 m
80 km
399 m
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March weather nearby: Yangambi 88 km · Basoko 193 km · Babamba 258 km · Buta 258 km · Aketi 293 km · Bumba 355 km · Wamba 361 km · Isiro 368 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 Kisangani (0.5153°, 25.191°, elevation 400 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).